south Florida Sobralia experiments

[DirtyCoconuts]

i really liked the flowers on these When Roberta posted them a while back...she was kind enough to give me a huge chunk of it and i killed it...

i wanted to try again so i got two from Ecuagenera and tried a mix with sand as i read in a few places online......low and behold. it worked!!!

Sob. aspera has been in the new mix for 2 months and just put out 6 new growths!!!

Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr


pretty excited...

i am still not sure they are going to make the whole summer but i have them in part shade and i am ready to move them into the patio if they are getting wilty

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I have two I bought bare-root from Ecuagenera in July 2020, in large pots. They have made new growth but are clearly not established yet!

Sobralia fragrans is a small species that can flower in a 4"/10cm pot. I brought one of those home from the Pacific Orchid Exposition 2018 and grew it well in S/H, until rats ate it. Those of you who like Sobralias but don't have much space, consider this species.

[DirtyCoconuts]

ES, are your large ones in SH as well or what are you growing them in?

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I put them in a mix of #4 (extra large) perlite and high-quality potting soil, about 75%:25%. It stays moist but is airy.