What is Laeliocattleya?

Laeliocattleya, also known as Laeliinae Notegener, is an orchid hybrid made by a combination of orchid cultivars Laelia and Cattleya. The plant produces several fleshy, dense leaves similar to tips and one or more long branches with flowers at the end. The flowers generally have a large, striking, complex shape with two or three oval petals scattered thinner. The inner lip is prominent and may have contrasting colors or stains. Orchids were originally originally from tropical rainforests and wet Pacific Islands, but have been cultivated and hybridized for centuries. Flowers may have one color or may have stripes, spots or contrasting eyes; The outer petals are often purple, yellow, white or purple, with a contrasting inner petal, which protrudes from the center of the flower. Flowers are unusually long lasting and the plant can only bloom twice a year. Because new flowers will be appear on the same tip, faded flowers can be removed but the tip canto grow in place.

orchid hybrids grow best in a bright, indirect sunlight and rich soil with regular fertilization. As a tropical plant, most varieties, such as higher humidity and prosper with frequent irrigation and occasional reflection, but waterlogged soil will cause root rot. Plants should be connected as soon as the soil is dry to the touch. Laelocattleya is not easy to promote, but a patient gardener can try to grow new from seeds. New plants are more often produced from deviations of growing mass facilities next to the parent plant.

in wild orchids often live on branches and trunk of trees or in poor free soil. Their roots are exposed to air to absorb moisture. If you want to maintain optimal conditions for growing Laeliocattleya in pots or in tropical garden, the soil should contain higher concentrationfragments of compost bark or hRuba chopped bark and sphagnum moss.

Laeliocattleya can be grown outdoors when temperatures remain between 50 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit (10-35 degrees Celsius). In the interior, orchids will prosper at normal household temperatures; However, large temperature fluctuations cause the plants to damage. Plants are best in a humid environment and bright indirect sunlight, but a few months of lower light will stimulate a cycle of calm and re -flowering. The weak, balanced fertilizer solution can be used every time the plant is connected, but the soil of the orchid should occasionally behed out with ordinary water.