If you ask just a few orchid growers how to grow Brazil’s rupicolous laelias, you’re sure to hear
stories of failure. This is ironic, because, compared with other small-growing orchids such as
pleurothallids, these orchids are remarkably rugged. Their space-saving stature and colorful
flowers make them worth growing. Like all orchid culture, it’s easy once you know what the plants
need. Although experimentation may be required for your own personal growing conditions, it
helps to have a starting point.