Coelogyne cristata
 

I got this plant a week ago at the SOOS meeting. It has two spikes and is in perfect condition.

Enjoy:

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Gorgeous!

Wow! Thats gorgeous! What medium is it potted in? I got one last summer and I need to do something with it. It's not very happy.
Beverly

man thats a beauty!!!

It is potted in a very coarse medium made of coconut husk and bark. Hope this helps!!!!!

I am star struck! What a lovely flower!

Thanks, after seeing yours, I really want to save mine.

C.Cristata, can be a difficult plant to grow successfully it does not take kindly to being repotted and tends to go backwards if watered with water which is high in salts . I find that mine grows well if I use rain water with a very small amount of fertilizer. It also gets a once a month dose of Super thrive during the growing season .
If your plant is showing signs of leaf tip die back ,then the salts are too high .
It is also better to just pot this plant on when it grows out of its pot . It makes a beautiful specimen plant . Mine had 300 flowers last season .

What is the ns of the flowers ? They appear much larger than my Coelogyne mossiae.

Charlie

It looks like you know how to grow it.Could you tell me how to take care Cristata during the winter time,when to stop water and for how long.Thanks:bowing:)