Ada aurantiaca

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Ada aurantiaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Ada aurantiaca is a coolhouse orchid and will thrive well with the odontoglossums where they are cultivated; the bright orange-colored blooms add interest to the collection when in spring display. The culture is simple if potted in peat fiber with plenty of drainage; sphagnum may be added if it can be made to grow, but if not it becomes sour and inert, and is best left out of the material for cool orchids. Adas are evergreen and should never be dried at the roots as they grow in boggy soil at 8,500 feet elevation in Colombia. There is another species, A. Lehmannii, which is very distinct, but since the unfortunate death of Consul Lehmann, it seems never to have been reintroduced to cultivation. (Orpet.) Ada aurantiaca, Lindl. Fig. 117. Pseudobulbs 2-3 in. long, usually somewhat compressed, tapering, bearing 1-3 lvs. up to 12 in. long: fls. cinnabar, the sepals and petals lanceolate, twice as long as the lip. B.M. 5435. C.O., pi. 1. G.C. III. 43:247. F.\V. 1873:225. Var. maculata, Hort. Sepals and petals spotted with dark brown. C.O., pl. 1a. George V. Nash. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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