13/09 - What's new in September?
13/09 - What’s new in September?
This months orchid in the picture: Chysis bractescens
We offer you now very nice plants of Chysis bractescens. This epiphyte or lithophyte can be found on rocky slopes and in trees of central America and on islands of the Gulf of Mexico al the way to the Bahamas. The plant consist of fat big pseudo bulbs that carry soft large leaves like those from Lycaste or Phaius. In winter the leaves drop and from the leafless bulbs the short flower spike appear. Flowers are large and have a strong sweet fragrance. They bloom for 4 weeks and longer.
New in our Hybrids Collection:
ENCYCLIA:
Epicyclia Mabel Kanda
MILTONIA:
Miltoniopsis Newton Falls
Miltoniopsis Pink Cadillac
Miltoniopsis Red Tide
ODONTOGLOSSUM:
Odontoglossum Excellens
PROSTHECHEA:
Prosthechea vespa x radiata
New in our Species Collection:
BRASSIA:
Brassia andreettae
Brassia pozoi
CATTLEYA & RELATED:
Laelia lobata
CHYSIS:
Chysis bractescens
CYMBIDIUM:
Cymbidium aloifolium
Cymbidium erythraeum
MAXILLARIA:
Maxillaria hennisiana
Maxillaria meleagris
VANDA & RELATED:
Aerides houlletiana
Gastrochilus calceolaris
Photo: Chysis bractescens
Should you have any questions regarding these new plants, feel free to contact us any time. Have fun collecting!