The Laelia anceps started to spike at the end of Summer. The spikes took their sweet time to mature.
I watered the spikes and especially the developing sheaths later on twice a day, to soften the sticky glue surrounding the buds. Otherwise they get stuck and have to be freed with the help of a scissor. Even that isn't always enough to prevent the flowers from emerging poorly. Under my growing conditions it was "water water water", not just the bark, but the inside ceiling of the greenhouse above the plant as well and the spikes. |
