Pot. Red Heart 'Neptune' - Orchid Board

myluv4orchids · #1 (**permalink**) 07-06-2006, 04:29 AM

There's a new blog entry added:

Pot. Red Heart 'Neptune'

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My love of orchids started 9 years ago, when I went to my first flower show in Philadelphia, PA and purchased a Dendrobium. Every year after that I would try to make it to the annual flower show to find that special orchid that would catch my eye. By 2002 I had collected about 8 different types of orchids, but at the same time that year, I was moving to Atlanta so I ask my sister to help me take care of them. (Thinking if I can grow them, then she should be able too also.) I couldn't part with two of my prized orchids a Phal.(which I forgot the name) and an Ascda. Princess Mikasa 'Sapphire'. I fell in love with the vibrant violet color and couldn

cb977 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-06-2006, 09:28 AM

Great story and it seems like it'll have a happy ending

First let me say..."You bought a $200.00 orchid with your husband in agreement!" WOW!

Now, please let us know how your baby progresses and by all means, ask any questions you need to help you around the forum. Feel free to post a thread, or you can PM me (click on Members, go to C, find cb977 and click on it. You'll see a line for sending me a PM) if you'd like to get some help. Welcome to the board, I think you'll find you're gonna like it here

We'd love to hear more about you and what you grow...why not post a hello in our Introductions area?
Looking forward to meeting you

justatypn · #3 (**permalink**) 07-06-2006, 09:14 PM

omg ... a life of an orchid. I wish you the best, post a picture when you can, with the TLC it's getting now, I am sure it will bless you with multiple blooms. gl

SoniaT · #4 (**permalink**) 01-01-2007, 01:07 PM

I do hope your orchid survive. I am very interested in knowing the results as I have lost quite a few to root rot and am at loss of what to do.
Sonia T

lyn · #5 (**permalink**) 04-11-2007, 12:48 AM

If this was my orchid I would get a systemic fungicide like thiomyl.

That is the only one that has stopped root and/or pseudobulb rot for me.

I also make sure I cut off all of the brown and yellow bulbs with cutters that I have flamed to make sterile.Cinnamon is great to seal the wounds. The only time I let relatives have orchids are the silk ones, or cut flower arrangements.

I did give my sister some who lives in Hawaii but her neighbor grows and gives her good advice!

He gave her a huge dendrobium and she told me she wanted to plant it in the ground and he stopped her!

GOOD LUCK!