Larry Dighera wrote:
Bill shipped two mostly dead plants in place of the one I had ordered
hoping that doubling the quantity would make up for the mostly dead
quality plants I received. If I were him, I'd have been happy to get
these out of my greenhouse too.
*grin* He should have sent you a dozen, then... You want some
mostly dead plants of other genera? I can set you up.
I'm going to order from The Orchid Connection next, however they're
sold out at this time.
What is the trick to growing this species?
I found it in an inventory of Bolivian orchids (but only a citation,
not the full description - La Llave & Lex.). But the only information I
have is that it grows in Bolivia. Along with a few hundred other
epidendrum species (most of which have habitat information). See
http://www.senckenberg.uni-frankfurt.de/odes/03-04.pdf
Jay's orchidspecies.com lists it as from Mexico at 2300m. That
would indicate intermediate temperatures, maybe on the cool side, I
think. Since Bolivia and Mexico are fairly far apart, this is either a
pretty adaptable species or somebody is confused. Or both... I'd bet
if you got a big enough plant to start with that it would grow just fine.
It looks cute though. Just from looking at it, it looks closely
allied to a plant I have labelled Epi. diffusum. Mine doesn't even
remotely match the picture that Jay has though... So who knows what
mine is. If E. anisatum is related, then mine grows great at dead on
intermediate temperatures, medium (Paph) light, and a fairly moist
potting mix. It is right in with my bigger paphs, and gets treated
identically. Don't know if that helps or not.
Is anyone able to provide contact information for a vendor with good
Epidendrum anisatum plants?
Can't help you there, but if you find a good vendor, let us
know. The name indicates that it smells like licorice, which would be a
nice addition to my basement.
Rob
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1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit