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Laelia gouldiana
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Laelia gouldiana is a native of Mexico. This orchid is a relatively easy grower in our hands. It does require bright lights and temperature between 68 – 85 °F (20 – 30 °C). Since it does not prefer the hot and humid Baltimore summers, we keep this orchid in our cool basement under lights. As you can see, it grows very well and requires a lot of space to spread out. For more details, please go to my earlier post from November 16, 2016. This orchid was also on loan for an exhibition in 2017 at the National Capital Orchid Society show in Washington, DC.
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| A) In early November, three flowers opened up. |
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| B) Beautiful petals and lip. |
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| C) Five buds still unopened at this time. |
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| D) Four flowers opened before Thanksgiving and a few buds still developing. |
By the time we got home from our Thanksgiving vacation, all flowers had opened but they were already showing signs of wilting. It is still one of my favourite orchids.
Until my next post, I hope you enjoyed these photos.
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