Oerstedella schweinfurthiana (syn Epidendendrum schweinfurthianum)

Oerstedella schweinfurthiana (syn Epidendendrum schweinfurthianum)Oerstedella schweinfurthiana (syn Epidendendrum schweinfurthianum). Deflasked October 2023 and well rooted in 3. 25" pots. 2 3 years from blooming size These easy to grow Epidendrum relatives have amazing 1" flowers with sepals and petals that are bluish purple on the back and orange red to bronze and a bluish purple lip. Flowers develop in bunches of 4 10 flowers in the fall winter. Mature plants produce wispy, flexible stems that can EASILY REACH 10

blooming-size divisions in a 3

mounted blooming size plants

tetragonum (one of the parents) has slender

are without a doubt some of the largest flowers of the group

We crossed our best Cattleya harrisoniana with our best Panarica (used to be Encyclia) prismatocarpa

The white flowers with red tepals really stand out

The flowers have a white background with purple spots on the petals

and intermediate-warm temps spring-fall and a cool

it is best grown by folks who have a lot of room

but then neither is the price) and the plants are stout and vigorous

We withhold water until the new growth is 2" tall the following spring

and the flowers on these babies should be nearly identical