Panarica brassavolae

[Ron-NY]

This fragrant species was once Epidendron and also Encyclia but has now been moved to this new genera. It hails from Mexico to Nicaragua and Costa Rica. I grow it intermediate in medium light. The flowers are about 3.75" om a plant with a 12" growth

Well it is blooming a bit later for me this year. It had bloomed mid July last year. I moved it to a wood slat basket with expanded clay balls as the medium. It seems to like it there.

 

[JeanLux]

great Ron; thanks for showing these flowers!!! I had a plant for years but it died without showing its blooms!! Jean

 

[Heather]

I hope all the vendors don't change over so quickly - I won't have a clue what I am looking at come the next show!

 

[paphioboy]

Very nice, Ron... How come this one is not a cattleya too..? :evil:

 

[SlipperFan]

Panarica -- how can you keep all those changes straight? Right now, I'm not even trying to -- afraid they'll change again soon after I were to learn the new nomenclature!

 

[swamprad]

I like this one a lot!

 

[goldenrose]

I hope all the vendors don't change over so quickly - I won't have a clue what I am looking at come the next show!

Panarica -- how can you keep all those changes straight? Right now, I'm not even trying to -- afraid they'll change again soon after I were to learn the new nomenclature!

Isn't that the truth! CRAZY!

 

[NYEric]

How do you keep the clay balls in the pot, netting? It looks like it's in CHC.

 

[Ron-NY]

The basket is lined with coconut fiber. Some baskets I line with scraps of shadecloth (see the putidum basket)

 

[Grandma M]

Ron, do you use the preformed coconut fiber or do you use lose fiber to line the basket? I wonder if the roots can find their way through the preformed liners.

Marilyn.

 

[Ron-NY]

Marilyn...I keep the preformed ones handy (it has become more difficult to find ones that aren't "waxed") I save the scraps from other projects and tease them to a looser fiber to line baskets with or put over the roots on mounts ect.

 

[goldenrose]

Ron, do you use the preformed coconut fiber or do you use lose fiber to line the basket? I wonder if the roots can find their way through the preformed liners. Marilyn.

I hope so, I'm giving it a try! I figure if they can find their way thru tree fern slabs, the coconut fiber should be no problem!