Eulophia angolensis

Also known as: The Angolan Eulophia or Lissochilus buchanani Eulophia lindleyana Eulophia stolziana Cymbidium angolense Lissochilus paludicola Cyrtopera stolziana Lissochilus validus Lissochilus eylesii Lissochilus katentaniensis Lissochilus ugandae Lissochilus mildbraedii Lissochilus antunesii Lissochilus validus var. minor Lissochilus stolzianus Lissochilus paludicolus Lissochilus latus Lissochilus platypterus Lissochilus buchananii Lissochilus lindleyanus Eulophia buchananii in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

Native to: Angola Benin Botswana Burundi Congo Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Kenya Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Sudan Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

General Information

The Angolan Eulophia is a cool to hot growing orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous long lasting blossoms appear during Summer and Spring

Blooming Season

• Spring
• 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.