Encyclia garciana

[SlipperFan]

This is one of the cockle-shells. I think it has a different genus name now, but that's what's on the tag.

 

[biothanasis]

So great colouration!!!!!!!

 

[nikv]

I didn't think garciana has that much coloration in it. Now I need to go off and google it to find out. Very nice, by the way!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

New one on me. Is it named after Jerry Garcia? It kinda looks like something I saw in a bowl of Cherry Garcia once!

 

[nikv]

Apparently this one is now called Anacheilium garcianum. Here's a link to Jay Pfahl's Internet Orchid Encyclopedia:

http://orchidspecies.com/anagarciana.htm

I guess I must have confused it with another species.

Sure is pretty!

Best Regards,
Nik

 

[Hera]

Nice one, I've never seen it before.

 

[P-chan]

It's beautiful!

 

[JeanLux]

:drool: what a color!!! Jean

 

[raymond]

very nice

 

[mkline3]

Very cool, do you find it easy to grow like it's more common cockle-shell brother?

 

[SlipperFan]

Very cool, do you find it easy to grow like it's more common cockle-shell brother?

I've had it about a year. it was planted in sphagnum in a plastic basket when I bought it, and that's what it's still in. This summer, I'll probably put it on a mount -- I don't really like to grow in sphagnum for very long. The plant is pretty small for a cockle-shell, at least the one's I'm more familiar with. I grow it bright and intermediate temps, watering it 2x per week.