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Cultivar Details for
Laelia bradei 'MC8302' |
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Plant originally purchased from Miranda Orchids in September, 2021.
Slender pseudobulbs 5-6 cm tall, approx. 1 cm at the base and tapering to 0.5 cm at the apex, from which stems a single stiff, fleshy, upright but gently reflexed leaf, 6-9 cm long, and strongly channeled/cupped along the midrib. Total vegetative plant height is approximately 15 cm. Leaves and pseudobulbs are dark green, and flushed with red if receiving adequate light. Pseudobulbs grow on very short rhizomes, forming dense clusters.
Inflorescences grow from the apex of the pseudobulb, and develop within the still-closed leaves on the newest growths, such that the buds appear as the leaf opens. Scapes measure 3-4 cm, so that the pale yellow, star-shaped, crystalline flowers sit at about the center of the leaf. Produces 1-2 flowers per scape. Blooms in early fall. |
| Donor's culture notes: |
Temperature range Warm 90-70°F, cooler season Cool 70-52°F.
Does well grown in a small (just large enough to fit the root mass) terracotta pot tightly filled with sphagnum moss. Needs very high light; kept outdoors in Pennsylvania during warmer months, and in a fully exposed east-facing window once the temperatures drop into the 40°Fs at night. Watered when sphagnum is dry (2-3 times a week during the summer; 1-2 times a week during cooler months). Fertilizer provided from spring through fall. |
| Unique ID: |
MC8302
(this will not change even if any part of the name should change) |
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Propagation Efforts Involving This Plant
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'MC8302' -spontaneous |
(Pol. Aug 2022) -- Germinated: reserve flasks |
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