Angraecum elphantinumn

[tomp]

Are you Looking for? :
large white flowers on a small plant
a nighttime fragrance
a good mounting candidate
cool grower that likes light

 

[Herbert]

Looks like the right thing, although the lip is rather broad......
Seldom seen in Europe!

 

[Tom-DE]

A great miniature species to have in any collection! Easy to grow and bloom also. Very nice!

 

[Ozpaph]

thats very cute

 

[abax]

Thank you for the photo tomp. I once bloomed a punctata and then it promptly died. I haven't tried another for
fear of killing it. It is very cute!

 

[Djthomp28]

Nice. Also, I did not know these were cool growing. Maybe that why mine did not make it....

 

[tomp]

Nice. Also, I did not know these were cool growing. Maybe that why mine did not make it....

Darlene, I believe elphantinumn is fairly temp tolerant but my do quite well with nights sometimes down to 45 F. Sorry if I was confusing.

 

[Djthomp28]

Darlene, I believe elphantinumn is fairly temp tolerant but my do quite well with nights sometimes down to 45 F. Sorry if I was confusing.

Thanks for the clarification. So temperature was not the reason mine died. Darn. that would have been an easy fix.

 

[Herbert]

I would recommend temperate culture with a slight dormant period in winter: slightly drier and with cool to cold nights. Easier mounted than in a pot......

 

[tomp]

I would recommend temperate culture with a slight dormant period in winter: slightly drier and with cool to cold nights. Easier mounted than in a pot......

Thanks Herbert,
I certainly agree with mounting vs pot culture. Most of my
Angraecum style plants are mounted. I used this photo as the plant was a new arrival and nicely showed flower / plant size. Also a lot of people are either afraid or unable to mount.

 

[Tom-DE]

@temperature, My plants grew fine under intermediate conditions (55-80F). mounted or in a pot with coarse mix... Good air movement.

 

[Tom-DE]

Thank you for the photo tomp. I once bloomed a punctata and then it promptly died. I haven't tried another for
fear of killing it. It is very cute!

Ang. elephantinum is a lot easier than Aerangis punctata.