BRASSAVOLA(Brassav’ola )
Orchids which produce wild in Honduras and some character of South America , and in temperate region are rise in greenhouses with a minimum wintertime temperature of 55 degrees . They are nearly allied to those favored Orchids Cattleya and Laelia and belong to to the kinfolk Orchidaceae . They vary substantially in appearance but most of them have little , stemlike pseudobulbs , each with one foliage . All have white or whitish bloom , produced from the junction of the medulla oblongata and leaf , and they flower in the main in the bounce and summertime months . The name commemorates A. M. Brassavola , a Venetian plant scientist .
The Best Potting Compost
These Orchids are generally grow in baskets or pans suspended near the cap of the glasshouse . A desirable compost comprise of osmunda fibre , finely cut . They may also be grow in Fir bark . It may he necessary to insert a small marijuana cigarette in the compost to which the industrial plant can be tied to prevent the weight of the leave , particularly of those kind which have drooping foliage , from unduly loosen the plant . A few kinds — for instance ,B.Digbyana , B. glauca and B. nodosa — have vertical leafage and can be grown in pot without stake .
When to Repot
Repotting should be carried out in the spring if potential , but it must not be undertaken until newfangled growths and roots come along . The nursery must be shaded in summer but the shading should be removed as early in autumn as can be done with safety , so that the Modern growths are debunk fully , and thus become well “ ripened . ” At that season weewee must be open less often and can be withheld for a considerable period if the temperature does not outdo 55 degrees at night .
The main kindsare : Brassavola Digbyana ( Laelia Digbyana ) from Honduras , secern by its flat , sarcoid leave , which , together with the bulbs , are underwrite with a stiff excretion ; the somewhat fragrant flush , produce on an individual basis at various period , are over 4 in . across , with minute , greenish - white sepals and petals , and a cream - white lip , with to a great extent fringed border . B. glauca ( Laelia glauca ) is a Mexican plant life resembling B. Digbyana in habit of growth , although much smaller ; the prominent fragrant flower , which miss the characteristic fringe of B. Digbyana , are greenish - ashen , the lip sometimes sparsely spot with red . B. fragrans , B. cucullata , B. Perrinii , B. lineata , and B. subulifolia , all have prospicient cylindrical leaves and short spike heel or stems bearing several livid flowers in a bunch . B. nodosa , from tropical America , has livid or greenish yellow flush .
