maculata

Will grow well in the house or greenhouse as they must be protected from freezing.

Growing season: from about March to October, a cool and dry winter dormant period from November to February.

They are best grown in the summer at temperatures not exceeding 25 oC and a winter temperature between 2-5 oC. I keep them in the refrigerator in the winter to ensure a reasonably uniform temperature. However, it is important that the autumn flowering pleiones as Pln. maculata, Pln. praecox  as well as some of the hybrids where these plants are parents, are to be kept at a temperature not lower than approx. 12-15 oC

Plant the pseudobulbs in a mixture of peat, loam, perlite and sphagnum moss immediately on arrival.

IMPORTANT! If you are ordering outside UK (including Northern Ireland), you must have a CITES permit. (Additional £75.00 + £1.50 per genera)