{"id":2994,"date":"2010-04-09T20:04:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T04:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2011-03-05T15:53:40","modified_gmt":"2011-03-05T23:53:40","slug":"jumellea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/09\/jumellea\/","title":{"rendered":"Jumellea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Native to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/webimage\/countrys\/africa\/km.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Comoros Islands<\/a> near Madagascar, this species of Jumellea is an easy grower with delightful flowers. It holds crystal white blooms on long stems, giving the appearance that they&#8217;re floating around the plant.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2997\" title=\"Jumellea flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2998\" title=\"Jumellea flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_1_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_5_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2996\" title=\"Jumellea flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_5_640px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flowers\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_5_640px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_5_640px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_5_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nectar spurs are long, narrow tubes with a drop of nectar at the bottom, and they&#8217;re good clues that this orchid is fragrant. One arcs down behind each flower. During daytime, it has little scent, but starting in the evening, it puts out a strong fragrance that reminds me of tuberose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-2999\" title=\"Jumellea flower with nectar spur\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flower with nectar spur\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3004\" title=\"Jumellea flowers and plant\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flowers and plant\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3000\" title=\"Jumellea flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_2_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/darwins-orchid\/\">Darwin&#8217;s Orchid<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/17\/oeoniella\/\">Oeoniella<\/a>, Jumelleas can grow into large, attractive plants. The leaves form a fan pattern, and healthy specimens can grow 2 ft. (0.6 m) tall. Jumelleas enjoy conditions like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/dendrobium.html\">Dendrobiums<\/a>, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/light.html\">bright light<\/a>, regular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">water<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/fertilizer.html\">fertilizer<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/dormancy.html\">winter dormancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3001\" title=\"Jumellea flower\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flower\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3003\" title=\"Jumellea flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_4_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3002\" title=\"Jumellea plant with flowers at orchid show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Jumellea plant with flowers at orchid show\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Jumellea_arachnantha_3_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Native to the Comoros Islands near Madagascar, this species of Jumellea is an easy grower with delightful flowers. It holds crystal white blooms on long stems, giving the appearance that they&#8217;re floating around the plant. Nectar spurs are long, narrow tubes with a drop of nectar at the bottom, and they&#8217;re good clues that this [&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":[5,12,18,6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fertilizing","category-fragrant-orchids","category-intermediate-growers","category-photos","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2994","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=2994"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3046,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2994\/revisions\/3046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}