Project 2017: Rupicolous Laelias - Page 3 - Orchid Board

Skycat · #21 06-11-2017, 09:52 PM

I'm gonna just... take a bit more time to think before picking one to order. USPS seems to be having some trouble right now and making me glad neither of my current orders with them are anything alive.

SaraJean · #22 06-12-2017, 07:22 AM

Whoa, up to 104 degrees?! That Lc. Ipanema Beach sounds like a winner for my climate

I might just have to just have to jump in on this project!

orion141 · #23 06-12-2017, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SaraJean

Whoa, up to 104 degrees?! That Lc. Ipanema Beach sounds like a winner for my climate

I might just have to just have to jump in on this project!

Definitely join in!!

SaraJean · #24 06-12-2017, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by orion141

Definitely join in!!

I think I am

I had always assumed that these were more on the intermediate temp spectrum, but obviously I haven't looked into them far enough. I'm interested in the L Ipanema Beach or the L Gloedeniana, just need to figure out which one might be best for my temps

estación seca · #25 06-14-2017, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SaraJean

Whoa, up to 104 degrees?! That Lc. Ipanema Beach sounds like a winner for my climate

I might just have to just have to jump in on this project!

104 F / 40C is what it has experienced here. I suspect it could go a lot higher.

I'm not that familiar with the rupicolous Laelias. I've seen some in habitat in Brazil, but, it was winter, and I don't know which species I saw. If you can find some that grow on rocks in lower elevations they will tolerate extremely high temperatures. Crossing those with Cattleya (Laelia) purpurata, or any of the other large-flowered Brazilian Cattleyas that were once Laelias, should produce some extremely hot-tolerant plants that grow sturdily and have great flowers. C. (L.) Ipanema Beach is such a cross; C. (L.) tenebrosa is very similar to C. (L.) purpurata.

Anybody here with Orchid Wiz who can provide some grex names of this kind of cross?

SaraJean · #26 06-14-2017, 09:11 PM

I just ordered a L Ipanema Beach and the L Gloedeniana since I am such an indecisive soul

I'm really looking forward to this project. I have never really been interested in cattleyas but there is something about these little guys that I am liking!

orion141 · #27 06-14-2017, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SaraJean

I just ordered a L Ipanema Beach and the L Gloedeniana since I am such an indecisive soul

I'm really looking forward to this project. I have never really been interested in cattleyas but there is something about these little guys that I am liking!

Interesting that you say that... I haven't really been interested in cattleyas but I agree, there is something about these little rupicolous laelias that catches my eye!!

Glad you joined!!

Skycat · #28 06-14-2017, 09:40 PM

Got this Slc. Red Jewel x L. lundii at tonight's OS meeting! Always nice to be able to bypass USPS and murderous shipping costs.

I googled the parents, and they have VERY different-looking flowers, so it'll be fun to see what this looks like when it blooms! (and I hope I can actually get it to)

rbarata · #29 06-15-2017, 09:30 AM

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Anybody here with Orchid Wiz who can provide some grex names of this kind of cross?

I could try but to make my work easy (not too much time on my hands) can you point me some parents?

estación seca · #30 06-15-2017, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rbarata

I could try but to make my work easy (not too much time on my hands) can you point me some parents?

The big ones: Laelia or Cattleya purpurata or tenebrosa.

Rupicolous Laelias - there are a lot. Go to IOSPE and look up the genus Hoffmannseggella (was proposed for the rupicolous Laelias, which are now actually considered Cattleya by botanists.) Some species are briegeri, harpophylla, lundii, millerii.