Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim (Papilionanthe hookeriana x P. teres)

[DirtyCoconuts]

i am always welcoming all comers from your yard Miss Roberta!

i love this plant and i have several divisions and they want all the sun and heat they can get. I just got 5 neat hybrids of it from Motes.

i have not had flowers yet but they are exploding



DUSTY- i like the fern clump but you would be wise to just lash it to a tall palm tree or something with not too much canopy and let it go wild!!!!

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

i am always welcoming all comers from your yard Miss Roberta!

So far, it is growing for me though not as vigorously as it would in south Florida... Actually very pretty! And amazingly cold-tolerant. (It has been through a winter, and still bloomed. 2 spikes) Yay! I suspect that it resents relatively low humidity more than cold. I have moved it to where it gets more frequent water, though there's a bit less light there, will see how it does. Growing roots like craxy though.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

DUSTY- i like the fern clump but you would be wise to just lash it to a tall palm tree or something with not too much canopy and let it go wild!!!!

That was the way it came to me. The fern is a bit brittle. I've given it along soak two days in a row and now drench it with a spray bottle with a good dose of fertilizer. Unfortunately, we have no trees in our backyard. This is hanging on the south side of the gazebo and receives full sun from mid morning till sunset. I'm sure it is happy today, with temps around 90 and not a cloud in sight. I just want to keep it happy. I may be contacting you to pick your brain on a mount. One of your techniques intrigues me.

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Originally Posted by Roberta

Genus is definitely Papilionanthe (used to be "terete Vanda but now its own genus). Yes, Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim is a very vigorous hybrid. Needs warmth and lots of light though it will forgive a bit of chill. (One of its parents, Papilionanthe teres, is growing decently for me outside, even bloomed. But it would grow much better at DC's house)

Thanks for that info. I wonder how it will do indoors over the winter? It will be hanging on the grow light at the top of the tent.