Overview

x Brassolaeliocattleya Floss Flora gx is a climbing conservatory greenhouse in the genus Brassolaeliocattleya, part of the Orchidaceae family, with deciduous foliage. x Brassolaeliocattleya Floss Flora gx grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H6. Suggested uses include cottage and informal garden, wildlife gardens and wall side borders.

About

x Brassolaeliocattleya Floss Flora gx is a climbing orchid cultivar belonging to the genus Brassolaeliocattleya in the Orchidaceae family. It is deciduous and thrives in full sun with a south-facing, sheltered aspect. This cultivar prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H6, it is suitable for cottage and informal gardens, wildlife gardens, and wall side borders. Its season of interest spans spring and summer, and it can be propagated by softwood and hardwood cuttings, chip budding, or seed with stratification.

About the genus

× Brassolaeliocattleya, abbreviated Blc. in the horticultural trade, is the orchid nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid greges containing at least one ancestor species from each of the three ancestral genera Brassavola R.Br., Cattleya Lindl. and Laelia Lindl., and from no other genera.

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Brassolaeliocattleya

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Loam

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained

Aspect

South-facing

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness

H6

Plant details

x Brassolaeliocattleya Floss Flora gx size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants

Habit

Climbing

Foliage

Deciduous

Suggested uses

Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, Wall side borders

Care notes

Pruning and caring for x Brassolaeliocattleya Floss Flora gx

Propagation

Softwood cuttings in early to mid spring, Hardwood cuttings in late summer to autumn, Chip budding in summer, Seed propagation (requires stratification)

Pest resistance

Aphids, Rose leafhopper, Glasshouse red spider mite, Scale insects, Caterpillars, Large rose sawfly, Rose slugworm sawfly, Rose leaf-rolling sawfly, Deer, Rabbits

Disease resistance

Rose black spot, Rose rust, Replant disease, Rose dieback, Rose powdery mildew, Honey fungus, Rose blindness, Flower balling

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