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04-24-2015, 08:15 PM
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Vanilla panifolia : new edition
I just got a vanilla orchid. Anyone else have one?
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04-24-2015, 08:59 PM
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Love how that looks!! I have 3 varieties. Plain green, super variegated (white and green) and variegated (yellow and green). I need a bigger greenhouse.
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04-24-2015, 09:43 PM
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Any tips on care? I read they like moisture so I put some moss in some of the crevices of the driftwood. It is a cutting, so I sprinkled cinnamon on the cut and just put it on the driftwood.
Any feedback is appreciated.
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04-24-2015, 09:59 PM
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Serenity there's already long talks about Vanilla and even a social group (left column). So the magical button search will do wonders. 
If you have any question more specific…
BTW, I grow now 12 species, and soon 15. |
04-24-2015, 10:23 PM
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They do seem to like moisture. Have only had these cuttings for a few months. I had some of the same types for almost a year before that, but the breaker in the greenhouse failed on a very cold night and I am now starting over. Light, moisture and lots of time. I have heard they need to get quite long before they will flower.
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04-24-2015, 10:50 PM
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I have 2 and I keep them damp but not wet, with lots of bright light, there in hanging pots with orchid mix, my green one is over 8 feet long and my variegated yellow and green is just about 2 feet long.
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04-24-2015, 10:58 PM
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Fern, has yours bloomed yet?
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04-25-2015, 09:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Daethen
Fern, has yours bloomed yet?
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I haven't had any blooms on them yet, I keep hoping that some day I'll get a bloom or 2 |
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04-25-2015, 11:13 AM
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I LOVE THEM. I only have vanilla planifolia variegata but I'm getting some new ones next week.( roscheri, pompona and polylepis)
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I have no problem with size I just need a warmer greenhouse. Luckily getting heat this weekend
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04-25-2015, 07:15 PM
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I need more light… my planifolia (about 30 m) is right next to the best place I can give (west window) but it's still not enough.
Vanilla are hungry/thirsty when growing, and really DON'T like cold (under 16°) on wet roots = rot.
Never treat them as epiphyte, they will be very sad indeed. Keep them terrestrial (they are hemi-epiphyte).
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