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Brassavola subulifolia

Syn. B. cordata, B. harissii, B. sloanei, B. stricta
Origin Jamaica
Plant description Plants has pointed long, tapered and pointed leaves, can be upright or hang loosely as the plant becomes older and larger.
Growing Said to be seen in the White River Estate, Jamaica. This plant grows and blooms well under warm-intermediate conditions, in a basket, or mounted.
Blooming Season Data show peak of bloom in November. All mine bloomed anytime from December to late February.
Flower size and shape The sepals and petals are about 3 cm, lip is hearted shap, varies about 1.3 cm wide and 2.5 cn long, of which 1 cm is claw.
Colors and fragrance The petals and sepals are green to lemon yellow and the lip is white, and yellow/green near the throat. I have seen a stalk carried 9 flowers (more than Dr. Withner described)
Comments I have a few plants of this species, I picked a few of them for their lip variations. This species is sold widely under the name B. cordata.


B. subulifolia (collected, Jamaica) - This clone has narrower lip but very showy, and has typical good form of the species, with drooped sepals (specially the top sepal and almost flat petals. Flowers are light green and have very little red stain on the back of the sepals and petals. Strong fragrance at night.

B. subulifolia (Jamaica) - This clone has very large and green flowers with wide lip, droopy petals and sepals, and have no red stain at all.


B. subulifolia (collected, Jamaica) - This clone has the charm that give me goose bumps. The twisted and cupped sepals give the flowers the fragile look, yet elegant. Beside the noticeable red stain on the back of the sepals and petals, I think the flowers have a very good form with small but wide heart shaped lip.