Bulbophyllum Cheryl Kurazaki

[Sandy4453]

Love the combination on this one, Stephen. Great looking flower. I've got both parents and another one called, Fantasy (Fascinator X ?). Hoping that one will give me some of the yellow, like yours.

Have I already asked you in another thread, how you're growing your Bulbo's? If not, how are you growing your Bulbos?

Great growing!

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by Sandy4453

Have I already asked you in another thread, how you're growing your Bulbo's? If not, how are you growing your Bulbos?

Great growing!

I grow them in shallow plastic Vanda baskets, in straight sphagnum moss with a bit of perlite tossed in to keep it more open. (I've been following another thread with some interest, folks experimenting with tree fern fibers instead of perlite to help keep the moss from compacting. Might try that next year.) I water just as the moss is starting to dry out, so the plants stay pretty moist; I feed every watering with weak MSU.

Bulbos love to wander, so I just take the growing leads and pin a few roots back into the moss at the sides of the mesh, which helps keep the plant somewhat manageable.

Mine are all on the same shelf as the Cattleyas, but toward the front of the shelf so they're out from under the lights (T5 bulbs) and get less direct light than the Catts. I have a fan on 24/7.

[Sandy4453]

Originally Posted by boytjie

I grow them in shallow plastic Vanda baskets, in straight sphagnum moss with a bit of perlite tossed in to keep it more open. (I've been following another thread with some interest, folks experimenting with tree fern fibers instead of perlite to help keep the moss from compacting. Might try that next year.)

I too, grow all my Bulbo's (just bought my 15th one, today) in equal amounts of spagh/tree fern fibers/perlite, all in shallow Vanda baskets as well, except one which is in a tree fern pot that I have to pin down as it's growing all over the place. The roots love the tree fern. I used to mist the roots inbetween waterings but that stopped when I began noticing some leaves coming off the bulbs.

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by Sandy4453

I used to mist the roots inbetween waterings but that stopped when I began noticing some leaves coming off the bulbs.

Oooh, good to know! I've been misting between waterings occasionally. Sounds like I should maybe put a stop to that.

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