Encyleyvola Grapleade is blooming again after blooming in July. This is why I love Brassavola hybrids

Back in July it was basically growing in its old roots inside the rotted basket. I cut off old dried up pseudo bulbs and cut off about half off or more of the bottom old root mass and gave it a new octagonal basket. It didn’t affect it blooming at all. It usually gives 6 blooms per spike but they’re decent size and last a couple of months or more.

It blooms off and in most of the year. Seasons don’t seem to matter. Each new growth blooms whenever. The leaves are stiff and extremely thick. The tips can practically poke you. If given more sun they turn purplish. They can take a lot if sun but also don’t mind shadier locations and will still bloom but leaves revert to green.

Grapelade is a hybrid in the Encyleyvola genus and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by E.B.Horton in 1991. Registered parents are Encyvola Phoenix * Cattleya schilleriana. The key influencing species of this hybrid are Cattleya schilleriana (50.00% subgenus Intermediae ), Brassavola nodosa (25.00% ) Encyclia phoenicea (25.00% ) listed in order of their genetic contribution. Very slow grower.