Asctm. Mona Church

[AnonYMouse]

Ascocentrum miniatum x ampullaceum

I have a still tiny one I got as a freebie a while back then saw the flowers IRL last year so picked up a BS one. One year later, the freebie one is still tiny but the BS one finally bloomed.

[PaphLover]

My goodness! How adorable!!!!!

[gngrhill]

beautiful. Good going

[AnonYMouse]

The pic doesn't do the color justice. It is more a watery color.

[wintergirl]

Love that. I have Ascocentrum ampullaceum, orange type that is very similar looking.

[No-Pro-mwa]

I want one of these. I think I saw one last May when I was at Fantasy orchids and it was so cute in real life. I think this is one where a picture doesn't do it Justis.

How warm do you keep it? I wonder if my house would get to cold in the winter at times.

[AnonYMouse]

Thanks for looking!

Shannon, generally my apartment is intermediate. The window that it sits in probably dropped to the mid 50's a couple/few times overnight. During the summer, it got to the high 80's a couple/few times*. I think a window will be ok in Wyoming 3/4 of the year and move it under a light for the winter? It doesn't need as much light as other Vandaceous plants, this one flowered at the lower end of catt light (white washed east window).

*editted

[estación seca]

I have seedlings of ampullaceum and ampullaceum x garayi, which is a lot like miniatum. They did fine with a minimum of 50 F / 10C this past winter. It was usually at least in the upper 70s F / 25C in the day. I think it is generally recommended not to let Vandas go below 50 F / 10C.

[WhiteRabbit]

Lovely!

I have a quite small one myself - I have no idea how far off from bloom size it may be, nor what I am doing with it But, I haven't killed it in the 2.5 years I've had it, so that's something, I guess

[gngrhill]

I had to make a choice at the Amherst Orchid Society sale and show between an Ascocentrum and the Den nobile that I got. I wish I could have gotten both
I want one.