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<\/p>\nGrow your epiphytes suspended in a basket. Orchids grow on other plants including bark, moss and trees. Remember to keep the humid as such roots can die of thirst.<\/p>\n
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Stanhopea Orchids<\/strong><\/p>\n Stranhopea occulata<\/strong> shown above has a wild appearance and a powerful fragrance. Stanhopea wardii<\/strong> has unusual large, waxy, golden-yellow pendant blooms with a spicy fragrance. ‘Stanhopea, Stanhopea Embreei, Stanhopea Oculata, Stanhopea Tricornis, Stanhopea Martiana, Stanhopea Hernandezii, Stanh’ by Book Llc<\/a> is one of several specialist books about these interesting plants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grow your epiphytes suspended in a basket. Orchids grow on other plants including bark, moss and trees. Remember to keep the humid as such roots can die of thirst. Stanhopea Orchids There are at least 65 species of Stanhopea plus various hybrids of these fantastic orchids. They originate from South and Central America notably Guatamala and Panama. Stanhopea are amongst the most showy yet spectacularly orchids. The flowers are large, fragrant and develop out the bottom of the basket they…<\/p>\n\n
\nDark spots that look like eyes give it the name oculata.
\nSpikes bloom downward, so they are best grown in open baskets lined with moss.
\nFlowers last just a few days, but they can grow into large specimens with multiple spikes, then blooming in succession.<\/p>\n
\nBest for hanging in open-weave baskets to allow the spike to emerge below the plant.
\nThe Orchid should bloom several times during summer.
\nTheir native habitat ranges from Mexico to Panama.<\/p>\n![\"Book](\"http:\/\/images.amazon.com\/images\/P\/1155684788.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg\")
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