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Broughtonia sanguinea var. alba 'Karin', AM/AOS
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This year our Broughtonia
sanguinea ‘Karin’ produced four flower stems of which two are about 60 cm
(two feet) and branching. As of today,
September 3, 2018, there are thirteen open flowers and thirty-three buds. Including the current flowers and buds I
estimate the total number of flowers produced since June to about 190.
Broughtonia sanguinea
needs a lot of light to grow and flower well.
Direct sun during the middle of the day is not advisable, however, as
the heat burns the flower stems to the extent that the entire tip of the flower
stem with all its buds dry out and die. Because
of the length of the flower stems, this protection from the direct sun is
easier said than done.
Fortunately, this
year we have the possibility to hang the plant in a newly built wooden arbor
where it can get the dappled sun light that it likes so much
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| A) Photograph from 2014, after this orchid was awarded the Award of Merit by the American Orchid Society (AM/AOS). |
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| B) The entire orchid in 2014. Small in comparison to it today. See post from July 2014. |
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| C) Our Broughtonia hanging out in our arbor on August 19th with our other orchids. |
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| D) The bright white blooms. |
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| E) Still out in the sun, today September 3, 2018. |
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| F) A final close up photo to conclude my post today. |
I hope you enjoyed my post for this Labor Day weekend.
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