Laelia lobata var. concolor on a tree

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by cb977

Well, my friend...you've just made me a very happy woman!

Did you see Neobenthamia gracilis on the other post?

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Did you see Neobenthamia gracilis on the other post?

No but I'm going to look for it now
I love that it's the only one in it's genus!

[Spider]

Hallo. This orcid is the most lovely one I know. I found one at last, a year ago. Now I would like to ask you a question as you are a very experienced grower. Mine is in flower but, now in the month of november. Here in Europe we have something crazy called wintertime and sommertime when we have to change our clocks 2 times a year. Up here in Sweden it gets very dark in winter so I have extra lights set on timers. So when it was time to change the clocks the timers also had to be changed. I worked that day so my man did it. The result was that the plants got 1 hour more light, when they probably should have 1 hour less light. I guess that why the lobata started to bud. Is that a good guess?

[Spider]

I grow all my orchids in my home, and take them outside in the summer

[IdahoOrchid]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

We also have very low temps here in winter, Susanne, as low as 43F. These lobatas have absolutely no protection facing the cold winds without problems.

Very low temps?

It was 22F when I woke up this morning. We will be getting down to zero or below by the time winter is over.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Spider

Hallo. This orcid is the most lovely one I know. I found one at last, a year ago. Now I would like to ask you a question as you are a very experienced grower. Mine is in flower but, now in the month of november. Here in Europe we have something crazy called wintertime and sommertime when we have to change our clocks 2 times a year. Up here in Sweden it gets very dark in winter so I have extra lights set on timers. So when it was time to change the clocks the timers also had to be changed. I worked that day so my man did it. The result was that the plants got 1 hour more light, when they probably should have 1 hour less light. I guess that why the lobata started to bud. Is that a good guess?

Hi, Spider
Sorry, I hadn't seen your post before. As for your question, I guess you are on the right track. Most of the plants that flower in spring (L. lobata is one of them) are answering to the increasing light level and/or warmer temps. So, if you artificially increase the light level (provided the plant is prepared to flower in a new, fully developed pseudo bulb) it is possible that you make it flower before the right time.

[Tindomul]

Very nice color on that Catt Mauro! I love your collection! Never invite me over, I will take take them all home with me.
Sue, I don't how farther north you are to the AOS, but my impression of Florida is that you can grow tropicals outdoors. The AOS grounds has orchids on every tree in the parking lot! I think you've been there. So, I don't see why you can't do the same on your bloc... I mean on your property.

[Spider]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Hi, Spider
Sorry, I hadn't seen your post before. As for your question, I guess you are on the right track. Most of the plants that flower in spring (L. lobata is one of them) are answering to the increasing light level and/or warmer temps. So, if you artificially increase the light level (provided the plant is prepared to flower in a new, fully developed pseudo bulb) it is possible that you make it flower before the right time.

Yea, it is a bulb, the leaf has hardly grown to full size, and it is just one flower bud.