aerangis clavigera blooms

[ezil]

This is the first time this plant blooms for me. Two inflorescences no less. The flowers are mildly fragrant, which is a bonus. It was hard to photograph though, and these pics don't do it justice.

[Paul]

Well done!

[Zoi2]

Way to grow, they're lovely.
Joann

[Anisa]

Wow - very interesting plant. I also noticed usual planter. What is it? A mesh pot?

[ezil]

Thanks all of you for looking and commenting.
Anisa: The planter: it's an adaptation to my growing environment. The plant came mounted on epiweb (which I hate) and it would have been too hard to take it off. So I decided to make a "casing" for it. I found a piece of soft black plastic mesh and sewed it as an envelop to put around the epiweb. In the front I stuffed small styrofoam pellets and sphagnum moss. I don't find it particularly attractive, but the plants love it, and I don't ever have to touch the epiweb. I hope that one day moss will cover some of it.

[Anisa]

I think that is a great idea and I don't think it looks unattractive. Do you have to stuff it really tight?

[Tindomul]

Great looking plant. Love the blooms. I was also going to ask if those white things were styrofoam. Great work!

[gnathaniel]

Gorgeous plant, ezil, and thanks for the description of how you're growing it! I think Aerangis macrocentra is now the accepted name (I also bought mine as clavigera and found this out after looking it up in a book).

--Nat

[ezil]

Thanks Nat: I, for some reason thought that macrocentra was the old name, and clavigera the new one. I assumed that because that's what's on the tag.
Anisa: it's packed fairly tight, but without putting any pressure on the roots.