Jacquiniella equitantifolia
 

This orchid plant is endemic to areas from Belize all the way south to Panama in wet mountain forests. I give this a culture of hot to warm growing, high humidity, bright shaded light on the south facing window; this usually blooms in winter giving me tiny flowers on a short terminal spike hidden within the tip of the innermost leaf. The blooms are fragrant with the faint smell of fresh raspberries that gets strong at night. This is a no fuss plant; I feed it k-lite fertilizer weekly weakly with seaweed mix.
This is one of the five orchid plants mailed to me by Wily two years ago as a trade in for some of my orchids. This is a seven year old plant.

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So uncommon. Great to see that you love botanicals.

Very cool, Bud.

How odd. First time I've heard of or seen this species. Thank you for the introduction. Rather unusual bloom habit. How large is the plant?





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Very cool!

Thank You !

This was given to me and that's how I come to love it....

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Thank You, Ray !

It was Ron who introduced me to K-lite and it is just amazing!

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Thank You, Paul !

This is in a five inches pot and stands 11 inches tall with long reedlike leaves the roots are very thin but abundant all the way to the bottom of the pot. Pets like to nibble on the leaves so make sure to put it out of reach.
* Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Jacquiniella
Specie: equitantifolia

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Thank You, Sonya!

*very supportive as ever....

To further answer Paul's question:
 

The solid lava rock stands a foot and the height of the container is 5 inches....its just a medium height plant; not too big not too small....
*The flowers wither and die but I have to cut the tip of the leaf or it will develop fungi. I guess I should not water the flowers and leaves while in bloom= the water gets trapped and harbor sickness.

Wow, totally new to me. I love the leaves, even the bloom is not big, it reminds me kind of iris plant:-) Lovely!

Thank You, Tommy !!!!