Cochleanthes Marginata - Orchid Board

Dorothy · #1 10-10-2007, 10:06 AM

I was looking over my orchids and found, to my surprise, that my Cochleanthes Marginata had budded

.. Here is the flower partially open

My Coch. Amazing has 2 more open flowers on it and another bud ... that orchid is a blooming machine!

Tindomul · #2 10-10-2007, 10:47 AM

Very cool. How wet does this one like to be? The marginata part of the name rings wetlands bells in my head.

Rosim_in_BR · #3 10-10-2007, 10:55 AM

Cool, Dorothy! That remindes me that I have to find Cochleanthes amazonica to replace the one I lost... This orchid thing is really an eternal search... and that's good!!!

Dorothy · #4 10-10-2007, 11:11 AM

Tindo - Marginata is used to describe the coloration on the edge(margin) of the labellum. I was watering this one about every other day .. then I decided to see if it could go a few more days without so much water. I found that when I allowed it to dry a bit more - it bloomed.

Mauro - the searches are never ending ..

Grandma M · #5 10-10-2007, 01:03 PM

That is beautiful, one I may have to try to find. I have several varities of Cochleanthes, and it is true, they a blooming machines. When I put mine under higher light, they are almost non-stop.

Dorothy · #6 10-10-2007, 01:17 PM

Which ones do you have Grandma?
Besides my amazing and 2 marginatas, I have a White Knight that is beginning to bud

I also have Pescatoria dayana and lehmanii and a kefersteinia species I have yet to identify.

cb977 · #7 10-10-2007, 01:17 PM

Great growing, D!

Grandma M · #8 10-10-2007, 02:15 PM

These are a couple of them. The darker lipped amazonica X Amazing is my favorite.

This is a list of what I have.

Chondrorhyncha 'cochlearis' X Cochleanthes 'amazonica' - - - PICTURED
Chondrorhyncha 'cochlearis' X Cochleanthes 'amazonica' (sent wrong size by mistake-bought for 17.00)
Chocheanthes amazonica X cochlearis ' Amazing' (Chocheanthes 'amazonica X cochlearis ' Amazing')- - - PICTURED
Chocheanthes amazoncaChondrorhyncha 'cochlearis' X Cochleanthes 'amazonica'
Chocheanthes amazonca

Pescoranthes Raspberry Delight # 1+ 2 combined (coch. Discolor 'Shireland' X Pesc. Coronaira "Brier Hill" AM/AOS)
Pescatobolla 'Sandra's First (ecuedorane X pescatorea lehmani)

Dorothy · #9 10-10-2007, 03:52 PM

Beauties

Lagoon · #10 10-11-2007, 08:32 PM

Great blooming you gals

These will be going on my wish list for next the season.
Thanks for the lovely view!