I got this a number of years ago - 6 maybe? - Early in my orchid growing adventure. First plant I ever bought on ebay - I wanted to try something different from my mostly Oncidium alliance from Trader Joe's orchids. This was cheap (very small division) and listed as easy to grow. I promptly forgot the name as at the time I was only concerned about knowing it was an Epidendrum. I did remember it was a species. But it was a noid til it finally started to bloom a week or so ago, and someone was able to ID it for me
I waaaaaaaaay underwatered this, especially in summer, for the first 2-3 years I had it. I'm surprised it survived, tho not surprisingly it didn't do very well until I realized it needed a good deal of water
Once I got the watering right, it exploded - it's gone up a pot size each year. Over the past year and a half I found a place for it were it receives very good light year round, and it has finally rewarded me with some very tiny blooms lol.
This spike actually started last spring or summer, but the plant broke the pot it was in, and despite my being careful when getting it into a bigger pot, buds withered. But a few months later a new cluster of buds started on the same spike
There are a few other spikes growing now also.
This is a pretty small plant for an Epi - photo showing plant in a 4" pot. I had a heck of a time trying to get somewhat decent pix of the tiny blooms!
Thanks for looking
Finally! Epidendrum ellipticum
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