Laelia anceps (finally!) in bloom

[WhiteRabbit]

(species from Mexico and Honduras)

I got this one about 5 1/2 years ago - was NBS. I'm happy it has finally bloomed, tho would have liked more than one flower (it's a good sized plant now) - there was another sheath, but it dried up fairly early on.

The color is not what I was hoping for considering the parents ('Nittany Frost' and v. veitchiana) - but I guess that's the chance you take when you buy an unbloomed, seed grown plant

Another of my outside orchids - protected from winter rain, frost; very temperature tolerant.

Grown in medium fir bark with chunks of lava rock; 10" clay bulb pan (and climbing over the sides now) - watered when media is dry.

(Note about color in photo: the bloom is evenly colored, but was half in sun when I took the pic, causing half of the flower to look white)

Thanks for looking

[silken]

Yours looks lovely.

My L. anceps just gave me first blooms too. It must be their time to bloom. It is a veitchiana 'Fort Caroline'. I'm not real thrilled with the shape or size of my blooms so I think I will sell it and wait for a pink one to come along.

[isurus79]

Nice!

[bethmarie]

A gorgeous anceps, for sure!

[Tindomul]

Nice colour!

[WhiteRabbit]

Thanks, everyone!