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Originally Posted by Sharry
Is it scented?
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No, it isn't.
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Originally Posted by Bud
You are right, this is endemic to: Andaman islands, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Malaysia grassland and wastelands they grow and multiply easily.
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It is also known as
Eulophia andamanensis.
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Originally Posted by tellmewhy
I really love this one very much!
I bought this eulophia from ebay last year.
They send me a bulb without any leave. I try to grow it in a sand mix with some soil. But it die after 3 weeks  |
They should be extremely easy to grow. I've had these for maybe somewhere on the order of 7 - 9 years. It grows like a weed, and blooms quite regularly for me.
I grow this plant in bright indirect light, as bright as for Cattleyas or certain bright light Vandas.
It is an intermediate to warm growing plant (55 F - 95 F).
It appreciates some moderate humidity (60% - 80%).
It doesn't grow in acidic conditions. Notice that one of the places where the plant comes from is Thailand…
Notice also that it grows real well in Florida…
What do these two places have in common?
You guessed it - limestone. The soil is more neutral or alkaline in pH, it is
not acidic.
Quartz based sands tend to lean more towards being acidic in pH.
Make sure the potting soil drains very well.
The ideal potting mix is a mixture of limestone and some coarse top soil that drains freely.
This orchid can grow only from one bulb without leaves. That's how I got mine, and over time, it became a beast.
It started off in a 2" pot, and now it resides in a 6" pot. In about 2 years, it will be ready for an 8" pot.
Eulophia keithii
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