Eulophia culture?

[stonedragonfarms]

Just purchased some eulophia backbulbs and am curious if anyone on here can shed some light on general culture for the species? They are E. andamanensis, but I can find little info about their cultivation... From what I know of the Andaman islands, I am guessing that they will grow warm with plenty of moisture and a drier rest period near the beginning of the winter...
I'm assuming that I can grow them as for deciduous calanthe...anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Adam

[Dorothy]

Check it out here at Jay's - IOSPE PHOTOS
Some more info - Eulophia andamanensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I have been looking for eulophia spectabilis (IOSPE PHOTOS) bulbs now for awhile ..

[Don Perusse]

Hi Stonedragon-glad you asked the question as someone gave me a "Eulophia Guienensis" and I don't know how to take care of. I was told to let it rest between Nov-Mar. No regular watering, just a splash now and then. I live in SW Georgia, have a greenhouse and as of today it has lost all of its leaves but pseudo bulbs are plump and green. I will check out reference by Dorothy.

[chuckpowell]

Grow Eulophias on the top shelf with lots of light, a very loose mix and water sparingly. I water about every month during the winter and weekly during the summer. I grow them similar to Oreoclades and they do very well. And I'm always looking for new or different species.

Best,

Chuck

[stonedragonfarms]

Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

Just purchased some eulophia backbulbs and am curious if anyone on here can shed some light on general culture for the species? They are E. andamanensis, but I can find little info about their cultivation... From what I know of the Andaman islands, I am guessing that they will grow warm with plenty of moisture and a drier rest period near the beginning of the winter...
I'm assuming that I can grow them as for deciduous calanthe...anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
Adam

Well, I have had this bulb for about 3 months now, and it's putting up spikes! I believe that it blooms from the previos years growth and then makes vegatative growth... so we'll see I guess.
Anyone else growing this?
Adam

[Dorothy]

Can't say I am
but it sure does look like an alien insect

[maitaman]

Eulophias have taken to the wild in Florida. Like Oceoclades, they tend to grow on the sides of ditches with water just a few inches below most of the time. Eul. likes a lot of sun, Oce. not so much. Eul. goes crazy with fertilizer and can take over if you use too much.

[Mike O'C]

Adam, in South Africa we have a number of indigenous Eulophia species. The easiest to grow is Eulophia streptopetala which has pseudobulbs above ground like a cymbidium. It is known in Zulu culture as amabele jongosi which means breasts of a young maiden after the shape of the pseudobulbs and it is sold in the muti (herbal medicine) markets. It is very common in pine and eucalyptus plantations and if you look carefully you can even see it growing on some roadside banks.In the USA I have seen it grown as Lissochilus krebsii. We grow them in a well drained mixture as we do with other Eulophias. I do not give mine a definite rest period because in a container they tend to dry out whereas in nature there is always a bit of moisture just under the surface, but I do reduce the amount of water that I give in winter.A lot of our Eulophias in nature do not flower every year and I do not know what the trigger mechanism is to get them to flower.
Keep well and kind regards
Mike

[orchids3]

Hi,
I do have E. andamanensis I have been calling it keithii which is what it was called. There is some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I can tell you how I grow E. andamanensis. The bad news is that I dont believe the plant you have is an E. andamanensis - if it is I wish it were mine. My Eulofia has leaves like a cymbidium and the flowere are small rather light green things. I just looked at Orchid Wiz and their picture matches my plant and description. The leaves fall off in the wintertime and I withhold water until I see new growth in the spring. Cymbidiums can take a lot of cold - Eulophia needs to be in an intermediate greenhouse. The first new growth will be the flower spikes on an eulophia ketihii/andamanensis. I wish I did know what you have I like it a lot more than my Eulophia.

[stonedragonfarms]

I believe that mine will probably have some flowers open tomorrow...if it does, I will post a pic or two. I bought this from a grower in Thailand...that's what I was told it was...I guess I'll just wait and see
Adam