Hello Adriana:
I have a small L. speciosa, but did not grow from a flask. I purchased it at an orchid show a couple of years ago. I did a lot of research on line, read the "Baker" sheet on it and found a Mexican paper on Laelias. I took the growing advice and habitat description seriously. I grow it mounted on hard wood with a small pad of sphagnum. It's barely watered at all in the winter and is in almost full sun in my cool greenhouse (temps in winter dip to low 40sF), In warmer, sunnier weather it's given a little more water and dilute fertilizer. For summer it's outside only shaded from noon sun, gets lot of water and seems to enjoy rain - I can see it expand. Although, it's a slow grower compared to other orchids. Still has not bloomed, but it's still tiny.
Good luck and happy growing.
Maryanne in western Massachusetts
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