Overview

x Brassolaeliocattleya Normans Bay gx 'Hercules' is a climbing conservatory greenhouse in the genus Brassolaeliocattleya, part of the Orchidaceae family, with deciduous foliage. x Brassolaeliocattleya Normans Bay gx 'Hercules' 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 Normans Bay gx 'Hercules' is a climbing orchid cultivar in the Brassolaeliocattleya genus, known for its deciduous foliage. It thrives in full sun on a south-facing, sheltered aspect with fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil of neutral pH. Hardy to UK zone H6, it is suitable for cottage and informal gardens, wildlife gardens, and wall side borders. This cultivar is of interest during spring and summer and can be propagated by softwood or hardwood cuttings, chip budding, or seed propagation requiring 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 Normans Bay gx 'Hercules' 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 Normans Bay gx 'Hercules'

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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