Thank you, found this just in time for my first Stanhopea purchase. I'll use bark, pumice, moss, and also add some charcoal which I hadn't planned, in a small wooden basket to keep it tight. Please keep the videos coming, you have some lovely plants :)
@@orchidhouse Just an update, my first Stanhopea tigrana is doing great. I made up some wire baskets from a large roll of mesh, 1 inch squares, covered with green PVC, gives the spikes more of a chance on their downward journey. Lined with coir fibre. I now have six Stanhopeas of varying sizes :)
Definitely what I would call; 'Beauty and The Beast ' orchid. I had a chance to see one in bloom at an orchid nursery in Tampa. It had some big beastly leaves and wild looking blooms. As I stood below it, wow,,,,,what a shocker. The fragrance was unexpectedly beautiful! So I purchased a small plant, but I am sure it's a hybrid. Three years later the plant is still small. It could be since I immediately repotted into a large basket to give it room to bloom from below. Perhaps it needs to feel compressed. Thank you for sharing.
Either at Orchid Shows in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area or also because I am on a mailing list from some of those vendors. I then order from them and they take care of all the paperwork for importing and mail the plants to my home directly. Feel free to subscribe as I post on a regular basis. Thank you!
Your orchid is absolutely gorgeous. Do the flowers have a fragrance? Are they difficult to grow? I would love to have atleast one in my collection. Thank you for the info.
Thank you very much! Stanhopea flowers are among the most fragrant of all orchids. They are very fast growers unlike most orchids and easy to grow as long as you hydrate them properly. These are low light plants and need a lot of fertilizing. Not sure where you live, but they should be grown outdoors and the vast majority will not take cold temperatures. If you want only one, I would choose a hybrid as they grow faster. These plants take up a lot of space but they are so worth it!
Love your videos Olivier. Very informative. I actually just visited ecuagenera located in Apopka, Florida and they have tons of stanhopias there including your nigripes and embreei for less and already established in pots. Check the site that is USA base, you’ll know that it is because it will say “pick up available in Plymouth Sorrento Rd, Apopka Florida. Usually ready in 24 hrs”. In case you want to add more stanhopias in your collection.😊 What is the stanhopia name that you are potting that came from South America?
Thank you very much! As a matter of fact, I bought both embreei and nigripes on the video from Ecuagenera but they were sent bare rooted by the Cuenca headquarter to the Apopka location. I have since also bought 4 others, straight from Apopka, that were indeed already established which is much better. Their Apopka location is a fairly recent and very welcome addition. So your recommendation is indeed excellent! The Stanhopea I potted on the video is Stan. posadae which I believe is fairly rare? I bought it from Gary Meyer out of San Francisco who imports Colombian orchids twice a year. I don't know what his source is. Recently, I bought a few more from Peruflora as well. The Santa Barbara Orchid Estate in California carries many Stanhopeas but only sells a few at a time. Thanks again!
I am not quite sure what you mean by "sphagnum moss is too cold for the winter"? Where I live in South Florida, even nighttime temperatures seldom drop below 55 F/13C. So it is hardly ever "cold". This being said, a soggy medium in my humid climate is not good by cold nights. If that is what you mean, then yes sphagnum moss is not ideal. Stanhopeas will grow fine without sphagnum moss which is indeed a tricky medium to use. I have learnt to use it but bark is good. I would use fine bark which is more moisture retentive though.
You need to contact them directly. Many often export a couple of times a year to their customer database and they also come to orchid shows in the US. They need to abide by custom regulations for exports so they do it in bulk. Where do you live? If you live in South Florida like me, Redlands and Tamiami are the best opportunity to buy from them without importing directly but you can always preorder too. If you just want to try out I would not pre-order but just buy at the show. This way you can choose your plant. Ecuagenera (Ecuador) exports regularly. info@ecuagenera.com Orquídeas del valle (Colombia), orquideas@orquivalle.com Bela Vista (Brazil): Antonio Schmidt belavista@bvorchids.com.br Floralia (Brazil): Stephen Camplain info@floralia.com.br Peruflora: contact@orchidsperuflora.com Orquídeas amazonicas (Peru) salesint@orquideasamazonicas.com
Hello from a fellow stanhopea lover!! Did you ever buy from Ecuagenera US or Ecuador?? They have a great selection and healthy plants as far as what I have purchased??
@@mountainshamanscloudorchid354 Thank you! The Stan. posadae I am repotting and that had just arrived bare rooted is from a gentleman called Gary Meyer. He is based in San Francisco and imports orchids from Colombia twice per year. Good stuff. The Stan. embreei and the large Stan. Yolanda Breck are both from Ecuagenera. Yolanda Breck is a hybrid that was registered by Ecuagenera. I also have several good plants form Peruflora. Other good sources in South America are Mundiflora (Ecuador), Orquideas del Valle (Colombia), Bela Vista and Floralia for Brazilian species ONLY (there are only 4 Brazilian species). In the US the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate (California) sells established plants at times. They have a large collection I believe but only few that they sell. Of course Ecuagenera has recently opened a store in Florida and you can buy established plants from them too.
@@orchidhouse Thanks you so much for the information Olivier!! Good to see your spring order from Gary has finally arrived!! I have been in touch with Gary to see when his next order deadline is and to chat chat. I plan on putting in an order with him in the fall. I also feel a lot better now knowing someone who has ordered from him. cuz you never know!?!? Thanks again!!
Stanhopea’s are my all time favorites of orchids even though the blooms last a few day’s. Their scents are amazing
AGree!
I have a big Tigrina mounted on a big cork slab, it loves it 😁
Wonderful! Mounting is always a great option
Thank you for sharing that Olivier!!!😊👍
Thank you, found this just in time for my first Stanhopea purchase. I'll use bark, pumice, moss, and also add some charcoal which I hadn't planned, in a small wooden basket to keep it tight. Please keep the videos coming, you have some lovely plants :)
Thank you very much and good luck with the Stanhopea! Those are gorgeous plants!!!!
@@orchidhouse Just an update, my first Stanhopea tigrana is doing great. I made up some wire baskets from a large roll of mesh, 1 inch squares, covered with green PVC, gives the spikes more of a chance on their downward journey. Lined with coir fibre. I now have six Stanhopeas of varying sizes :)
@@oscarrox fantastic!!!
Definitely what I would call; 'Beauty and The Beast ' orchid. I had a chance to see one in bloom at an orchid nursery in Tampa. It had some big beastly leaves and wild looking blooms. As I stood below it, wow,,,,,what a shocker. The fragrance was unexpectedly beautiful! So I purchased a small plant, but I am sure it's a hybrid. Three years later the plant is still small. It could be since I immediately repotted into a large basket to give it room to bloom from below. Perhaps it needs to feel compressed. Thank you for sharing.
Hi 👋 Bella stanhopea I love 😍
Thank you so much Olivier ! Great information ! Love your videos !
Thank you very much!
hard to differentiate stanhopea's leaves from those of gongora galeata😃
Stanhopeas have one leaf (unifoliate) while gongoras have two or more leaves
@@orchidhouse thank you😃
Great video, i just picked up stanhopea Shinjik x Paphinia cristata from an ecuagenera popup and was wondering if i should overpot or not
I would not
I have a couple of healthy stanhopeas that are in a pot. Can I lift them and place them in a basket.
Absolutely!
Check the bottom of the rootball when you take it out of the pot and see if there is a live inflorescence. You may save it from rot.....
Thanks for the video .How about light requirements? do they need direct or indirect sun?
Absolutely no direct sunlight. Bright filtered light and even shade
Recently found your channel. Thank you for your content. How are you able to buy orchids from out of country?
Either at Orchid Shows in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area or also because I am on a mailing list from some of those vendors. I then order from them and they take care of all the paperwork for importing and mail the plants to my home directly. Feel free to subscribe as I post on a regular basis. Thank you!
Your orchid is absolutely gorgeous. Do the flowers have a fragrance? Are they difficult to grow? I would love to have atleast one in my collection. Thank you for the info.
Thank you very much! Stanhopea flowers are among the most fragrant of all orchids. They are very fast growers unlike most orchids and easy to grow as long as you hydrate them properly. These are low light plants and need a lot of fertilizing. Not sure where you live, but they should be grown outdoors and the vast majority will not take cold temperatures. If you want only one, I would choose a hybrid as they grow faster. These plants take up a lot of space but they are so worth it!
Love your videos Olivier. Very informative. I actually just visited ecuagenera located in Apopka, Florida and they have tons of stanhopias there including your nigripes and embreei for less and already established in pots. Check the site that is USA base, you’ll know that it is because it will say “pick up available in Plymouth Sorrento Rd, Apopka Florida. Usually ready in 24 hrs”. In case you want to add more stanhopias in your collection.😊 What is the stanhopia name that you are potting that came from South America?
Thank you very much! As a matter of fact, I bought both embreei and nigripes on the video from Ecuagenera but they were sent bare rooted by the Cuenca headquarter to the Apopka location. I have since also bought 4 others, straight from Apopka, that were indeed already established which is much better. Their Apopka location is a fairly recent and very welcome addition. So your recommendation is indeed excellent! The Stanhopea I potted on the video is Stan. posadae which I believe is fairly rare? I bought it from Gary Meyer out of San Francisco who imports Colombian orchids twice a year. I don't know what his source is. Recently, I bought a few more from Peruflora as well. The Santa Barbara Orchid Estate in California carries many Stanhopeas but only sells a few at a time. Thanks again!
Is this good for winter ? Spag is too cold for winter don’t you think ? Can we only use bark and foam ?
I am not quite sure what you mean by "sphagnum moss is too cold for the winter"? Where I live in South Florida, even nighttime temperatures seldom drop below 55 F/13C. So it is hardly ever "cold". This being said, a soggy medium in my humid climate is not good by cold nights. If that is what you mean, then yes sphagnum moss is not ideal. Stanhopeas will grow fine without sphagnum moss which is indeed a tricky medium to use. I have learnt to use it but bark is good. I would use fine bark which is more moisture retentive though.
How do you order from South America and get it ship to the US I would like to order some
You need to contact them directly.
Many often export a couple of times a year to their customer database and they also come to orchid shows in the US. They need to abide by custom regulations for exports so they do it in bulk.
Where do you live? If you live in South Florida like me, Redlands and Tamiami are the best opportunity to buy from them without importing directly but you can always preorder too. If you just want to try out I would not pre-order but just buy at the show. This way you can choose your plant.
Ecuagenera (Ecuador) exports regularly.
info@ecuagenera.com
Orquídeas del valle (Colombia),
orquideas@orquivalle.com
Bela Vista (Brazil): Antonio Schmidt
belavista@bvorchids.com.br
Floralia (Brazil): Stephen Camplain
info@floralia.com.br
Peruflora:
contact@orchidsperuflora.com
Orquídeas amazonicas (Peru)
salesint@orquideasamazonicas.com
Hello from a fellow stanhopea lover!! Did you ever buy from Ecuagenera US or Ecuador?? They have a great selection and healthy plants as far as what I have purchased??
As a matter of fact, yes I have bought several plants both straight from Ecuador and recently also from their Apopka location in Florida.
@@orchidhouse Who did you purchase the Stan. you have in this video?? Great videos!
@@mountainshamanscloudorchid354 Thank you! The Stan. posadae I am repotting and that had just arrived bare rooted is from a gentleman called Gary Meyer. He is based in San Francisco and imports orchids from Colombia twice per year. Good stuff. The Stan. embreei and the large Stan. Yolanda Breck are both from Ecuagenera. Yolanda Breck is a hybrid that was registered by Ecuagenera. I also have several good plants form Peruflora. Other good sources in South America are Mundiflora (Ecuador), Orquideas del Valle (Colombia), Bela Vista and Floralia for Brazilian species ONLY (there are only 4 Brazilian species). In the US the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate (California) sells established plants at times. They have a large collection I believe but only few that they sell. Of course Ecuagenera has recently opened a store in Florida and you can buy established plants from them too.
@@orchidhouse Thanks you so much for the information Olivier!! Good to see your spring order from Gary has finally arrived!! I have been in touch with Gary to see when his next order deadline is and to chat chat. I plan on putting in an order with him in the fall. I also feel a lot better now knowing someone who has ordered from him. cuz you never know!?!? Thanks again!!
@@orchidhouse
I reside in San Francisco, California, will check him out. Thank you for sharing the listings of places to purchase these beauties