| Good. I particularly like reedstemmed orchids. Reedstemmed Epis can take a great deal of water and the first generation hybrids with Epis generally take on all the same cultural needs: Very high light (more than Cattleyas will make them grow shorter), moist at the roots. Epis can take a wide temperature range,but you may not want to let the hybrid get quite as cold as the wild Epis, which can take a little frost. The biggest difference between the pure Epi and the Epicatts is that pure epis have no blooming season and can be in bloom all the time. Epicatts have a distinct bloom season, which is the down side to this cross. Hopefully tho, you will have bigger flowers to make up for the downside. Do you have a name from the label? I would like to see if I can look up the parentage. Cynthia |