Hawaiian Reed Stem Epidendrum in the Garden 
HAWAIIAN REED STEM EPIDENDRUM 
Probably there is no other orchid plant, nor for 
that matter any other plant including roadside 
weeds, that can be so simply cultivated. We 
have customers write back and say ‘My Epi 
has been in flower for six months. Now another 
spike is ready to open. Don't they ever stop 
blooming?” Truly, under good culture they 
don't. We can’t say enough good things about 
these little fellows. 
What is new about them?—In the first place 
their color range covers the whole spectrum of 
the rainbow except for blue. Remember just a 
few years back when all we could offer were 
red and orange? Now you can have a riot of 
colors. In the second place, the size of the 
heads! The old types only had five to ten flow- 
ers open in the head. These new ones have 
fifteen to thirty or more. In the third place, the 
neatness of growth! The old ones were rambl- 
ing plants that were hard to train. The new 
hybrids contain stiff upright stems. 
Culture: Anyone can grow them. They want 
good light. Should never get bone dry. Fertilize 
with a liquid solution once every two weeks. 
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No. 602—Hawaiian Reed Stem Epidendrum Hybrids 
