Ludisia discolor
Growth habit: An upright to sprawling evergreen orchid growing to 12 inches
tall and twice as wide. The leaves are oval in shape with a velvety look;
they are red on the underside and deep green on the surface with pink
longitudinal stripes, and they grow to 6 inches long and
black jewel orchid...
Ludisia discolor (Haemaria discolor)...
the jewel orchids are grown principally for their handsome foliage.
The black jewel orchid has... dark-maroon, velvety leaves with... red
parallel veins.
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flowers... produced... from December to February, and are white and
slightly
Just my own experience:
I have one plant growing in a normal peat-based houseplant mix. I
water it well and then let it dry out between waterings. I used to grow
succulents (before orchids), and learned not to overwater them. Ludisia
discolor seems very succulent in it's stems, so it seems to
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