Schomburgkia crispa is also known as the Curled Schomburgkia.
Schomburgkia crispa is found growing high up in trees where it received nearly full sunlight and breezes throughout the day. Schomburgkia crispa is found growing in Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.
Plants are large. The elongated pseudobulbs of Schomburgkia crispa are topped with 2 or 3 leathery leaves.
Schomburgkia crispa has beautiful, medium-sized glossy maroon flowers with heavily undulated petals. The lip is narrow and lighter in color with a yellow triangular blotch near the tip. Many flowers are clustered at the end of a very tall erect or arching flower spike. Blooms in summer and fall.
Schomburgkia crispa was the first species of Schomburgkia to be described and is the type species for the genus. Schomburgkia crispa grows best mounted on a strudy hardwood mount or in large slotted baskets. Provide as much light as possible; schomburgkia's require more light than most cattleya orchids to flower. Provide intermediate to warm growing temperatures.
For more information:
No comments:
Post a Comment