Rhyncholaelia digbyana
suzabanana (6b Boston/N. Shore)
4 years ago
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jane__ny
4 years agoarthurm2015
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anything i should do with my new orchids?
Comments (4)thanks. orchid126: thanks for the advice, however i didn't get it soon enough as the first thing I did once the new ones arrived was to put them with the rest of my plants. arthrum: i'm in CA. I'm growing all of my orchids in a relatively sunny south facing window with no additional lighting. if there isn't enough light for the r. digbyana, i could add growing lights, i guess....See MoreRhyncholaelia digbyana - wrinkled growth
Comments (4)Mike, Suggest peeling back the white sheathing on the top portion of the new growth just to see how it looks. From just the image it looks OK. The wrinkled bulbs are older ones and will probably not recover. As with cattleyas the older bulbs do shrivel back as new growth arises and in time will simply die down to a brown dry looking stem. The plant may have been held much drier than your conditions in order to force it to flower. Be sure to rest it when new growth is done. Also perhaps a more exposed location in your greenhouse will be better for it. I believe these babies can be found growing in fairly harsh spots-in almost full sun....See MoreBrassavola (Rhyncholaelia) digbyana 'Mrs Chase'
Comments (4)It is lemon scented. Not in the morning, but as the temperature rises it starts and goes into the evening....See MoreBrassavola David Sander (my first homebred!)
Comments (10)That one took about 7, maybe 8 years from pollination to flowering, I didn't keep track of things then like I do know. I'm thinking of remaking the cross if they both bloom again, especially now that I have an awarded R. digbyana. Thank you! sym...See MoreJames _J
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