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Originally Posted by elitebettas  Spathoglottis 'Grapette' aka Grapette Ground Orchid. Purple flowers with yellow lip that smells just like grape juice-lovely little plant whose flowers remind me of a very tiny cymbidium flower. Anyone have one? |
elitebettas,
I grew this and bloomed it for quite a long time before i got infested with scale and I lost it. Theyseem to be very easy vigorous growers. In the southern states they can be grown outdoors as garden plants/decorative ornamentals.
There's a part of your plant name that is missing. The missing part is the species name: unguiculata. The full name should read: Spathoglottis unguiculata 'Grapette'.
They're quite nice and continue to throw out flowers for some time. I really like the leaves too, arching and graceful. If you do well with this one, try Spathoglottis plicata which has a larger flower and can be found in various shades of yellow as well as white. There are also lots of beautifully coloured hybrids.
Can you post some pictures of your Spath. so folks who don't know about them can learn?
Cheers