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.

[IMG]Untitled by Eric, on Flickr[/IMG]

[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.

[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.

[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?

[Mountaineer370]

Both of your bloom photos are gorgeous! It is lamentable that we have ways to see things from far away, listen to things from far away, but no way to smell things from far away!