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Vanda Cherry Blossom 'Santa Cruz Sunset'
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SubRosa
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It has a very light fragrance. I didn't even notice it until a couple years ago.
That's really nice.
I wasn't drawn to Vandas back in the days when I had a lot of orchids, but I did have a Neofinitia falcata, which was cute and with a terrific fragrance. I think, but am not positive, that it was in a tree fern pot. It bloomed regularly but I think I traded it or gave away because it didn't do as well as I would have liked.
I also had a different popular small-growing species (its name escapes me) that I think was also part of the Vandaceous tribe, even if not the genus. That one had orange flowers and did real well growing bare-root in the smallest wooden basket basket, even with with challenging dry indoor air of winter.
I love the look of orchids, Tillandsias, etc. that thrive without pots, potting mixes, etc.
I wasn't drawn to Vandas back in the days when I had a lot of orchids, but I did have a Neofinitia falcata, which was cute and with a terrific fragrance. I think, but am not positive, that it was in a tree fern pot. It bloomed regularly but I think I traded it or gave away because it didn't do as well as I would have liked.
I also had a different popular small-growing species (its name escapes me) that I think was also part of the Vandaceous tribe, even if not the genus. That one had orange flowers and did real well growing bare-root in the smallest wooden basket basket, even with with challenging dry indoor air of winter.
I love the look of orchids, Tillandsias, etc. that thrive without pots, potting mixes, etc.
Thanks - that species name led me to the genus name that I knew way back then: Ascocentrum, which apparently has been absorbed into Vanda in the ~25 years since. That's too bad: I like the name Ascocentrum.
I don't know if I had an ampullaceum, though, because the ampullaceum photos I see online tend towards purple flowers. Mine was orange ... maybe it was a miniatum, not that orchid colors are diagnostic. Either way, it was a terrific plant and really cool in or out of bloom.
I don't know if I had an ampullaceum, though, because the ampullaceum photos I see online tend towards purple flowers. Mine was orange ... maybe it was a miniatum, not that orchid colors are diagnostic. Either way, it was a terrific plant and really cool in or out of bloom.