Laelia anceps (Project 10 int. - Spring 2010)

[Austin Powers]

I can report a new growth starting as well as new roots that have been growing well. I put my plant outside in late May. This seems to be going well other than a slight sunburn on a much warmer than usual day. Now I have it in a location where it gets morning sun and shade in the afternoon.
Stephen

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by Austin Powers

I can report a new growth starting as well as new roots that have been growing well. I put my plant outside in late May. This seems to be going well other than a slight sunburn on a much warmer than usual day. Now I have it in a location where it gets morning sun and shade in the afternoon.
Stephen

That's great that you've had success! I'm sorry to see that we never replied to your question on the first page- it looks like it was resolved later. Have you decided if you're going to mount it now that it has new roots?

Mine is situated very similarly to yours, it seems to love the morning sun.
It also gets very bright indirect light later in the day that reflects off of the opposite (west) wall of the patio- something I didn't anticipate, but works out well!

What are your temperatures? CO generally has a 25-30* drop at night, which doesn't seem to bother the Laelia at all, but I wonder if other alliances would not be impressed....I would think that Canada might have similar conditions.

[Austin Powers]

I have decided not to repot/mount. There is just enough room for this growth in its current container.

Yes, we can easily have a 20 - 30F difference in temperature between the heat of the afternoon and the nightly lows. As long as there is no frost, I think they be just fine.
Cheers,
Stephen

[Connie Star]

My mounted L anceps is showing some root growth- I am keeping it next to a humidifier and soaking it in a bucket of rain water every 2 days or so. The potted one looks perfectly healthy and a leaf that was new when I got the plant is expanding.
I'm thinking about putting the mounted one outside. My DH is going to build me a shade house, but he ordered rough cut white oak for it which hasn't arrived yet- I told him I'd be happy with pressure treated lumber. Yesterday under the umbrella on the deck table it was a high of 99 degrees, 4000 fc. Is that too hot?

[Izzie]

I've read in several references that highs up to 100 don't phase L. anceps at all, and it can get a little warmer than that even in situ.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Connie Star

Yesterday under the umbrella on the deck table it was a high of 99 degrees, 4000 fc. Is that too hot?

No.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Izzie

I've read in several references that highs up to 100 don't phase L. anceps at all, and it can get a little warmer than that even in situ.

Yup.

[peeweelovesbooks]

I'm not participating in the project, but there was a discussion in another thread regarding direct sun v. indirect sun. Well, my anceps got direct sun last week and some of them got scorched leaves. Just wanted to report my experience.

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by peeweelovesbooks

I'm not participating in the project, but there was a discussion in another thread regarding direct sun v. indirect sun. Well, my anceps got direct sun last week and some of them got scorched leaves. Just wanted to report my experience.

That's entirely possible- did you slowly introduce it to full sun?
I'd think any plant would get scorched if it was exposed without acclimating it. (I'm not saying you did!)

I've slowly increased the amount of direct sun mine gets over the past two weeks, and it now gets full sun for ~6hours. The roots and leads have really taken off, and the leaves have brightened to a healthier green.

There's always exceptions, I see what you're saying.

[peeweelovesbooks]

Izzie,

No, they have been in the same place (top shelf) since I got them. The amount of sun has slowly increased due to it being the summer time here. So, they were in the same place as always.

So, I suppose full sun in PA or CO is not the same thing as full sun in Miami. I had to put my rupicolous Laelias up there and the anceps on a lower shelf where they are now getting filtered light.