Cleistes libonii

Also known as: Limbon's Cleistes in the subfamily: Vanilloideae

General Information

Limbon's Cleistes is a warm to hot growing orchid belonging to the sub family Vanilloideae.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect elliptic leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Autumn

Blooming Season

• Autumn
• Summer

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.