Orchid On A Stick, Intriguing and
Stikingly Beautiful

Orchids mounted on a stick have been written about in various orchid books and orchid articles. This plant is a strikingly beautiful orchid plant and actually looks like an orchid on a stick. It is from a small genus, Barkeria. Initially they were categorized as an Epidendrum.

Orchids on a stick are on the smaller size for orchids and can be difficult to grow. There are specific requirements that are necessary to grow these orchids. They are found in the intermediate elevations of the southern region of Mexico and Guatemala countryside. They enjoy the cooler nights that are found in this area of Mexico where the summers are warm and moist and the winters are dry.

This orchid plant actually is deciduous and lose their leaves and actually become dormant in the fall and early part of the winter. Then all of a sudden late in the winter they begin to bloom and flower from the bare leafless stick. The flowers last a long time but are dainty. 

Once they become dormant they should be left alone in a dry cool area until they begin to bloom then begin to water.

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