V. lamellata - Orchid Board

pheli · #1 10-26-2007, 11:52 PM

This is a Taiwanese vanda species, but it might be extinct in its habitat. Fortunately, it now has been widely grown by the orchid lovers here.

Shirley · #2 10-27-2007, 01:32 AM

Pheli,

Very pretty and also very interesting as it doesn't look like any Vanda I've ever seen.

I'm accustomed to seeing fuller, flatter flowers that are more closely spaced. Is this type of Vanda common where you live, and is the culture different from the usual Vanda? Could produce some very interesting crosses.

Shirley

pheli · #3 10-27-2007, 08:26 PM

Shirley,
Most people here also like fuller and rounder vandas. These modern vandas hybrids are mostly the hybrid of V. coreulea or V sanderiana.
But for some species addicts, they would rather grow these vandas without bright colors and full shapes, just because they are species.
As I know, seldom people use these to create new hybrids here. Most vandas here are imported from southeastern Asia.

Buds! · #4 10-27-2007, 09:20 PM

Hi Pheli,
Congrats! Interesting looking vanda.
How do you grow them in Taiwan?
It is always sad to hear about extinction.
Thanks to people like you, we can still see some of God's beautiful creations. Keep up the good work!

Lagoon · #5 10-27-2007, 10:12 PM

Very pretty!! I prefer that shape more over the round shapes on vanda's.

pheli · #6 10-28-2007, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Buds!

Hi Pheli,
Congrats! Interesting looking vanda.
How do you grow them in Taiwan?
It is always sad to hear about extinction.
Thanks to people like you, we can still see some of God's beautiful creations. Keep up the good work!

V. lamellata grows well when being mounted on the tree fern or just keep bare roots in the basket.
Since Taiwan is an island, we have constant and higher humidity and hence i could grow vandas outdoors all year round.
I don't have greenhouse; therefore when the cold front hits, it sometimes causes damages to my vandas. But luckily, V. lamellata tolerates well in winter if you give them sufficient sunlight and don't water them when the temperature lower than 10 degree C.
If you want to grow V. lamellata in the greenhouse, personally i think this is an easy plant to handle.

The major distribution of V. lamellata is in the Philippines
, and in Twiwan, it is only found in an islet near the northern Philippines. Since the islet is far away from Taiwan and no population dwell here. So we don't have a lot of descriptions about V. lamellata on it.

Seedlings are available in local nurseries, so i could bought and grow it.