Brassia Edvah Loo 'Nishida’ (Brs. Arcuigera x Brs. Gireoudiana). 1966.
Celebrate with me! I’ve posted about my frustrations with this plant in other areas of the forum and I will update that post since so many kindly provided me advice.
I know this is a hybrid, but if it was mimicking an actual spider species in nature, I would not want to run into that spider. The dorsal sepals on these blooms are 9” and the lateral sepals are about 12” long.
Has been many years since it last bloomed. I have 8 divisions and Was considering composting them out of great frustration. I even had names for each of them: Diva, Indulgent, Selfish, Jerk Orchid, and many others.
They grow enormous as houseplants and are at the cusp of becoming too large for my indoor growing conditions; thus the need to divide them just to fit under good lighting.
I think I cracked the code. Light levels that make vandas blush, literally; and abundant water as you would treat a papyrus. And a few nights left outdoors in 40 degrees F last autumn. A real resource-hog of a plant. I have 2 others with larger spikes setting up. Amazing watching the long buds unfurl. Slightly fragrant, like a spiced chai latte.
Thank you for sharing in this orchid journey.
Brassia Edvah Loo 'Nishida’ (Brs. Arcuigera x Brs. Gireoudiana). 1966.
Hybrid Mode
