Isochilus linearis in bloom!!!
 

I didn't think this one would bloom so soon. This was one tough plant. It had survived some pretty bad treatment and a long period of neglect.

A beauty, I can see the bright magenta from across the other end of the porch. The picture does the flowers no justice.

WOW thats lovely!
I know nothing about this plant - how do you grow it?

I had one for years before it caught a virus in a thrip invasion. It was a reliable bloomer, and very un-orchid-like. It has those thin pendant stems and leaves, and big fat roots. Thanks for the flashback.

it,s very nice and the flowers are so cute.

Ooooh really nice :cloud9:

Cool. Another new one to me.

Kim

This plant apparently belongs to the Cattleya Alliance (tribe: Epidendreae, subtribe: Laeliinae)

The plant itself looks very unlike a typical orchid as AboutOrchids had stated. It's stems are thin (about 3 mm in diameter) and obviously you can see the type of leaves they have from the pic. Leaves are all up the stem and don't fall off (unless they're very old or have been neglected). As the growths get larger, they eventually nod over, creating an arch. On my plant, the largest flowering growths are about 10" tall. The smaller ones are about 8" or 9" tall. Flowers are a bit tubular (hard to see with the angle of the shot). When grown right, the flowers on the short pendulous spike will arrange themselves much like how they are in the photo. The roots are thick, much like the size of a species Phal root.

These are the few orchids that can grow as an epiphyte or terrestrial.

I grow them as a terrestrial. The media must be well drained though.

Temperatures are intermediate to warm. Light is partial sun to bright indirect.

Pretty easy to grow, no real problems with this one. Like I said they took a beating and kept on ticking.

No problem! :)

Yes, these are very reliable bloomers. There's no fear of not seeing flowers. Grow them right, and they'll do their thing. Not a whole lot of tricks to them.

Wow - sounds great! Thanks for the info!

Thanks for sharing this interesting orchid and your successful culture tips. I just remembered that Orchidsafari once did an article on Orhids as Foliage plants( or something like it ) and had a lovely trailing specimen that looked like any attractive houseplant.

I would like to know if it blooms in the Summer only. Keep us posted when it reblooms.