Cattleya nobilior amaliae - habitat - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 08-31-2023, 08:40 PM

I sat down with Francisco Miranda to discuss the habitat of Cattleya nobilior var. amaliae. This is a part of Brazil that gets so dry butterflies will try to drink water from your eyes because they're so thirsty!!

Here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/cTKeerKpiuE?si=o8fF5_K0r9dqntT7

Louis_W · #2 08-31-2023, 10:08 PM

Watched it this morning! Love it! Your talks with experts in the field are really great!

isurus79 · #3 08-31-2023, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Louis_W

Watched it this morning! Love it! Your talks with experts in the field are really great!

Thanks! It's definitely a lot more fun to chat with folks than show my collection that's been roasted this summer!

smweaver · #4 09-02-2023, 05:26 AM

Oh good! This is very timely. I just purchased a bunch of Francisco's walkerianas and nobiliors. So I'll watch this later this evening before I have a chance to kill everything. Thanks, Esteban!

isurus79 · #5 09-02-2023, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by smweaver

Oh good! This is very timely. I just purchased a bunch of Francisco's walkerianas and nobiliors. So I'll watch this later this evening before I have a chance to kill everything. Thanks, Esteban!

Nice! He really does have cool plants!

Jmoney · #6 09-06-2023, 01:37 PM

love the video Stephen, was fortunate to catch Francisco when he came to the northeast last year. Do you end up chilling your nobilior in addition to a dry rest?

isurus79 · #7 09-06-2023, 02:08 PM

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love the video Stephen, was fortunate to catch Francisco when he came to the northeast last year. Do you end up chilling your nobilior in addition to a dry rest?

Yes, my old greenhouse used to lose heat sporadically and temps would get down close to freezing by accident, occasionally.

I honestly don't know how much that plays into my blooming success. I watered roughly 2 - 3 x per month during winter, so there could be a decent amount of water stress mixed with cold stress.

My next greenhouse will be consistently warmer, so I'll have to figure out the magic formula and I suspect I'll have to lean more heavily on water stress going forward.

orchidman77 · #8 09-07-2023, 10:00 AM

Stephen, this interview was simply fantastic - you both have so much knowledge to share, and those photos told an amazing story! I have a few nobiliors from Francisco since last year and have been patiently waiting for blooms - my semi alba could bloom this spring if I get lucky!

I'm definitely going to need more nobiliors so let's see what he imports in October.

(PS my flask of your coerulea babies are looking AMAZING - hope yours are also growing well!)

isurus79 · #9 09-07-2023, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by orchidman77

Stephen, this interview was simply fantastic - you both have so much knowledge to share, and those photos told an amazing story! I have a few nobiliors from Francisco since last year and have been patiently waiting for blooms - my semi alba could bloom this spring if I get lucky!

I'm definitely going to need more nobiliors so let's see what he imports in October.

(PS my flask of your coerulea babies are looking AMAZING - hope yours are also growing well!)

Thank you! So far, my little nobilior seedlings are holding up in this crazy heat! I might need to get more as well lol