epidendrum ilense - Orchid Board

kenjibel · #1 09-18-2017, 01:41 PM

Hey guys,
I bought this plant as a 6 months old baby last november. So normally it should still take 2 years for this fellow to bloom but i was lucky i guess

Top leaf got sunburned when is was trying to get the right amount of light. i grow it on a south faced window in my living room with temperatures all year long around 20 Â°C(68 F). But this get up to 25 Â°c(77F) in summer. No fragrance. I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as i do in real

PS: can't upload the pictures in the correct way. Even when i lower the size

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isurus79 · #2 09-20-2017, 12:59 PM

Super cool! I'd love to get my hands on this species.

camille1585 · #3 09-21-2017, 02:05 AM

That's a neat looking flower! Nice that it bloomed early for you, that's always a pleasant surprise.

kenjibel · #4 09-21-2017, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by isurus79

Super cool! I'd love to get my hands on this species.

Grower said he was the only one in europe to have them ( storewise i mean

) so was very lucky to have one. Few weeks later they were all gone

isurus79 · #5 09-21-2017, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kenjibel

Grower said he was the only one in europe to have them ( storewise i mean

) so was very lucky to have one. Few weeks later they were all gone

Treasure it! They're almost extinct.

Rothrock42 · #6 09-22-2017, 12:57 AM

So nice. Sad that it doesn't have any fragrance. I saw one at my society meeting last night. I loved the fluffy ball look of the pendant spike. The one last night smelled like melon, maybe honeydew? It was really amazing. I totally want one, but I've got to have one with fragrance.

Anybody got a line on one here in the states?

isurus79 · #7 09-22-2017, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rothrock42

So nice. Sad that it doesn't have any fragrance. I saw one at my society meeting last night. I loved the fluffy ball look of the pendant spike. The one last night smelled like melon, maybe honeydew? It was really amazing. I totally want one, but I've got to have one with fragrance.

Anybody got a line on one here in the states?

Exotic Orchids of Maui occasionally has it.

estación seca · #8 09-22-2017, 01:18 PM

IOSPE says it's a hot grower and likes things wet. That seems like it would be fairly easy to provide. Any idea why it's not more common in the trade, other than it's a reed-stem Epidendrum?

EOM won't ship to Arizona so I have to wait and hope.

katrina · #9 09-22-2017, 02:23 PM

Everyone I've ever known to grow it says it is very difficult. Foliage looks like hell and they all of a sudden die...for no apparent reason. ???? And I'm talking some very experienced growers!

Still, I've always loved it and if I ever run across one...i will give it a try.

kenjibel · #10 09-23-2017, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by katrina

Everyone I've ever known to grow it says it is very difficult. Foliage looks like hell and they all of a sudden die...for no apparent reason. ???? And I'm talking some very experienced growers!

Still, I've always loved it and if I ever run across one...i will give it a try.

Well for some reason its doing great here

It allready gave me a second sprout.