Phaelanopsis experiment
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Comments (17)Jodik,I am with you on this one. And good morning by the way:-)) No matter what I do, I can't keep one growing for anything! I have tried everything but the mounted technique though. How often do you spray the roots down when mounted indoors and how long? I have a greenhouse and I would like to give it a shot with a cheap plant or maybe a few. Sort of an experiment. I was at the nursery this weekend and saw many Phals that had not sold for a couple of months now. Some were in a barky mix and others in a just Spagnum Moss. I examined their roots and they all looked horrible. The only ones that had nice roots were the ones that had just arrived. Now what does that tell me? These methods work for people who provide an environment that can handle those type of mixes. As for us that drag them home for our pleasure, if the mixes the nursery has them in kill them over time, then it is up to us to figure out what mix works best for our plants with the environment that we provide. Sort of a balancing act. many I know just leave them in the same mix they came to their home in and wonder why they fail. It seems as if one has to repot them into a mix that matches the conditions they provide for them immediately. I guess I have my work cut out for me, and maybe a few dead Phals before I get it right.lol Mike...See MoreWhat tickle your fancy? A general introduction thread
Comments (31)I succumbed to orchids when I went to a flower show and finally decided to try one. It was a paph. I stuck with one for about a year or so, moved to a new house with a new roommate. She bought herself an orchid, a phal from Ikea. It did alright. I kept eyeing phals at Whole Foods. It was inevitable. I got one. Then another. Then she got another one. Then I did. Then I started working 3 jobs, 6 days a week. Let's just say there were casualties. Since then, I've tried some oncidium hybrids, more paphs, then discovered species orchids. I got Phal equestris, Phal stuartiana, and Aerangis citrata. With Aerangis citrata, it all went downhill. I became an Angraecoid nut. Today, I primarily grow Angraecoids and Pleurothallids. I have three terrariums, and I do most of my orchid growing within them. I have tried growing seedlings from a flask, and it was great! Except for the part where I can't seem to part with any of the seedlings. Which is why I still have roughly 20 Aerangis modesta seedlings, whoops. Due to an infestation of bush snails and what I can only guess is immature bush snails, my original case is not quite as fun as it used to be, and will probably be cleaned out and rearranged if I ever find the time, but that is where the older angraecoids in my collection live. Two of my cases stay at about 75-80 degrees, 80-90% humidity, with air circulation via a computer fan in each. The last case I don't monitor too closely, and doesn't have a fan, as things seemed to dry out too quickly in there with one going. Most of my orchids grow under CFLs. I also grow about 65 African violets, and about 35 hoyas. I'm trying to cut back on the violets, but I'd like to get them to bloom at least once before I decide, and while growing from leaf cuttings is pretty satisfying in the end, it is also a little slow. Hoyas have been catching my attention a lot lately, because they like to grow! A lot! You can almost see some of them growing, when they get going. So I guess my growing niche is: Hoyas, African violets, and small growing mounted orchids in terrariums. I'm definitely interested in growing more from flask, but we'll see if I have the room....See Morea pollen question
Comments (8)The definition of a Jewish person is a human being born to a Jewish women. The father, Oiy way Gewalt, could be anybody so does not count. This is not a choke. A baby born to a non Jewish mother with a Jewish Father who wants it to be of the Jewish religion has to convert. I was given a Bulbophyllum macrobulbon once which did not bloom out correctly. The flowers were spectacular enough but did not look like B macrobulbon. The history of the plant is that it was a selfing by a German grower. I sent pictures to AOS, Bill Toms and had Andy, James Rose and other notables look at it and the consensus was that it is a hybrid between macrobulbon (like the Jewish mother, no doubt about that) and either B fletcherianum or B orthosepalum with the pendulum swinging to fletcherianum. Finally after several years of head scratching some one came up with the answer. It is B Hercules (B macrobulbon x B phaelanopsis). The flower can be seen near the bottom of the page of: Khttp://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=165007 and it is a dead ringer of the flower of my plant. Even though it was selfed, there were other plants in bloom present and natural pollination took place, probably with a B phaelanopsis. In conclusion Pod and Pollen parents are equal but the pod parent is a little more equal. The picture is of the flower of my plant, please compare it to the flowers shown in the site I offered. Nick...See MorePhaelanopsis grown in water.
Comments (6)Orchids grow roots exactly suitable for the condition they grow in. They all look alike but in reality are different. When I put this plant into water, it had a gaggle of healthy roots. As expected they all died and rotted away since they were not grown for water. It takes a little nerve to watch this. At the same time new roots formed which look the same but appear to be structured for water. Since lunch is served up every minute of the day, it does not need very many. All the roots you see in the first picture formed after it was place into water and it is making additional ones very slowly, no need I guess. I have done this before and know that if one takes this plant and puts it in bark, all the water roots will die and waste away as it makes new roots suitable for bark. I hope that answers your question. Nick...See More- 9 years agolast modified: 9 years ago
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