Trichopilia Sauvis

[Dalachin]

Haha i just looked at Ecuagenera and I had a similar reaction to their hybrid! It looks like some of them are great, and some just so-so. Good call on Andy's I did see that they were out of stock!

I am trying to sit on my hands, really I am.

[Clawhammer]

Thanks everyone! I brought this up to my main floor and the whole house smells like rose. When you get closer the fragrance becomes more complex.

I also bloomed trichopilia fragrans a month or so ago, the flowers are on par in terms of elegance/beauty (imo) and the fragrance is of strong oriental lily. I acquired the fragrans from Ecuagenera, took about 1.5 years to recover and bloom.

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[estación seca]

What's the temperature range in which these spend most of their time?

[WaterWitchin]

Both are very, VERY nice! Kudos to your culture of them.

I have attempted tricho sauvis twice in past years and failed both times. Just seeing it makes me want to try again, but I really do know better. Just don't appear to have the right temp parameters for growing it. But yes, I would also like to know your main temp averages.

[Roberta]

Ditto on T. suavis. Have manged to keep one alive but not flower it. I have have done OK with T. fragrans so would love to know if you do anything different between the two.

[Clawhammer]

I grow both in the same conditions. Basement under lights. Medium light. Winter temps 53-73, Summer temps 65-80. Good air movement. Bark and chunky perlite.

I also killed a sauvis before, I believe it was overwatered. I used clear pots this time and paid close attention to root development.

[FranningtonBear]

Originally Posted by Clawhammer

I grow both in the same conditions. Basement under lights. Medium light. Winter temps 53-73, Summer temps 65-80. Good air movement. Bark and chunky perlite.

Looking at your temps and the fact you successfully grow in your basement, I'm going to give this a go in my house! Lets see what it thinks to the UK windowsill light - I also have LED grow-lights if it needs supplementing.

How wet do you find this likes to be?

[WaterWitchin]

Hmmm, our temps aren’t too far off. My winters don’t get down past 65, high around the same time. Summer it gets much hotter than that. I was of course growing in semi hydro both times. Could be it just doesn’t like that.