Who grows Aerangis and Angraecum ?

[Leafmite]

It is great to see so many people growing these.

[unhappykat]

I grow Angraecoid genera with a passion, started with a small plant of Ang. leonis purchased years ago and once it flowered I had to have more.

Iv'e been hunting these down for the last 6 years and have been able to acquire a few here and there and everywhere I can think of looking. I have noted many are very easy to cultivate as long as I treat them like phalaenopsis, there are exceptions of course but all of them grown in a single greenhouse without any problems so far.

If you are planning on starting with a few of these I would recommend Angraecum leonis, Aerangis citrata, and Eurychone rothschildiana as these are among the easiest to grow and the easiest to find for sale online and at many orchid shows.

Aerangis:

articulata
biloba
citrata
cryptodon
fastuosa
hyaloides
kotschyana
luteoalba
macrocentra
modesta
mystacidii
punctata
somalensis
spiculata
ugandensis
hildebrandtii (microterangis)
hariotiana (microterangis)

Angraecum:

alleizettei
birrimense
calceolus
caulescens
compactum
didieri
distichum
doratophyllum
eburneum v. eburneum
eburneum v. supurbum
eichlerianum
elephantinum
equitans
erectum
florulentum
germinyanum
lecomtei
leonis
magdalenae
praestans
rutenbergianum
sesquipedale v. sesquipedale
sesquipedale v. angustifolium
sororium
urschianum
viguieri

Allied Genera:

Aeranthes arachnites
Aeranthes grandiflorus (grandiflora)
Aeranthes henricii
Aeranthes ramosa
Angraecopsis parviflora
Campylocentrum colombianum
Campylocentrum fasciola
Campylocentrum micranthum
Cyrtorchis arcuata
Cyrtorchis chailluana
Dendrophylax funalis
Diaphnanthe millarii
Diaphnanthe pellucida
Eurychone rothschildiana
Jumellea arachnantha
Jumellea comoroensis
Jumellea major
Jumellea rigida
Microcoelia cornuta
Microcoelia stolzii
Microcoelia exilis
Mystacidium braybonae
Mystacidium capense
Oeoniella polystachys
Podangis dacyloceras
Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium
Solenangis aphylla
Sobennikoffia robusta
Sobennikoffia humbertiana

There are also some hybrids floating around my greenhouse but I don't keep them on my species lists.

[Fairorchids]

I only have a few. A couple of sesquipedales (one std & one bosserii), which I have slowly grown from seedlings in 2" pots to finally BS (though no spikes yet). I repotted them in the spring, so I am hopeful for the coming season.

I have added a couple of hybrids in the last 12 months, and then:

I have an Aerangis modesta, also grown from small seedling in 2" pot. At some point it got top rot, but it set a basal keiki, which finally started growing faster about 2 years ago, so it reached blooming size last year.

In October I noticed a spike breaking. The spike is now about 15" long, but has not started to form the buds yet (9 months later!!!).

I might start a pool on when I will actually see a flower on this plant!

[Spirytman]

My A.dideri bloomed for me this year. I had lost the bud last year. I chalk it up to stress from relocating from the grower to my kitchen. When it did bloom, I was ecstatic. It bloomed for about a month which is fine by me. The smell at night in my kitchen was amazing. I was so happy that I was successful that I was inspired to purchase another angraecum. This time I got A. Germinyanum and an Amesiella monticola. So far they are doing well. The germinyanum is putting out roots and the A. Monticola seems good. (Haven't had it long). Any tips on growing them?

[SFLguy]

Originally Posted by Spirytman

My A.dideri bloomed for me this year. I had lost the bud last year. I chalk it up to stress from relocating from the grower to my kitchen. When it did bloom, I was ecstatic. It bloomed for about a month which is fine by me. The smell at night in my kitchen was amazing. I was so happy that I was successful that I was inspired to purchase another angraecum. This time I got A. Germinyanum and an Amesiella monticola. So far they are doing well. The germinyanum is putting out roots and the A. Monticola seems good. (Haven't had it long). Any tips on growing them?

Have you checked out the Amesiella monticola orchid project thread? I'm growing mine in a small clay pot, others mount them, they like Phal lighting maybe just a little bit brighter. Apparently they need a little extra humidity to flower but they're very slow haha. I just started growing this so I don't know enough just yet but the thread is very informative

[Spirytman]

I will check it out! Thanks! Right now I am growing in a very small plastic pot with sphagnum. It gets the same light as my phals. Which is a little brighter than they need. So I should be good. 👍

[calvin_orchidL]

Originally Posted by Spirytman

I will check it out! Thanks! Right now I am growing in a very small plastic pot with sphagnum. It gets the same light as my phals. Which is a little brighter than they need. So I should be good. 👍

Worthy of note, although previously categorized as Angraecum, Amesiella is unrelated to the angraecoids, and is closer to phals and vandas.