General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Other Beneficial Insects: Ants, which pack the pseudobulbs with organic debris, providing nutrients to the plant.
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Division of pseudobulbs.
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Parentage: Myrmecophila brysiana X Myrmecophila grandiflora

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Motes Long Shot
Cultivar name: 'Motes Long Shot'
Common names
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Myrmecophila
  • Synonym: Schomburgkia

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-05-01
Bloom spike is just over 6 feet in lenght.
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-04-17
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-05-31
Very long bloom spike!
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2017-12-29
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2017-12-29
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-05-09
Showing the long bloom spike with a few buds.

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