{"id":14074,"date":"2013-01-23T22:59:40","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T06:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=14074"},"modified":"2013-04-22T08:51:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T16:51:00","slug":"alba-jewel-orchid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/23\/alba-jewel-orchid\/","title":{"rendered":"Alba Jewel Orchid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Alba&#8221; is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/20\/latin-orchid-names\/\">Latin<\/a> for white or pale. With lighter leaves than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/19\/jewel-orchid\/\">its close Jewel Orchid relative<\/a>, this beautiful variant from Vietnam is known as Ludisia discolor alba, or the Alba Jewel Orchid. Instead of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Ludisia_discolor_2_800px.jpg\">dark green leaves with bright pink stripes<\/a>, it has light green leaves with white stripes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_4_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14080\" alt=\"Ludisia leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_4_800px-96x128.jpg\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_4_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_4_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_4_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14077\" alt=\"Ludisia leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_1_800px-128x128.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_1_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_1_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14078\" alt=\"Ludisia leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_2_800px-128x96.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_2_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_2_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ludisias are easy to grow. These <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/11\/terrestrial-orchids\/\">terrestrials<\/a> like rich, sandy soil. Jewel Orchids need <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">regular water<\/a>, warm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">temps<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">high humidity<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/17\/weakly-weekly\/\">regular fertilizer<\/a>. Give them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/light.html\">bright light<\/a>, but no direct sun. Ludisias can thrive under artificial lights, and they&#8217;re popular terrarium plants. It&#8217;s easy to root cuttings of their thick stems in moss, water, or potting soil. Watch for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/problems\/index.html\">pests like mealybug and scale<\/a>, which are often symptoms of low humidity. Cut back water and fertilizer during <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">winter dormancy<\/a>, but keep humidity high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14079\" alt=\"Ludisia leaves and emerging flower spike\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_3_800px-128x85.jpg\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_3_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_3_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_3_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_6_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14082\" alt=\"Ludisia flower spike with buds and open flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_6_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_6_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_6_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_6_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_5_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14081\" alt=\"Ludisia flowers and leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_5_800px-85x128.jpg\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_5_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_5_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ludisia_discolor_var_alba_5_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With such attractive foliage, the Jewel Orchid&#8217;s small flowers are often overlooked. The unusual blooms emerge atop tall, fuzzy spikes in winter. They add a whole new dimension to this fascinating orchid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Alba&#8221; is Latin for white or pale. With lighter leaves than its close Jewel Orchid relative, this beautiful variant from Vietnam is known as Ludisia discolor alba, or the Alba Jewel Orchid. Instead of dark green leaves with bright pink stripes, it has light green leaves with white stripes. Ludisias are easy to grow. These [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5,12,3,6,16,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dormancy","category-fertilizing","category-fragrant-orchids","category-growing","category-photos","category-warm-growers","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14074"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14101,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14074\/revisions\/14101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}