Laelia jongheana
 

Little known species out of Brazil, I believe. The plant is small, more or less the same size of Laelia pumila, but with thicker leaves and p-bulbs. The large flowers, one or two per inflorescence, are born protected by the leaf, which act as a sheath and open only when the buds are already formed. Not one of the easiest to keep.

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What a beautiful and serene color combo!

Thanks Mauro

bingo

Awesome! Great growing (once again ;) )
gonna show this pic to my seedling plant so it knows what to be when it grows up ;)

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I may just have to steal this one from you, Mauro. Thanks for sharing.

Interesting coincidence, Bingo... that's exactly what I feel when I look at this flower!!

You know, sometimes I do the same with some of my plants!!!!!:D

It is a little beauty and as I know, the seedlings are not eaily raised.

Spectacular!!! I've heard jongheana is one of the trickier laelias to grow- is there anything specific that makes it a challenge??
I've mostly seen this one mounted- easily rotting?

stunning :love:

Ooo really nice. I love the colours!

Beautiful flower!
I struggle with growing the smaller Laelia's... The large ones grow and bloom just fine for me, but the small ones always struggle.
I would welcome any advise on the best potting/mounting/growing conditions!

It seems to me that the plant is prone to diseases, especially if you lost the hand with watering. Mounted plants suffer a lot if the air humidity is low even though watered every day. If the plant is mounted and the air humidity is too low (20-30%) for long, the roots dry and die, the plant quickly dehydrates and also dies. Darker places also favors fungal diseases and once attacked it is very difficult to save it.
Despite every tip say it should be grown mounted, I don't do it anymore. The best thing for me is a medium that keeps mild humidity combined with bright light and moderate air movement.