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Coelogyne cristata : Orchid Species InformationGenus name : CoelogyneSpecies : cristata This is an easy to grow and stunning species that is found growing as an epiphyte in the Himalayas. It is a cool growing species that tolerates temperatures down to about 45f (C. 8c). The plant can be pot-grown or mounted, my preference is to mount the plant and that helps to show of the flowers all the better. The plant likes to be misted several times per day and given a good soak daily during the growing season, this should only be done if the plants roots have dried out if grown in a pot. Fertiliser is given weekly during the growing season.
In the winter months, water is reduced to daily mistings, just enough to prevent the pseudobulbs from shrivelling excessively. Some shrivelling will take place but is not harmful and they will plump up again when watering resumes after flowering. A drop in temperature is beneficial for initiating the flowers; plants grown overly warm during the cooler months have a tendency to not flower in my experience. Flowering takes place from winter to spring, the pendulous spike appears from the base of the previous seasons mature pseudobulb. It carries up to eight 4" (10 cm) crystalline white flowers with a yellow crest, which is scented. Specific Epithet : Crested  Photo of Coelogyne cristata
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