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Laelia speciosa alba outcross #2918 ('8945' x '1986') (approximately 25 seedlings per flask).

The Species: A rarely seen species from Mexico that grows at elevations from 4650 to 8000 feet. This is a small plant with a spectacular large, fragrant flower. It has some very particular cultural requirements that must be met for it to thrive.

Culture: Laelia speciosa has a very short summer growing season and a long dry period. I grow it quite dry and with cool to cold nights from late September to May or June. Depending on the humidity in the growing area, I water rarely and/or mist occassionally to keep the pseudobulbs plump. After growth starts and the plant has flowered, it gets water and fertilizer daily and sometimes twice a day to plump up the new growths.

This is not one of the parents of this cross and it isn't a true alba as there is a hint of color in the lip, but gives a sense of the flower of an alba. Both of the parents of this cross are true albas.