This Mormodes is supposed to be easier to grow than many. The plant in the photograph is a new addition to my collection, and is shown blooming with two spikes and 3 flowers for a first blooming on a very young plant having a single pseudobulb of only 1-1/2 inches in height. This is very small to be blooming at all!
The flower's sepals and petals are a kind of brown/yellow with darker stripes, while the lip is a light green with darker green stripes. The color combination is quite attractive and interesting. Flowers last a long time on this Mormodes. The fragrance is interesting. The scent is reminiscent of some kind of spice, but when I suggest to my friends that the fragrance is that of McDonald's hamburgers, they tend to agree. Ah... the power of suggestion!
I grow this one like all my other Mormodes, which means plenty of even moisture. This plant is growing well in straight long-fibered New Zealand sphagnum moss. I plan to keep it in this medium, as it tends to be easier to judge the need for watering. If it is just moist to the touch and signals that it will be dry the following day, give it a watering. That's about it.
