Angraecum leonis Majus

[Erythrone]

Bought from M. Lecoufle. One of my favorite species.

Angraecum leonis Majus_web par Erythrone, sur Flickr

BTW, does anyone know if Majus is a clone???

 

[JeanLux]

Om.., what a beauty !!!! :clap:

Media is just corks and sphagnum!??

Jean

 

[abax]

Pristine and elegant and I've tried and tried to grow this
orchid and have never managed to keep them alive.
Congratulations!

 

[Ditto]

awesome !!
From what I now the majus form is from the Comores Island

 

[Shiva]

Super nice flowering. Congrats!

 

[biothanasis]

Gorgeous plant and blooms!! Very interesting growing medium!!

 

[Roy]

The term 'Majus' is a descriptive name, means nothing in context of speciallity.
Two forms leonis occur, one from Madagascar, the small form & the Comoros Islands. This form being at least twice the size of the Madagascar form. This where I would suggest the Majus term comes in. Olde English word for "bigger" form.

Text on both,
PLANT SIZE AND TYPE:

A medium sized epiphyte that grows to 6-8 in. (15-20 cm) wide, and is usually less than 6 in. (15 cm) tall. While usually a monopod with a short, stout stem, secondary growths will occasionally be made from near the base of the stem. All measurements given are for the Madagascan form. The Comoro Island form may be as much as twice the size indicated.

 

[Erythrone]

Om.., what a beauty !!!! :clap:

Media is just corks and sphagnum!??

Jean

The plant is on a very small pot (2 inches diam) filled with a corse media (something like bark/leca/ charcoal mix). Since the plant was unstable, I put it in another pot last year and I filled it with cork.... I put the sphagnum moss just for displaying.

 

[Erythrone]

The term 'Majus' is a descriptive name, means nothing in context of speciallity.
Two forms leonis occur, one from Madagascar, the small form & the Comoros Islands. This form being at least twice the size of the Madagascar form. This where I would suggest the Majus term comes in. Olde English word for "bigger" form.

Text on both,
PLANT SIZE AND TYPE:

A medium sized epiphyte that grows to 6-8 in. (15-20 cm) wide, and is usually less than 6 in. (15 cm) tall. While usually a monopod with a short, stout stem, secondary growths will occasionally be made from near the base of the stem. All measurements given are for the Madagascan form. The Comoro Island form may be as much as twice the size indicated.

thank you Roy. oke:

BTW, Majus is a Latin word too.

 

[SlipperFan]

Beautiful plant and very lovely flowers. You are doing well with it!

 

[Ozpaph]

I'd love to live on champagne corks!

 

[abax]

Are you growing this leonis cool/intermediate temps.? I've
been told my greenhouse is too warm to grow leonis well.

 

[Erythrone]

Yes, abax, I grow it intermediate/cool, I would say.

 

[NYEric]

thank you Roy. oke:

BTW, Majus is a Latin word too.

Nice! :evil:

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

How lovely!