Project 2022 Leptotes species

[Roberta]

Not participating, already have a nice Leptotes collection. So sharing for reference. Here's my Lpt. bicolor, you can see how I grow it (and the other Leptotes species as well) - mounted. I grow them outside all year around (summer highs usually not much above 92 deg F (33 deg C), summer lows around 68 deg F (20 deg C), winter highs typically 65 - 72 deg F (18-22 deg C). Winter lows usually not much below 40 deg F (4 deg C) but occasionally can dip close to freezing for a few hours. Daytime humidity around 40-50%, night humidity 70-80%. But there are times when, for a few days (even in winter) it can be hot and dry (10-15% RH) but that's the extreme. Full morning sun, afternoon filtered sun. In the "Lpt bicolor roots" photo, the roots go all the way up the mount, and down the full length of the back. So in my yard, they can experience some fairly rough conditions, and still thrive.

Camille, perhaps you can show your plants (and setup) - you have great success under very different conditions. So people starting out with the genus can pick and choose what is closest to their situation. When the participants show their progress, I'd love to learn about the conditions that they use. These are really forgiving little orchids, can thrive in a wide range of conditions.

[MCD]

For those who might want to participate from Canada, Roehampton Orchids has leptotes pohlitinocoi ($38) and leptotes unicolor ($42) available, but bicolor is not currently in stock.

Unfortunately already did my new plant splurge for this spring, otherwise I might have added one to my basket