Encyclia "Nursery Rhyme" Hybrid

 

Encyclia orchids can be determined by the presence of a fairly large and very roundish pseudobulb at the base of the leaf.  The pseudobulb is where the orchid stores water.  Found in tropical South and Central America in rainforests normally  above 1000 meters this epiphyte (ep-a-FIT) (tree dweller) is closely related to the cattleya tribe and is grown in cultivation very much like cattleya orchids.  They love high humidity, fairly bright, indirect light and frequent watering.  There are well over 200 species of encyclia orchids and a large number of hybrids. We have found the flowers to typically be very long lasting.