LC Santa Barbera Sunset ‘Tyab’

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by ArronOB

I got mine in 2017 as a tiny plant from Australian Orchid Nurseries. Since then it’s grown to 23 pseudobulbs but this is the first year it has flowered - 3 spikes of 2 flowers each. I don’t know if it’s typical for this hybrid to take so long to flower but I do notice that the leaves are very dark green despite the fact that I grow it in typical Catt light levels. Suggests to me it would probably be happier in very high light levels or even full sun with protection from just the hottest summer days. Maybe someone with experience in rupicolous laelias like cinnabarina could comment.

The flower colour has intensified now they are a few days mature.

It likely just needs more light. It is 3/4 L. anceps which does best with almost full sun, and rupiculous Laelias also grow in nearly full sun. (For both maybe just a little mid-day shading, but I don't think I have ever burned leaves on a L. anceps... much tougher than Catts)