Name: | Epidendrum radicans | Tribe1: | Epidendreae |
Date acquired: | October 2000 | Subtribe: | Epidendrinae |
Source: | eBay seller julies_orchid_plants | Range2: | Mexico to Colombia |
Container: | 5" clay pot | Season: | Spring |
Flowers: | 1" Orange / Yellow Lip | Climate: | Intermediate |
I acquired this Epidendrum radicans as a "bonus orchid" when I purchased Cookara Bill several years ago. When I got it, it couldn't have been more than three inches tall, with a single bare root. Since then, it's grown to several feet in height; this plant is currently five feet tall counting the flower spike. Each spring, it put up a spike or two of brilliant orange flowers.
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References:
(1) Black, Peter. Orchid Growing. Cassell & Co., 1998.
(2) Internet Orchid Photo Encyclopedia: www.orchidspecies.com