Liparis grossa

[pheli]

Liparis grossa is an epithyte species. It grows well while mounted on a slab. Plants in situ here grows high in the branches of tree.

[WhiteRabbit]

Nice!

[Orchids4ever]

Hi pheli
i have some i got out of a Flaks last year ( a Society Project) one other person and me are the only ones that have them still alive. I am worried because there are maybe still 10 in the small pot i got them in ,2 are about one inch high now. The other ones seem to die off. They are in Moss under Light,interm. How do you keep yours? Can you give me some Hints how to make sure i can get them to grow?

[pheli]

Originally Posted by Orchids4ever

Hi pheli
i have some i got out of a Flaks last year ( a Society Project) one other person and me are the only ones that have them still alive. I am worried because there are maybe still 10 in the small pot i got them in ,2 are about one inch high now. The other ones seem to die off. They are in Moss under Light,interm. How do you keep yours? Can you give me some Hints how to make sure i can get them to grow?

It is a warm to hot growing species. The young plants should be grown like phalaenopsis. But while it grows to mature one, it is able to gorw under intenser light.
Naturally, it grows in the trees. So, the medium should dry out well. Here is a link to the photo of the wild plants from south Taiwan.
Liparis grossa

[Orchids4ever]

Thank you pheli
will re-pot them as soon as Spring arives into bark/ maybe coconut husk.
in the meantime i will let them dry out more before watering and put them higher on my Shelf.

[Hawaiian Sunshine]

Hi pheli. I'm glad I saw your post. It just so happens my Liparis grossa is starting to bloom. Several months ago I purchased two small plants in 3-inch pots from Tropical Orchid Farm on Maui. They are growing in orchid bark and were shaded by taller plants. They are blooming for the first time. I really like the small orange colored flowers that are carried above the foliage by their spikes. According to the label, the plants are selfings of Liparis grossa 'Natural World'. I did not know what I was getting when I bought the plants. I'm sure glad I got them. They appear to be prolific growers. How tall will the adult plants grow to? Here are photos of my plants.


Liparis grossa by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr


Liparis grossa by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

[pheli]

I think that yours are adult plants now. The mature plants are about 15~20 cm tall(from the base of pesudobulb to tip of leaf).
But wild plants grower under intense light, they can be smaller.
There are several liparis species here in Taiwan. Seldom of them have been grown. This one, however, has some characteristics, such as bright colored blooms, smalll in size, and good tolerance, which make people grow it.

[Tindomul]

Very nice.

[RosieC]

Really cool!