laelia purpurata' flamea'

[RJSquirrel]

I haven seen one of these lately around here. its purp season for sure just opening up



this morning when I got home it was starting to open, I couldnt pass on a shot of the velvet on the lip..oh my goodness.



has 2 flowers and 1st time blooms...you don't have to fry these plants in the sun to get blooms. I hear that all the time. If I fry though it I might get more but not better

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[RosieC]

So gorgeous!

[Nico]

I can imagine your joy. Congrats!

[lotis146]

Well done! What are your lighting conditions?

[RJSquirrel]

thanks and I am a happy happy flower pappy..

these get 70% shaded full sun all year long.. 70% is a lot of light when you look at the fact it gets hit from sunup to sundown. Full east/ west exposure. The carnea bloomed also. So The laelia were 2 for 2 this year .
They had a really cold winter outdoors too and stayed dry for a few months while it was freezing outside. But got lots of light during the cold weather.

I think eventually just about every catt on the bench is going to bloom this summer fall or winter


you really got to look at your location and find the spot that gives you as much sun during the day as you can possibly get without burning these up. Ive seen people fry them and get tons of blooms but then you have to deal with a stressed out plant. Its not the end of them but Im not so good that I can bring them back yet from the edge of extinction.

[My Green Pets]

That first photo is just scandalous!

Great growing! Now I'm questioning my light levels again...

[pheli]

pretty!

[silken]

It's lovely!
Mine gets a fair bit of light but the little devil has yet to bloom. Another new growth just matured with med-light green leaves and even a couple of purple spots at the edge of the leaf so sun seems to be optimal. Now there is another growth partly mature so will cross fingers for it. This one is working its way to the sale table.

[lotis146]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

thanks and I am a happy happy flower pappy..

these get 70% shaded full sun all year long.. 70% is a lot of light when you look at the fact it gets hit from sunup to sundown. Full east/ west exposure. The carnea bloomed also. So The laelia were 2 for 2 this year .
They had a really cold winter outdoors too and stayed dry for a few months while it was freezing outside. But got lots of light during the cold weather.

I think eventually just about every catt on the bench is going to bloom this summer fall or winter


you really got to look at your location and find the spot that gives you as much sun during the day as you can possibly get without burning these up. Ive seen people fry them and get tons of blooms but then you have to deal with a stressed out plant. Its not the end of them but Im not so good that I can bring them back yet from the edge of extinction.

Thank you for sharing your culture. I wondered because of course I get more light in the winter when all the trees surrounding my house are without leaves. So come spring and summer I start to lose a lot of light as the trees fill out. My south-facing window gets a couple hours of direct light in the mid-afternoon whereas my east-facing window (where my Phals and Paphs live) gets pretty bright light in the morning for several hours and then a lot more shaded light for the rest of the day, but it does seem to get a greater percentage of light overall than the south window. That light is a lot more shaded. Given the bright, bright light in the south window in the winter i thought that would be the place for light-loving plants but I'm on the fence. Almost doesn't seem right to keep some catts with my shadier plants but maybe this is a better light location. So I was curious how you kept yours happy without necessarily "following the rules" so to speak.