Leptotes bicolor and Menina - Orchid Board

ronaldhanko · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 10:47 AM

Leptotes bicolor is a miniature related to Cattleya with terete leaves and Leptotes Menina is a hybrid of it and Leptotes unicolor. Both are quite floriferous and seem to be quite easy to grow.

Leptotes bicolor on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Leptotes Menina on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

10010100102 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 06:53 PM

Wow!

Amazing flowers and fantastic photography! Great job, Ron!

CoolPhrog · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 06:57 PM

Those are great, Ron! I have several seedlings of the bicolor, any thoughts on what I should mount them too?

Becca · #4 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:12 PM

Beautiful! I like them both! I have a mounted 4N bicolor but I have a hard time keeping up with it's watering, I like the flowers on yours much better!

camille1585 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:13 PM

Awesome pics!! I have a leptotes bicolor too, and I can't wait for it to bloom.

Dana, mine is mounted on a piece of cork and it loves it! The roots are clinging to it very tightly

CoolPhrog · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:40 PM

Thanx Camille! These are just soooo tiny...they're going to look really silly on a full sized piece of cork!!!!

camille1585 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CoolPhrog

Thanx Camille! These are just soooo tiny...they're going to look really silly on a full sized piece of cork!!!!

It's on a very small piece of cork, only 4 by 2 inches!
The pic I attached is 6 months old, the plant has grow alot since then and has twice as many roots. But it gives you an idea of what it's like. I took off the green string, the plant doesn't need any more help to hang on.

greenbean · #8 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 04:43 AM

Love Leptotes! Great growing!

EdinAZ · #9 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 01:01 PM

Ron,

Those look great! I have bicolor and unicolor, and really like them. Wasn't aware of the hybrid menina, I'll have to look for one.

And, Camille, that's a very nice healthy-looking bicolor you have there! Mine are on a piece of grapevine, and a piece of cedar shingle, but they look better on cork, I think. Yours obviously likes it.

Ed

grass · #10 (**permalink**) 02-28-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

Leptotes bicolor is a miniature related to Cattleya with terete leaves and Leptotes Menina is a hybrid of it and Leptotes unicolor. Both are quite floriferous and seem to be quite easy to grow.

Leptotes bicolor on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Leptotes Menina on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I am inspired to add these two into my collection list

I only have Leptotes unicolor