Brassia Rex 'Christina' AM/AOS
Brassias are not really my thing, but when someone gives you a gift, you keep it.
When I received it, it was growing in a bark mix. After 6+ months, it became clear that this mix did not work with my watering schedule (twice a week in winter and 3 times a week in summer). I now grow it in a plastic pot with almost pure spaghnum.
With this combination it is moist/wet all the time, and growing extremely well. This plant is super-vigorous, each lead produces 2 new growths. Here it is in an 8" pot with 4 spikes.
In the background is a Brassia Rex 'Tahoma' AM/AOS. The spots on those flowers are not as distinct as those on the 'Christina' clone, so that is the one I prefer.
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Kim (Fair Orchids)
Founder of SPCOP (Society to Prevention of Cruelty to Orchid People), with the goal of barring the taxonomists from tinkering with established genera!
I am neither a 'lumper' nor a 'splitter', but I refuse to re-write millions of labels.
Last edited by Fairorchids; 05-31-2021 at 10:55 AM..
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