L. anceps in bloom
 

First flowers of this winter.
The plant have 8 spikes this time (last season were only 7)
Enjoy!:)

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Beautiful! Whole plant? I realize the spikes may spread wider than your balcony.

Time flies... I remember when you selected that long, shallow pot to accommodate the creeping habit of L. anceps. How many years? It certainly seems to enjoy its home!

ES, here's some photos of the whole plant. It's a large specimen indeed.

Roberta, I remember when I put in that pot. It was back in 2015, still a small plant.
It suffers during our cold weather, as you can see in the photos. Cold and full sun (as usual in our winter) takes a toll.
Now it's inside until night temps start to rise. I'm expecting the leaves to recover their "normal" light green in a month or so.

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Suffering leading to 8 spikes... plant may look unattractive, but wow! These thrive on abuse.

Considering it spends 9 to 10 months under full sun, with several days over 40°C (104 F), without any complaints, I find id it odd what happens in cold weather.
Last year the planf became completely dark purple.

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I also think it is really interesting that the color change is reversible. Like perhaps it shuts down chlorophyll production when it is cold, and restarts it with warmth.

Last year I considered a Mg deficiency as one of the symptoms is this purple in cold weather. But the other symptoms did not show, so I forgot it.

Many plants from many different families turn purple with cold weather.

Hello everyone, I wanted your advice: I have 2 mounted laelia anceps that have a floral spikes for three months but the flower does not mature. The seller told me that I could keep them outside even in winter but now I think that the minimum temperatures here in Florence (Italy) of 4-6 C do not allow them to bloom. What do you think, maybe it's better if I put it inside?