This medium sized, monopodial epiphytic species from the montane forests of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet China grows on moss covered trees at altitudes of 600 to 2300 meters and is a warm to cold grower that can take some full sun, with a stout stem carrying coriaceous, recurved, truncately tridentate apically, conduplicate, linear leaves that are articulated basally to the imbricate sheathing leaf bases and blooms in the spring and summer on an axillary, descending, short, few (2 to 8) flowered inflorescence with short, broad bracts that are shorter than the leaves.
It has fragrant floral scented, waxy, long-lived flowers with horns on the apex of the lip which is the determining factor between this species and Vanda alpina. A very nice compact, easy to grow species!
NOTE: This species blooms on small plant.
We are offering Vanda cristata IN SPIKES for Spring!
You can grow it in a 4" basket, bare root if you have high humidity and water them daily. Or you can plant it in a 6" baskets with moss, or clay pot with extra large New Zealand bark. This will keep moisture around the roots so you don't have to water daily.
Pot size: 4" hanging basket
Fragrant floral scented
Color(s): Green with white, red on lip
Bloom: Blooming size compact plant
Plant tall: 8" – 12"
Temperature: Warm to Cold
Light Level: High
Water: Keep moist and can be dry out between watering
Fertilizer: Heavy feeder. Often 2 - 3 times a week
Bloom Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
Shipping Policy
- Read the description very carefully before you purchase. Due to the sensitive nature of orchids, there are no refunds or returns when plants leave our nursery.
- You must let us know if you have special shipping needs, such as including a heat pack.
- Plants are packed carefully, but we cannot guarantee flowers, buds, sheaths or spikes once the plant leaves the nursery.
- We offer local pick up at the nursery in San Jose.
- We ship within the US; outside the US by arrangement only.
- We usually ship on Monday – Tuesday.
- If an order is received after 9:00 AM PST Monday, we may ship the item the following Monday.
- We normally ship by Priority USPS; or FedEx or UPS for large boxes.
- We will combine shipping where possible; some orders may be in multiple boxes.
- Plant may or may not ship with flowers.
- We cannot guarantee a delivery gets to a specific address in the time frame requested due to current shipping conditions.
- Time to arrival/delivery quotes are generated by USPS, Fed Ex, UPS, not Orchid Design. Also keep in mind the package will not travel in a direct route but rather from one shipping hub to another.
- If damage occurs in shipping and you want to file a claim with USPS, FedEx, or UPS, it is your responsibility to file a claim.
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