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FS BS Cattleya Aclandiae

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:48:14 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Cattleya aclandiae that is currently outgrowing a 6" pot. This plant has taken off since I repotted it last which was about 6 months ago. I could use a repot. It has a new growth and plenty of thick, new roots growing as you can see in the picture. Shipping on this plant is $9.00. It will be sent USPS priority flat rate mail. I cannot guarantee anything once the plant is shipped because it is out of my control. Please see my other listing of orchids for sale.

B. nodosa var. majus???

Gage — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:16:28 GMT

I just posted these pics in another thread, but I wanted to see if anyone has heard of this variety? The plant is very very compact, with growths 3-6" long. I'm guessing 6" is as large as they will get, since this is a division of a larger plant, and it has a bazillion growths to itself. The leaves are a lighter green, much thinner, and less hardened off than I am used to seeing on a nodosa. And the vendor said that it makes the largest blooms of all nodosa varieties, and blooms 3-4 times per year. Anyhow, it looked really cute, compact, and healthy, so I got it. :) What do you guys think?

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Color Dominance in Encyclia crosses Question

Paul — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:06:12 GMT

Color dominance can be rather complex issue, I know, and it does not always follow the patterns we might expect. For example, in catts, lavender tends to be the dominant color so even crosses involving a dark red or dark purple flower with a lavender flower usually results in progeny with lavender flowers. However, I am not knowledgeable as to the levels of color dominance involving Encyclia and their hybrids.

Many Encyclia have flowers with a marked amount of brown in them. So if crossed with a flower of a different color (whether another Encyclia or a Cattleya), what is the likelihood of the brown showing up in the progeny (either as an outright brown or a "muddying" of the progeny's coloration)? And realizing this may depend upon what the coloration of that other flower is, would anyone have a breakdown of color dominance combinations?

In any catt-encyc hybrids I have seen, the encyc flower form always dominates (or at least has a very strong influence) and I have noticed that the color of the catt parent typically comes through. However I am woefully ignorant of whether this is merely due to the hybridizer's selecting an Encyclia species as a parent which has coloration similar to the catt parent used, or if alba varieties of the particular Encyclia are used to insure the only color input is from the catt, or if it is more directly a matter of color dominance.

New Acquisitions From Redlands Show

Gage — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:01:30 GMT

I went on Friday morning to hopefully get first dibs on what vendors were offering. Picked up 2 white and 1 alba, not sure why but I guess that was the theme! Thanks for looking! :)

Ctt. White Bridal 'Yuki', blooms are about 2.5" across.
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Brassavola nodosa var. majus. Has anyone heard of variety majus? I didn't see anything from google. The vendor said that it has the biggest blooms of all the nodosa varieties, and yet this was one of the smallest nodosa plants I've ever seen, growths are 3-6" long.
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Miltoniopsis Bert Field Eileen in First Bloom for Me

Corseti�re — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:02:54 GMT

I wasn't prepared for the richness of the color on this orchid. The person I bought it from told me it was "red". It's actually an exquisite cross between a merlot or burgundy wine color and fuschia. It's wonderfully complex in person but hard to capture on film! I may have to take it outside to truly record the color.

FS Orchids for sale in Canada, On

cyberloach — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:49 GMT

-Orchids
Aerangis biloba 15
Aerangis citrata 15
Aerangis fastuosa 15
Bulbophyllum medusa 15
Bulbophyllum setaceum 15
Bulbophyllum taiwanese 15
Bulbophyllum transariasanense 15
Dendrbium bellatulum 15
Dendrobium jenkinsii x lindleyi 12
Epidendrum polybulbon 15
Haraella retrocalla 12
Oncidium pusilla 12
Schoenorchis fragrans 15
Thrixspermum saruwatarii 12
Tuberlabium kotoense 15
Phalenopsis equetris 18
Phalaenopsis javanica 20
Phalaenopsis lindenii 20
Phalaenopsis lobbii 20
Phalaenopsis micholitzii 15
Phalaenopsis violacea var. coerulea 15
Phalaenopsis violacea var. coerulea Blooming size 25
Phalaenopsis lobbii x tetrapis 25

-Jewel Orchids
We will have over 15 different varieties at 12$ each email us for details

We ship only to canada

First Ghost of 2013

flhiker — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:38 GMT

Went out today for the first time in 3 months. And had a wonderful day. We found 2 plants with double flowers. Also a seedling with it's ONLY leaf.

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I got a Max "coconut"

jesscorine — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:34:56 GMT

Waldor Orchids was at the farmers market, so I packed up my family and went. I didn't tell my husband why...but I talked him into $20 for a close-to-bloom Max. I dont have the tag in front of me but hopefully you know what I'm talking about lol

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Spring Blooms

Nanook 2010 — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:26:58 GMT

After 2 moves in 4 years, the Army has finally decided to let me stay in 1 place for 3 years. I think my orchids appreciate it as much as my family!

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Have a few more spiking

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First mount attempt

Pilot — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:18:54 GMT

It's a Bellina. I used a scrap piece of wood and placed moss on the surface, positioned the plant and wrapped moss about the roots, of which there are few, and then wrapped fishing line about it so it was snug but not tight.

Does this look ok?

It is growing a new leaf and has sent out one or two new roots but that's it. It's not the happiest plant. Now that I'm able to grow in a warm and humid grow area I figure I'd give this thing a try. I plan on giving it a good watering with a growth stimulant (mega thrive like) to get it to send out new roots.

Any tips?

Third Week of the Native Orchid Season

ronaldhanko — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:53:59 GMT

I'm way behind with everything. It's actually now the sixth week of the season but here are the pictures from week three. We found native orchids in two places, Sehome Hill Arboretum in Bellingham (Fairy Slippers and Coralroots) and Mount Si, which we climbed (Fairy Slippers). I've posted other pictures as well from both places and links to the blog posts that go with week three.

Pictures from MOunt Si:

Pictures from Sehome Hill:

Blog post for week three:
Native Orchids of the Pacific Northwest and the Canadian Rockies: Third Week of the Native Orchid Season - Fairy Slippers and Spotted Coralroots
Blog post for Mount Si:
Serendipity and Orchids: Mount Si
Blog post for Sehome Hill:
Serendipity and Orchids: Sehome Hill Arboretum

Cattleya Chrystelle Smith

Myrle Diefendorf — Sat, 18 May 2013 13:55:18 GMT

Cattleya Chrystelle Smith is now blooming with 10 flowers on my back upper porch. Gets morning sunshine and is potted in a slatted basket. Absolutely beautiful, but not much fragrance:(. Wish I knew how to post a photo from iPad.Pale pink flowers with deep rose lip and yellow edges.

Is this a keiki on my Vanda?

Susie11 — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:13:26 GMT

I have a coeruela and I have noticed that it has begun growing something from the stem. I first thought that there were two new roots emerging from the stem but after one has gone on to become a recognisable root, the other is doing something else...

I thought that keikis only happened once the plant was mature? The new growth is very bumpy like a blackberry. Any ideas folks? I know that it is not a spike :(

Run my evaporative cooler at night?

kwarren — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:06:32 GMT

I've used my evaporative cooler for 3 years and it keeps my solarium at a maximum of 85 degrees when it is over 100 degrees here in Oklahoma. It makes all the difference with my success. It's on a timer to run from 10 am to 8 pm. Two ceiling fans take over during the night. Because the humidity is higher at night I thought it would make no difference to run the cooler at night. Besides, I'm afraid the cooler motor would overheat during the day being ran 24 hrs a day. Does anybody know if 24 hr. usage would cause overheating of motor and if not, and more importantly, would running it at night make the temperature go appreciably lower than the night's outside low of 70 degrees? I hope someone more experienced would please respond with your knowledge. Thank you.

What is most accurate PH test

gladwrap — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:53:15 GMT

Hi Guys,:hello
I am new to this forum but have been growing orchids for a few years now and as I live downunder I have got quite addicted to Aussie Natives.
Since I have been growing orchids I have got to know that PH is pretty important but have not yet found out the most accurate way of testing it,I have bought a cheap PH test probe but to me it seems to read the same all the time so I have my doubts about it being any good.
So the question is, what is the best method of testing.?

PH meter.?
Solution.?
Litmus Paper ?

Whichever one, can you recommend anything as I can order anywhere around the world over the net I presume.

I would appreciate any information you guys can give me and how do you preform the test,do you drench the plant and then test the run off water,which would take a long time with a few hundred plants or do you just test a few random ones to get an average.
Thank you guys in advance.
P.S Pardon my ignorance but what is RO water. :)

Masd Caesia

Mikes — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:39:46 GMT

Cool/ Inter growing from Ecuador.
Have found growing hanging down best because leaves very long and come out of base as do flowers. Good air movement 24/7
At last has taken 3 years to flower.

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HELLO!

KelzKhaos — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:01:10 GMT

Hello to all out here in Orchid land!!! I'm a new-ish member to the board, but I've been hardcore collecting/rescuing orchids for a little over a year now. I got into orchids while defending helpless grocery Phals from my familys black thumbs over the last 5-6 years.

My Orchids.
I have 47 orchids, 3 which have Keikis in different stages of growth. My collection consist of phals, Oncindiums, Catts, Dens & a few odd balls tossed in because -> "So I was at the Farmers Market, Nursery, Home store, ect & saw this cool, funky orchid & my first thought was 'OMG Kelly would LOVE THIS' so I grabbed it for ya!" The majority of my collection is made up of Phals.

Me.
As mentioned above, my name is Kelly, some call me Kelz, doesn't matter. I'm from central, Fla (9b-10a) so I consider myself lucky to be able to grow orchids outside & have them be Happy, Happy, Happy (Whoa! DD fan). If you haven't figured it out already, I have the attention span of a highly caffienated squirrel! (/udb) Along with a love of orchids, I'm also a HUGE lover of Animals & Makeup Junkie.

:scratchhead:I can't think of anything else, about anything mentioned above, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I will try to find/post pics of my orchids eventually.

Four More at Mouse's House

AnonYMouse — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:30:17 GMT

Forget dinner, this is more important! Newly arrived from VA and MI. If anyone knows the kanji for Orihime, Aojiku Fugaku and Hakuseiryu, I'd appreciate them.

Yusui

Orihime

Aojiku Fugaku

Hakuseiryu

Dr. Glenn must like sphag. A lot. Each mound was solid. I had to tease out quite a bit and replace it with styrofoam.

clearance orchids! "threadbare" spots on leaves, discoloration

shaelyn — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:19:04 GMT

scroll down for TL;DR.
so Kroger had some interesting orchids for mother's day that I intended to go back for...that I forgot all about until I saw a thread here on clearance orchids at Lowe's XD
so I checked my local Lowe's first this evening, no luck. I'm not sure mine really does discount orchids unless you ask. half their display seems to be half-wilted, bud-blasted or bloomless phals on a regular basis. half price isn't quite the discount I'm hoping for with those.
so I just ran back over to kroger...my heart sank as I saw several orchids with one bloom left each for $17. I scoured the place til a found a handful of bloomless NoIDs in terrible shape...for TWO DOLLARS EACH?! jackpot!

I came home with three. even if only one lives, one full-size phal for a $6 investment is good. if I end up having to destroy them, $6 for the adventure and learning process wasn't terrible either.

so on to that learning process...

TL;DR:
these phals were seriously in terrible shape. I was on the fence on bringing any home at all. I have them quarantined until I learn more about their condition...what I can see of their roots looks okay (through the clear pot, repotting will commence tomorrow), but their leaves...dear lord.

they all seem to have this condition where spots/streaks on the leaves look akin to a threadbare sock. one even has a hole straight through the leaf. some of them also have some strange discoloration.

pics:
overside http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2857.jpg
underside http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2858.jpg
discoloration http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2861.jpg
hole overside http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2859.jpg
hole underside http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2860.jpg

hopefully it's nothing serious...let me know, please!

Algae and clear pots

mnguyen110 — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:21:07 GMT

I've noticed some algae growing on the inside of my clear pots. The orchid/pots are grown outside under shade cloth.

Any solutions?

Greetings from Belgium

Y�ri — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:57:38 GMT

Hello everyone,

I'm 25 years old and have been growing orchids for the past 5 years or so. Even though I've often visited your forum to read up on orchids, I never considered becoming a member myself. So...here I go!

Having a father who is passionate about orchids, a mother who's a botanist and having spent so much time with them, I ended up inheriting the plant virus...

When I finally started growing some of them myself, everything spun out of control as you might have suspected...it would actually still be sort of all right, but I managed to transmit the addiction to my girlfriend.

So now we are spending our evenings constructing wooden baskets, plunging our hands in nice and fresh bark and reading up on orchids in stead of going out like a nice healthy young couple should do.

At the moment we are in full orchid expansion and it doesn't seem anywhere near to coming to an end. I'm focused on normal sized orchids (slowly specializing in Coelogyne and Dendrobium), while she's had me build a 1,5 m high orchidarium for all her 40-ish miniatures...as I was saying: out of control.

Here's a (probably) temporary list of all our orchids together:

Aerangis distincta x modesta
Aerangis punctata
Angraecum didieri
Baptistonia echinata
Barkeria melanocaulon
Beallara "Stephan Isler"
Beallara "Tropic Splendor"
Brassavola cebollata
Brassia x
Bulbophyllum barbigerum
Bulbophyllum contortisepalum
Bulbophyllum echinolabium x caranculatum
Bulbophyllum taiwanense
Bulbophyllum woelfliae
Calanthe velicata
Cambria x
Catasetum fimbriatum x penang
Catasetum jumbo pearl x penang (twice)
Catasetum penang x pileatum 'Yellow'
Catasetum pileatum x orchid glade
Catasetum pileatum x penang
Catasetum pileatum x susan fuchs
Catasetum susan fuchs
Catasetum Susan fuchs x penang (twice)
Catasetum x
Cattleya x
Cattleya x
Cattleya x
Coelogyne cristata var. hololeuca
Coelogyne fimbriata
Coelogyne flexuosa
Coelogyne huettneriana
Coelogyne lentiginosa
Coelogyne memoria w. micholitz
Coelogyne pulverula
Coelogyne septemcostata
Coelogyne speciosa
Coelogyne stricta
Coelogyne tomentosa
Cymbidium x
Cymbidium x
Cyrtochilum aureum
Cyrtochilum detortum
Cyrtochilum pardinum
Cyrtochilum ramosissimum
Dendrobium aberrans x polysema
Dendrobium anosmum
Dendrobium antennatum
Dendrobium antennatum alba
Dendrobium biggibum
Dendrobium capituliflorum
Dendrobium chrysocrepis
Dendrobium densiflorum
Dendrobium denudans
Dendrobium discolor
Dendrobium dixanthum
Dendrobium eximium
Dendrobium farmerii 'Pink'
Dendrobium harveyanum
Dendrobium loddigesii
Dendrobium mohlianum x cuthbertsonii
Dendrobium nobile
Dendrobium polysema
Dendrobium rhodosticum
Dendrobium smiliae
Dendrobium tetragonum
Dendrobium thyrsiflorum
Dendrobium x
Dendrobium x
Dendrobium x
Dendrobium x
Dryadella simula
Epidendrum polybulbon
Eria javanica
Eria javanica
Gongora galeata
Haraella retrocalla
Laelia harpophylla
Lepanthes ribes x saltatrix
Lepanthes terborchii
Lepanthes vellicata
Lepanthopsis acuminata
Leptotes bicolor
Ludisia discolor
Masdevallia x
Maxillaria kautskyi
Maxillaria notylioglossa
Oberonia myosurus
Octomeria grandiflora
Odontoglossum cristatum
Odontoglossum hallii
Oerstedella centradenia
Oerstedella centradenia
Oncidium cariniferum
Oncidium crispum
Oncidium fasciferum
Oncidium misaki
Oncidium peltiforme
Oncidium phymatochilum
Oncidium sp. Brazil
Oncidium sphacelatum
Oncidium 'Twinkle Fragrant '
Oncidium 'Twinkle Red'
Oncidium x
Paphinia Herrerae
Paphiopedilum "Michael Koopowitz"
Paphiopedilum "Little Alexander"
Paraphalaenopsis labukensis
Phalaenopsis bellina
Phalaenopsis bellina var. alba
Phalaenopsis wilsonii
Phalaenopsis x (16)
Phymatidium tillandsioides
Platystele misera
Platystele sp.
Pleurothallis allenii
Pleurothallis condorensis
Pleurothallis hemirhoda
Pleurothallis niveoglobula
Pleurothallis paleolata
Pleurothallis phalangifera "Blackadder"
Pleurothallis picta
Pleurothallis restrepioides
Pleurothallis sclerophylla
Pleurothallis sonderiana
Pleurothallis sp.
Pleurothallis sp.
Pleurothallis sp.
Pleurothallis stricta
Pleurothallis tribuloides
Pleurothallis truncata
Restrepia dodsonii
Restrepia trichoglossa
Rhynchostele cordata
Scaphyglottis violacea
Sedirea japonica
Sigmatostalix radicans
Stelis sp.
Stelis sp.
Tolumnia scandens
Trixpermum formosanum
Tuberolabium odoratisimum
Tuberolabium quisimbingii

All the 'x' ones are those we get from neighbours and friends, you probably know how that goes.

Amongst those, there are probably about 1/10 seedling sized plants, my recent project. I'm growing those under lights, but I'm still trying to figure out the right conditions and appropriate lighting...

I hope this answers to all the introduction requirements :), I'm looking forward to sharing pictures, tips&tricks and much more with you all.

Y�ri

Anguloa x ruckeri

tuvoc — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:41:08 GMT

I've had this plant for several years, but never paid much attention to it. It gets stuffed into whatever spot it will fit, so I was surprised and thrilled to see a spike alongside the new growth. Since it started opening at least three weeks ago, I'm assuming this is a far as it's going to go. The fragrance is not strong, but very exotic and pleasant, sort of soft gardenia with a hint of lilac and spice.

Kim

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Cattleya skinneri 'Heiti Jacobs'

DavidCampen — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:15:47 GMT

Cattleya skinneri 'Heiti Jacobs'

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Physan 20 help.

Cattleya17 — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:41:48 GMT

Hello! I finally got my hands on two bottles of physan20 and I used it for the first time today. A couple of my plants have shown signs of a leaf rot one seedling phal crown rot and a cattleya and a laelia with leaf rot.

I put the plants out and we had alot of rain here in NY recently and then we had a major cold snap like frost and even snow flurries in a couple if places. I bought the plants in early enough I thought but today I noticed the diseases.

So I mixed two teaspoons of physan20 per gallon and sprayed all of my plants twice (after removing damaged tissue) I sprayed them all because I just want to be safe and I sprayed down the growing area as well. Was this the right move? Mixture? Also how frequently should I spray them?

Also it started off looking like just sunburn. The whole leaf turned purple on the one cattleya then after I bought them inside for the cold snap it faded to only two black spots with a clearish ring around them and they were weeping. Any ideas on what's infected them?

color break? splotchy colored bloom. infected plant?

shaelyn — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:27:02 GMT

I had a handful of recent acquisitions from Trader Joe's...and this was one of them.

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it started with bud blast...but the main spike seemed unaffected at first, just all the other spikes that branched off from it. the main spike still bloomed...and then put out that little blotchy flower. I had just cut the other spikes down...I tried to keep my tools clean, but I'm sure I cross-contaminated something. ><

so I've been reading it's probably virused and I need to test it to know for sure...right? I really need to know if my other plants are infected, especially the two with keiki growing and the one with the seed pod...and the one my mom gave me that I've yet to see bloom. how can I go about finding out?

Can I repot now

Bubbach — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:14:43 GMT

This guy needs to be repotted but it won't stop blooming. The medium is breaking down. Is it okay to repot while blooming? Its been in bloom since February. Or is it happy with the way it is?

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Phal. Vio Vio

orchideya — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:35 GMT

My judging rant....

got ants — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:23:11 GMT

So I bring my L purpurata weckhauseri in for judging at the Redlands Orchid Festival They have 2 judging clinics going on, the Redland doing thier own judging, and after that, AOS is also judging.

The Redlands did their judging, and my plant received a 3rd place ribbon. Out of curiosity, I looked for the 1st place winner. It looked like a dowianna type orchid (not sure it was species or hybrid, and since it was in the back, I dared not dig to see what the tag name was.

Here is my perpexity. The dorsal petal was folding down and almost touching the lip. The other petals and sepal were droopig as well. Don't get me wrong, I admired its bright vivid colors. Also looked like it had some flairing to it too.

My concern is, will this affect (the awarding) what plants AOS will pic to judge?

phal sogo berry

RJSquirrel — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:18:56 GMT

was DTPS but DTPS doesnt exist anymore. you need to make the changes so you dont have so much to keep up with when you have to make the changes :waving

phal cornu-cervi var. chattaladae

RJSquirrel — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:15:46 GMT

thick nice waxy flower.
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I have phal cornu-cervi also that has 2 racemes one is budding other is keiki'n get ya a pick of that one next.

WTT TRADE: Phal. Vio Vio 'Perloric'

Call_Me_Bob — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:14:58 GMT

Up for trade is this awesome perloric form of P. Vio Vio. It's a nice healthy plant, the leaf span is nine inches. It is in spike with 1 bud.

I'm looking for any nice novelty hybrids that are not perloric, species Phalaenopsis, or anything with lobbii/parishii in it. Also willing to trade for and Fukiran you might have!! PM me if you're interested :D :D

DSC_0046 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0047 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0048 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0049 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0050 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Sorry I don't have any decent pics of it when it was in flower, this is the best I can do. In this photo it's missing the lip...

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Update on crown rot Phalaenopsis

shushu45 — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:54:08 GMT

Heyy ^__^:biggrin::biggrin:

The yesterday I bought a discount orchid and it ended out having crown rot.

Yesterday the poor this had one leaf, a few yellowish looking root, and five nice green and silver aerial root.

Today it looks perkier. The leaf looks a little heather, the aerial roots are still growing. and the yellowish looking roots have a little green tinge to them.

I would like to thank all the people who posted on this thread. The advice really helped.

Here is the poor thing from yesterday after I treated it.

The one full leaf on the plant ended up to be rotted at he base too. So the thing only has the half leaf.

orchid funerals :(

seabead22 — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:44 GMT

I just finished sorting all the dead loss from over the winter. It wasn't too terrible BUT there were some favorites as well as some that are nearly impossible to replace. :( I'm curious what has been your worst plant to lose....was it because of value, sentiment? Also, do you try to replace things that die or not?

DIY plastic cone pot

birdybrain — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:34:43 GMT

I was given a large Phal luedemanniana keiki and I bought a couple of mini phals, all of which needed to be potted into clear plastic so I could see the roots. All I had on hand were different sized deli containers I've used for semi hydro. The smallest of deli container seemed too large for the mini orchids & the larger deli container too big for the keiki. The solution I came up with is to put a plastic mesh cone in the bottom of the pot. My thought being that this would take up space and allow better drying in the middle of the pot. I have no idea how well this will work in the long term, but thought I would share to get opinions. Here's what I did:

Put holes in bottom of deli container

Cut a plastic mesh circle from one side to the middle

Form a cone just a little larger than the inside diameter of the bottom of the deli container & use fishing line to "stich" the seam

Put the cone in the pot.

Add the potting media & the orchid

Here's a pic of the large keiki potted the same way about 2 weeks ago.

Brassavola Nodosa

CR7cristiano — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:16:57 GMT

This guy has been growing attached to my palm for years. Now its becoming closer to specimen size and the birds were so nice to drop some poor man's beard in it which has grown around it holding in that moisture; nature at work, and it just finishes the natural look. :biggrin:

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Mtdm. Rosy Sunset 'F' 2 small spikes

twostride — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:59:48 GMT

Can you spot them? Very excited. Love this orchid.

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New to Orchids

Trouble1023 — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:56:05 GMT

Hello from Georgia! I am a new grower from Georgia. I got a Phal for Mothers Day. I have always wanted an orchid but didn't know if I could grow one ( and still don't ) but that's not going to stop me from trying. I love flowers and orchids have always been a favorite of mine. For some reason, I have never tried to grow one until now. I hope I don't kill it. It is too beautiful to kill.

Exo Terra

hcastil3 — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:16:29 GMT

Here is my attempt at orchid vivarium, I made a little waterfall its funny looking I know... but it keeps my Ghost orchid happy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7bBxQllNw
this is a 36x18x36 exo terra

some of the orchids in here include

Aerangis Punctata (its so tiny!!! like the size of thumb nail)
Scaphosepalum breve
tingabarinum
a mini phal
Phal. Manni
Phal. ipoh
Tingabarinum
Dendrophylax Lindenii (Ghost Orchid)
Enc. Alatum "majus"(Collected from jungles of Nicaragua back in the 70's) This is the one in bloom.
I have divided it in to two and mounted one piece.
also have
Dendro. Kingianum
Epi. Oerstedii

Dendro & Cattelaya expert help needed!

lyzzy — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:25:10 GMT

Okay, so I was in Lowes, and you can all guess what happened. They had phals, dendrobiums that were at the end of their blooms, and in nasty moss, and got them to reduce the prices for me. BUT I bought a "starter" cattelaya, in a tiny 1 1/2 inch pot. It is BLC.George King "Serendipity". Now, they have to be re-potted, and I don't have experience with cattelayas or dendrobiums. I believe an old orchid book i read said they both are sympodial, so they have to be potted close to the edge of the pot, correct? and how big of a pot do i want to put the cattelaya in? (the dendrobium and the phals are NoID's.) Any and all advice will be helpful!

Plant food spikes

Buffalo2245 — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:20:44 GMT

I recently started using Miracle Gro Orchid Plant food spikes. Is there any opinions on this/ Before I used the type you mix with water and used it every other month and my plants seemed to do well. They don't seem to look as good since I started the spike food...getting too much, maybe?

drying, yellowing leaf

jesscorine — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:22 GMT

Should I leave it alone or cut it off? The tip is getting light brown and crunchy, most of the leaf is yellow and still green towards the base, but only about an inch. I don't have any orchid-specific supplies yet, but I have cinnamon in my pantry if I should cut it off?

(Epidendrum floribundum x Encyclia cordigera) x Encyclia tampensis

Call_Me_Bob — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:00:24 GMT

Got this from Ten Shin at the SEPOS show, I have five of these all in bloms, here's a photo of the nicest one!

DSC_0043 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0045 by orchidman10, on Flickr

1st Orchid ever - Cattleya Potinara Burana

Megasno — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:33:19 GMT

:hello

I named my daughter Cattleya, and therefor I got a plant as a gift:
A beautiful Cattleya Potinara Burana.

I have no idea how to take care of the plant etc. and I would really like to learn. HELP!:blushing:

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found on the street

JoshuaR — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:10 GMT

Hello everyone,
I found this on my walk home. Is it salvageable? If so what do I need to do.
Thank you
Joshua

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Epidendrum (flroibundum x cordigera) x tampensis in bloom

SJF — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:06:03 GMT

Epidendrum (flroibundum x cordigera) x tampensis
in bloom. It is fragrant.

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There's no such thing as "true" black.

rosemadder — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:59 GMT

I have been looking up care info on my Fdk. After Dark. I keep running into debates on black orchids (and other types of flowers for that matter), and in every single discussion somebody-- or everybody-- expresses disappointment or even contempt, that this plant or that plant doesn't have "true" black flowers. Turns out-- gasp!-- if you look REALLY CLOSELY, it's a dark purple, or a dark red, or a dark brown, or whatever.

:roll:

Okay, look. There IS no such thing as "twue black". There really isn't. That's one of the first things an art student learns in color and design or painting classes. If you look close enough, your black sweatshirt, your black patent leather shoes, your black hair-- damn near everything is a really dark shade of some actual color. Even charcoal. Even when you close your eyes, there are colors in that darkness. Even the night sky has color (especially if you live in LA :lol: ).

In Photoshop, when you turn a color all the way down to black, it has no hue any longer. That's not how things work in real life. A very dark object or substance can still have a very rich, complex color, even if it's barely perceptible to the human eye. Even in photoshop, when you turn a color all the way to black, you're left with the color of the surface of your screen.

If a flower is dark enough that people can glance at it and say, "Wow, that looks black!", isn't that close enough? What are we looking for, a flower that sucks in all the light that hits it, forms a singularity, and then eats the planet??

Yeah, some are blacker than others. But still. None of them will ever be TOTALLY black.

So, like... chill, people. :p

Tolumnia Seka x Tolumnia Sensation

Hawaiian Sunshine — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:12 GMT

This plant is from a community pot that I received from Robert Perreira of Kaneohe, Hawaii. The color and patterns are striking. So far this is the best of the plants that has bloomed from the community pot.

Tolu. Seka x Tolu. Sensation by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

Dendrobium munificum (Inobulbum munificum)

Hawaiian Sunshine — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:41:57 GMT

This is a plant that I almost lost a few years ago from rot. Fortunately a new bulb appeared and the plant is back blooming again. The plant is tagged as Inobulbum munificum.

Inobulbum munificum by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr

Isechabo, Akabana and Minmaru

Pilot — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:08:26 GMT

Dang it... It happened again.

Isechabo

Akabana

Minmaru part Deux, bc apparently one isn't enough.

Schoenorchis fragrans

RebeccaBC — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:12:08 GMT

I've had this plant since last October. I got it bareroot, and had to scramble to find a mount for it. Before I found a suitable one it lost a root and 4 leaves (2 on each growth). I was worried I was going to lose it completely.

Then I decided to try something different, I have it hanging in a glass, with about an inch of water. It sits in my orchid cabinet, as close to the warmth of the light I have shining on my plants. It gets brightish light. Since I've done this, it's growing 2 new leaves. 2 new roots and gave me two spikes - one on each growth.

The first spike bloomed two weeks ago and is on it's way out. The blooms were pretty spread out, this second spike has the blooms more clumped together. Hope you enjoy!

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Is it posibol??

shushu45 — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:56:57 GMT

Today I bought a sickly looking orchid and when I got it home ended up with crown rot. I had to cut off most of the leaves and some roots that were starting to rot in between the main part and the new root tip.

What I was wondering is it posibol to grow new roots on the cut off leaves (they were only rotted at the end)??

And is it posibol to grow new leaves from the roots??
I also put keiki paste on the exposed part.

Thank you all for the info.

Neo Pots are nice Part II

Red Orchid — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:04:42 GMT

Well Ryan imitation is the greatest compliment so here is my attempt at making a pot. I went to Michaels yesterday to get supplies. Looked at some YouTube videos on how to work with polymer clay and put it together this afternoon.

Here are pics if the supplies and of the pot before baking it. I now have to glaze it and paint. It was kind of fun I didn't break a nail but had to lotion up my hands as the clay was rough on them :)

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Snap and Grow 8 x 6 greenhouse

RJSquirrel — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:00:21 GMT

I fully intended to make a nice pictorial of this build. Once it got started it was such a mess and didn't go together as well as the design should have. The plastic pieces needed trimming to slide the poly sheets into the slots. The direction are only pictoral which shows the unit being put together in modules. Doesnt show you how they go together or in what order. You have to figure it out as you go. I failed to bolt the greenhouse to the base. ackkk thats what them screws were for :biggrin:. So I had to go back and do that right otherwise a nice wind come by and my neighbor has a greenhouse. This unit will not hold up to hurricane winds and it should be strapped down to the deck.

The base support wasnt necessary but I put it down anyway to get 4 extra inches of height. Its 6 ft 9 tall and really needed the crown about 10 ft to get the hot air off the floor. Has 2 fans in it already as its 85 outside and 85 in the greenhouse, but with 65 to 75 % humidity inside as opposed to 35%.
Built it by myself in about 14 hrs. Started at noon that day and was done about 2 am.
Trimmed all the hail damage off what I could trashed what I couldn't salvage to my liking. The plants are doing remarkably well to have suffered so much over the past 6 months. For example a encyclia tampensis that Ive had for eons and never bloomed now has 17 spikes :hello. It got some leaves hail damaged but its doing well and growing like a weed!!!

Thanks all of you for viewing my things. I am an enigma and understand how that can make some of you very uncomfortable with me and I forgive you :bowing

So for all of you who are growing in your home. This is where you might end up in 3 years :biggrin:

Leaving orchids outside?

jesscorine — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:05:23 GMT

I have moved my orchids outside and back in a few times in the past couple weeks. I make sure it doesn't get below 60. I saw a post to watch for bugs and sun, etc. I have noticed the nats like my potting medium, is that normal? I have seen them indoors as well, since I have windows open when it's nice outside. Is that smart practice? I have them on my deep porch, so they get daylight, but ZERO direct sun. I have one catt, 2 drend and the rest are phals. Thanks!

FtW Windowsill Neo Collection :)

Alla — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:39:41 GMT

Here is my collection for your ( hopefully) enjoyment:)

My Amani has a yellow flower and a white flower on a same spike. Somehow I find it odd.

So here is a list:
Amani in bloom
Amani potted
Furan #1
Furan #2
Kisuzume (yellow bloom)
Kogane Nishiki (yellow tiger stripe)
Manjushage ( 3 spur)
Nishidemiyako ( marginal stripe)
Seirujishi ( needle leaf)
Senzai ( bean leaf)

Post #2 coming, it doesnt let me attach any more pictures to this one..

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Encyclia randii

pheli — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:57:00 GMT

That's a big encyclia. The mature plant would have branched spikes with numerous blooms.

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Advice for Wilsonara Spacemine Red Rendezvous and Miltoniopsis Bert Field Eileen

Corseti�re — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:16:39 GMT

Hello! Please help me not kill this beautiful plant. I confess that I have had some Phals (of dubious health to begin with) die of root rot and so I am being extra cautious about over watering with this new orchid.

I bought this Wilsonara Spacemine Red Rendezvous last Friday at a plant sale at our local arboretum ( along with a Miltoniopsis). They seemed suitably moist and so I thought I would wait until this friday to water. I just checked them and the Wilsonara's pseudobulbs are looking a tad wrinkled. So I watered them, flushing them in the sink. (I tried to post an image but it would not let me stating ''too many urls")

I am just learning about orchids, so I could use all the tips you would care to share about Wilsonara and Miltoniopsis. I read quite a bit in the forums and it was stated that they seem to like a bit more water then Phals and are sensitive to a lot of sun. I have them on a desk in front of an east facing window ( a couple feet back from the window) and I just set up a humidifier near them. Can you offer any advice?

Thanks!

Crown Rot Phal. Help

shushu45 — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:52:52 GMT

Today i went to wal-mart to dat looking for some cat food and bell peppers, and came acrossed a sad looking Phal. with a dead flower spike. So i looked it over and it looked ok to me root wise. i got it for $5. when i got it home i went to repot it and the moment i pulled it out of the pot the two big leaves on it came right off. I looked at the center and there was rot there. i then did an emergency rot clean up (idk what to call it.) and cleaned and cut anything that didnt look green.

After that i saved any roots that i cut off so the poor thing can fit into the pot and spread a little keiki paste on the open ends and placed it in sphag. and i did the same with the leaves that fell off, after cutting the rotted parts.

The only leaves that are still on the poor plant are little ones and i dont think they'll make it. i also put cinnamon on any rotted part on the crown (any where that looked grey).

Is it saveable??

I'll post some pix.

Ill' be more than happy it post more pix if that would help.

Caularthron bicornutum

euplusia — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:05:24 GMT

The pure white flowers gave this plant the common name "virgin flower" or "virgin Mary flower" in the countries of the Caribbean and the north of South America.
Hybrids are named Dia- (Dialaelia, Diacattleya) for their genus synonym Diacrium.
More interesting are the pseudobulbs. They are hollow like those of Myrmecophila and get a hole at their base as they ripen. Soon they are colonized by ants, who thus contribute to the nutrition and defend against enemies.
Luckily ant colonies are not needed to grow the plant well in my greenhouse.

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Phal with 4 pollinia?

escualida — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:48:04 GMT

Hi all, I was just collecting pollen from one of my Phals and noticed that there were four pollinia coming from each flower. Here is a picture, I have a point-and-shoot so it's not the best quality, but I think you can see it well enough.

Is this normal or common? I tried to Google it but found nothing on it.

Edit: found some info on it, looks like some types of phals just have 4 pollinia. Still think it's interesting. :)

V. Merv L. Velthuis x V. Srakaew Dbl Spike

CR7cristiano — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:26:02 GMT

One of my favourite robust and vigorous Vandas. I have been getting massive spikes but finally now a dbl spike with large 5 inch blooms.
Enjoy! :biggrin:

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Phal. Mini Mark 'Holm' with no virus?

escualida — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:15:09 GMT

Hi all, I just got a bunch of my plants tested for viruses and unfortunately some that I really like came out positive. One of them is my Mini Mark 'Holm' which came out positive for ORSV :_(

Does anyone have a Mini Mark that they have gotten tested and is free of virus? If so, could you please let me know where you got it?

Thanks!

Leptotes bicolor

roby — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:58:40 GMT

small but beautiful flowers :D

:waving

singapore national orchid garden

vanda man — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:53:13 GMT

:hello:D
Here are some of the orchids at the singapore national orchid garden from my last visit.
hope you'll enjoy:biggrin:

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catasetum atratum x purum

catasetum-ian — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:21:29 GMT

this one just bloomed today and the other plant should do so by the end of this weeks :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

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Rhynchostylis Coelestis looking droopy...

OrchidLoverSA — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:19:22 GMT

Hey guys, I need some advice...

Amongst others, I bought a Rhynchostylis Coelestis in bloom about two weeks ago at a show. The vendor said it wants vanda culture and that it is fine with drying out during the day. It is mounted bare root on a piece of wood and it was bought in flower.

Now, the problem: Within a week of hot SA autumn weather :evil: its roots started shriveling up. After that the bottom leaves started curving down in a somewhat wonky manner. I think I once read somewhere that vanda type orchids do that when upser?

Anyway, I thought it was a humidity problem, so I wrapped the whole mount in sphag to try to keep it wetter for longer. It is still dry by the end of the day, but there is no way it can sleep outside in the greenhouse, the nighttime temps are too cold...

So, do you think I'm saving it or killing it?

P.S. The flowers got the cut as soon as the orchid started looking stressed.

dendrobium findlayanum

RJSquirrel — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:15:27 GMT

I dont see anyone with one of these lately so I show one to you. Only got one flower but its nice. its a small plant with a few canes. :waving.. I want more, when you like them you always want more.

Spiffy container option: restaurant cambros!

rosemadder — Wed, 15 May 2013 05:37:32 GMT

I'm just starting out with orchids and I've been looking everywhere for good S/H containers. I found some deli containers, but they're on the small side and the plastic is a bit flimsy. So, naturally, I looked at the stuff we had at work. I'm assistant manager at a small restaurant, where we use tons of stuff like this:

"Cambro" is actually a specific brand, but also a term we tend to use for the type of container. They come in a wide range of sizes. There are food trays that are quite small, up to the storage containers that start at 1 liter and go all the way to big buckets. The 1L ones are a good size for smaller phals and the like. I'm using 4L for my big Miltassia Shelob and Fdk After Dark. I plan on using some 2L squat ones for other houseplants like pothos and spider plants.

They come in round, and square with rounded corners.

There are half-height versions of most sizes, so you can have tallish containers or squat ones.

Oh and they STACK very neatly when not in use.

Some are translucent, and just a bit flexible (but still extremely tough), and some are totally clear and very rigid. The clear ones tend to cost a bit more. At a local discount restaurant supply type store (Kamei on Clement here in SF), the 4L round clear containers are about $8 each. A food storage container of comparable size at, say, the Container Store, is going to run you more like $15 and will probably not only be un-stackable, but less durable. Oh, and these are usually sold separate from the lids, so you don't have to pay for the lids if you don't need them!

Most have small handles, although the 1L to 4L square ones do not. They have a lip around the edge instead.

All have measurements down one side, which is a bit annoying, but not totally obtrusive. Some have brightly colored lines and numbers, while others just have slightly raised markings that are transparent.

They handle years of daily wear and tear in restaurant use. I don't know how well they will take UV, though.

I made a small tool from a piece of coat hanger bent into a triangle about an inch wide and 6" long, stuck into a wine cork. I use it to melt a 1" drain slit into the containers, heating it over a gas stove. They are thick plastic, so it can be a bit messy. I use a knife to trim off any extra bits of plastic that end up sticking out. A slit shape is nice, the LECA can't clog it, ever. I can put a thumb or a piece of tape over it if I want to fill/soak the container to flush it.

Search for restaurant food storage containers, and you'll come up with a lot of possibilities. Local sources might be a little tough to find, but you can order online.

Unbelievable!! How NOT to water a precious orchid!!

Yanquister — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:27:49 GMT

Today I decided to make a trip to all the local nurseries and stores that sell orchids to take advantage of the half off specials from the left over Mother's Day orchids. During each "shopping spree", I'm used to finding orchids that have been neglected, but what I saw today literally made my jaw drop to the floor. I decided to buy the plant...I couldn't help it, I felt so sorry for it (as it it were an animal in a pound about to be euthanized! Lol). I believe that leaving an orchid sitting in 5 inches of standing water makes this a prime example of over watering! Couldn't help but snap a picture to share with all of you.

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First spike on a Catasetum!

Call_Me_Bob — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:15:45 GMT

WOOHOOOOO!!!!!! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: Just found my first spikes on a Catasetum!! And I found TWO!!! It's on Catasetum pileatum V. Imperial 'Pierre Couret' HCC/AOS

Can't wait for flowers!!!!!

DSC_0072 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0073 by orchidman10, on Flickr

My Fukiran collection!

Call_Me_Bob — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:09:30 GMT

You guys have all inspired me with your amazing collections! Thought that I would share my humble collection, it's not much, but what I do have I think is pretty awesome.

Full list...

'Setsuzan' (Tiger stripe)
'Senzai' (Mini bean leaf)
'Hisui' (Jade flowers)
'Koukakuden' (Pink flowers)
'Oonamisekai' (Bean leaf)
'Nishidemiyako' (Creme marginal variegation)

Now on to what you all really want to see...PICTURES!!

'Setsuzan'

DSC_0057 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0058 by orchidman10, on Flickr

The tiger striping is coming back

DSC_0059 by orchidman10, on Flickr

'Senzai'

DSC_0061 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0062 by orchidman10, on Flickr

'Hisui'

DSC_0063 by orchidman10, on Flickr

'Koukakuden'

DSC_0064 by orchidman10, on Flickr

'Oonamisekai'

DSC_0065 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Variegation where it's lighter where the leaves meet each other (I forget what it's called)

DSC_0066 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Namigata tsuke

DSC_0067 by orchidman10, on Flickr

'Nishidemiyako'

DSC_0068 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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All six

DSC_0070 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Questions about water quality...

JKeys — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:27:53 GMT

Okay, so as I'm beginning to get more orchids, I'm realizing that the water you use is very important. However, which orchids like what kind of water? For example, A paphiopedilum orchid likes water with a ... Ph level, with the absence of minerals like ... Or ... And an abundance of ... Also, what steps can I take to determine if the water I'm using is safe/unsafe or the easier ways to get better water? And finally, how can I supply my orchids with the certain nutrients thy need to thrive? Thanks all!

Jackson

Specklinia heterophylla

Luis Renato — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:34:12 GMT

Lovely little flower!

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1220 - Specklinia heterophylla por Luis Renato (Orquid�rio Fa�sca), no Flickr

1220 - Specklinia heterophylla por Luis Renato (Orquid�rio Fa�sca), no Flickr

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Conferming Rumors on Dendrobium spectabile

shushu45 — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01:06 GMT

Heyy.:hello:waving

I bought a Dendrobium spectabile the other day, from Lowe's and did some research on it. From what I found out was that before they bloom the get really big. I dug deeper into the web and read about some rumors that if you decrees watering drastically for a few months you can get it to bloom early. What I want to know is that rumor true??

And also does this plant go dormant during the winter months?? Some sites say it does and other say it doesn't.

I thank y'all for the support and info.:biggrin::biggrin:

Little white bugs, not very fuzzy, look like rice.

PaxTea — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:29:38 GMT

Ahhh! :yikes:

I came back from being out of town for a week, and found my orchids infested with insects! Noo! Worst of all, they especially seem to love my healthy little guy!

They're white, they look like grains of rice (not fuzzy I don't think), they clump up under leaves, and one of my sick orchids has a new hole sort of chewed into it.

They need to get off my healthy baby right now! :(( He's growing a new leaf and he doesn't need this nonsense.

What are they? How did they get into my fourth-floor urban apartment?! Is rubbing alcohol + the GetOffMe spray going to do the job?

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I think they're white flies. :((

Are they going to be hard to eradicate?

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They might not be flies, unless they're larval. I plucked them off with tweezers and they didn't have wings.

P. Yushan Little Pearl

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:25 GMT

Found this gem at the grocery store! I'm in love with it!

DSC_0033-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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P. (Frozen Polaris x Orihime) x I-hsin gem

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:31:06 GMT

I just love the intense color on this all the way through the lip!

DSC_0026-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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P. Hsinying palabe 'More'

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:28:06 GMT

Put the wrong name in the title :( It's actually Hsinying palabe 'More'

I love this one! The colors and the white in the center are just awesome! I waited too long to photograph so the oldest two flowers are already dead. The form would be better and so would the size, but this one was shipped to me in bud.

DSC_0022-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0023-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0024-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

P. Sogo Lawrence x Brite Lites

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:26:11 GMT

I have two siblings of this cross, they are both first blooms.

#1 This one has less, but larger, flowers.

DSC_0001-2-4 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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Pretty flat

DSC_0011-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

#2 More flowers, but smaller, and better color.

DSC_0005-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0006-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0008-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0009-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0010-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Side by side

DSC_0014-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0015-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

P. Liu's Triprince

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:25:40 GMT

Just got this in the mail from Ryan, thanks Ryan!!

DSC_0075 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0077 by orchidman10, on Flickr

P. amabillis x Crystal Lady

Call_Me_Bob — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:25:16 GMT

This one lost a few buds when moving from displays, but I still like the flowers!

DSC_0017-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

DSC_0018-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

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DSC_0021-2 by orchidman10, on Flickr

Potting technique leading to crown rot

Sunshine Peony — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:49:45 GMT

Hi :waving I have a question regarding crown rot and the potting technique that may lead to it / prevent it.

I have a few phals. Two small phals came in moss and two large came in bark.

I repotted the ones in moss into a ~60% moss, ~40% bark mix. The ones in bark were repotted in bark/perlite/charcoal. Of the ones in moss, one was ok and one had a old dead leaf that wasn't visible from above the moss that had dried/blackened. One of the two phals in bark had a black spot on the base. The other was fine. I treated the black spots of the ailing plants with listerine and cinnamon.

When looking around the web which includes this site, repotting seemed simple-just unpot, cut and treat bad roots, and fill pot with orchid mix. I'm growing the orchids windowside on humidity trays. A slight breeze is provided by a air purifier angled in their direction. I water when the skewer I put in each pot gets mostly dry.

In the past I had one orchid which developed mold and expired no matter what I did and how loosely I packed the potting medium (previously just moss). As a result, I'm quite paranoid about rot/mold growing so a week or two after repotting, I took the repotted orchids out of their mixes and checked on the condition of their roots. I found that the phal in bark with no rot now had a bad root and a black base. I treated with listerine and cinnamon and angled the plant so that the base had a gap under it so no damp bark would come in contact with the blackened spot and proceeded to fill the rest of the space around the roots with mix.

I noticed one of the repotted mini phals had a yellowing leaf and upon removal of its bark/moss mix saw the similar thing occuring as the larger phal. I treated the blackened base and left a gap around the base of the orchid with some bark and filled the rest of space with moss/bark.

Sorry for the long description above of my situation:). My questions are below.

Why can other people repot and have wet media touching the base of the orchid (The base below the first set of air roots) and not have a problem? It is obvious that the middle would have the most difficult time drying and I am sure others encounter this issue. Is it my potting technique?

I already cut slits in the sides of the plastic pots holding the orchids and the roots and media adjacent to the slits dry very quickly leaving them white the next day. Is this bad that they stay dry so long btw waterings?

Did I do the right thing by leaving space below the base of the orchid? I've seen it recommended to level the whole orchid below the edge of the pot and just fill with media but that just led to rot in my case.

Dendrochilum magnum

steve b — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:35:46 GMT

hi there to all. i an in the process of buying 2 Dendrochilum magnum orchids, never grown them before, i live in wa perth, what are the best tips for these fantastic plants,
NEVER GROWN A ORCHID BEFORE SO ALL IS WELCOME
just trying to start a new hobby , thanks steve wa

Dendrochilum magnum

steve b — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:29:54 GMT

Is this a normal cycle for a phal?

floranewb206 — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:36:59 GMT

Kinda confused about this flower's behavior, I can't tell if it's ok or if something's wrong! Conflicting signs.

First day I bought it: no wilting flowers, healthy buds.
Over the first week all buds bloomed but a few older flowers did wilt.
A few days ago more flowers started to wilt, and two buds also wilted. Looked kinda sad...
So 2 days ago watered it (no fertiliser) with plain water because the roots were silver/dry bark after 7 days since last watering (with fertiliser) two buds had wilted that day
Yesterday one bud bloomed over night and looks perfectly fine. The last bud looks fine too.

Now this morning two tiny bright pink buds have formed. Did it really just want water or what!? Cause I thought they are fine without water for awhile...

I just inspected it thoroughly and one leaf has a tiny hole in it. One root sticking out is flat and brown half way, but the other half is green and hard. The little tiny roots attached to the plant are brown but bright green at the tips.

How much light?

Happiness1967 — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:59:56 GMT

I have some Phals. I have read in one article that they need a high light area but then I read inna different article where they are a low light orchid.... I am confused, I bought a light meter and my orchids now get about 500 for around 6 to 8 hours a day. Is that enough? I have not had any problems with them blooming and their leaves are dark green and look quite healthy. Maybe I am just a worrywart. :roll: LOL.... Thanks for any help.

Brassia What are these marks on my leaf

datperson12345 — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:34:51 GMT

I've been leaving this orchid outside in the shade,
and when I was bringing it in i noticed I had some odd markings on the leaf whilst it was outside it didn't rain it was just sunny.

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Cocoa shells as growth medium?

Silje — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:26:38 GMT

Because of a limited availability of growth mediums for orchids here in Namibia, I'm always looking around trying to find alternatives and things to use. Now I've got hold of some cocoa shell mulch that looks like it could work. I've already decided to give it a try with one or two NOID phals as an experiment.

Does anybody here use cocoa shells as growth medium? I'd like to hear your experiences, both the good and the bad.

Vascostylis Pine River 'pink'

spetrizio — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:02:58 GMT

very relieable bloomer.
every 4-6 months - August, December and now again.

Unexpected colour patch! Please help.

abhijit — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:38:58 GMT

:(Two days ago suddenly I saw a colour patch like sunburn in the front side of two leaves of my Aerides fieldingii. But when I saw the back side the picture was quite deferent. I have no idea about this. Is it a symptom of sunburn or fungal effect or bacterial attack or.....?
Please help me what can I do for her. Here I attach front & backside photographs.

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Fertilizer ( the nitty gritty )

jai_star — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:29:29 GMT

Straight to the point i've been growing orchids for 3 years and has had a lot of great results and some not so good. I tend to fertilize weakly with every watering and do a flush of clean water every now and then. I do this for all my orchids is this really necessary? I know for Phalaenopsis they are heavy feeders and love to be fertilized often. How about for rhe pseudobulb types such as Cattleya and Miltonia , Oncidium and Zygos? Surely they should have stored reserve and not need as much food.

I ask this because I have a Cattleya that always put out growth and sledom flowers and when i asked an expert he said he only feed his Catts twice a year OMG i was thinking. So what's the routine that everyone on here has?

NOID Stanhopea--can anyone guess?

Hugorchids — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:54:09 GMT

I got a Stanhopea that bloomed, I wasn't aware of the flowers but my nose lead me to it! It had a sweet vanilla scent, but unfortunately by the same I found it, it already started to wild--so I don't if the pictures are enough to ID this plant. I don't think its your usual oculata...overall the plant size is small.

Troubleshoot Phalaenopsis Orchid Care

rollingpandas — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:57:26 GMT

I received a beautiful "Sunset Orchid" as a gift in February and for the most part haven't paid much attention past watering it once or twice a week until we recently began experiencing warmer weather here in Northern California (60 degree F at night and anywhere between 70-80 degrees F during the day). Unfortunately my condo faces West, so the best place I have for my orchid to live is my windowsill that faces SW--I thought perhaps since I live in closer dwellings, my sheer curtains and the alley would help shade some of that sun away. However, is my orchid still receiving too much sun? Should I remove it from the sill? I do keep the window slightly ajar for the most part although I forgot to leave it open this weekend. I've been watering it once a week or so, but when I returned after being gone on the weekend, I noticed a drastic yellowing of all of the leaves. Also, I noticed when the weather got warmer, my blossoms turned lighter, although last week they blossomed more buds that were the same color as I had received them back in February.

Any suggestions to how I can save my orchid?? I have not repotted it since I received it. Do I need to repot? I'm not sure what I should trim if something needs to be trimmed... Sorry if there are any repeat questions, however I glanced over the sticky's and didn't quite find my answer. If my question is answered elsewhere, I'd be happy with a redirected link as well! Thanks! :)

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Bulbophyllum louis sander

Luis Renato — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:42:07 GMT

Primary hybrid between Bulbophyllum longissimum and Bulbophyllum ornatissimum.

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Where to Buy?

butterfly_muse — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:25:07 GMT

Evening, everyone! :)

I am pretty new to the hobby, and I was just wondering where people buy their orchids online? I have only acquired my guys from big box stores, as it were, and I'd like to see what else is out there.

So, naturally, I've spent this evening putting off a very important paper to surf Google and other forums and search through this board for lots of orchids to try and buy at some point.

I have seen a lot from Hausermann's and have read that they are reputable, but I was wondering who else is out there that is reputable and fair with cost? How can you tell? How do you value what an orchid should even cost or is worth (if you can do that, I guess)? How do you know who is any good? Do you test the plants as soon as you receive them?

And how do you recognize what places/dealers to stay away from, other than the obvious crap looking plants? What do you do if you receive one?

I am going to try to contact the MD Orchid club here at some point when my life slows down, and I plan on searching out some local nurseries after my move...but since not everyone in Maryland is going to have everything I'll ever eventually want, I wanted to ask for some advice. :)

Advice? Stories?

Thanks in advance!! :bowing

Monday morning blooms 5/13/2013

jim blanford — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:25:29 GMT

Sorry I know I'm a few hours late, but it was just one of those days. Well here's what I'm looking at this great Monday morning, kind of a nice mix. ENJOY.... Jim.

1. Iwan. Apple Blossom.
2. Phal. NOID.
3. Paph. druid Spring.
4. Ludisia Discolor.
5. Paph. Pinocchio "In-Charm"
6. Milt. Hybrid.

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Schom. Thomsoniana x LC. Jungle Elf

FSUOrchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:01:57 GMT

I picked up this Schomburgkia hybrid at Whimsy Orchids in Homestead over the weekend. It has three flowers on it currently. Apparently one problem with this type of hybrid is that the flowers don't fully open without outside assistance, so you have to gently coax them to open the rest of the way.

A Couple of Species Orchids

Leisurely — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:26 GMT

1. A smelly Maxillaria tenuifolia.

2. A few shots of Phalaenopsis parishii.

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Brassalova cucullata-Die-back on leaves

GotHookedonOrchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:02:55 GMT

Purchased this Brassalova orchid at our local orchid show on 4/20/13. It is mounted and in an East-facing window. The tip on two leaves are slowing dying back, little by little each day. As you can see, I have some new healthy looking roots growing. I have been misting daily. Have not fertilized yet. What is causing this die-back on the leaves? I don't want to lose this little guy. Your help is so appreciated.

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shooting and editing video

gardengirl13 — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:40:48 GMT

kind of photography! I'm using my camera for it at least! ha ha!!

OK i shoot all the time. I love photography! I've been needing to get into shooting video for my husband's band. We need video for contests they've been entering. I shot their last gig on the 26th and it came out pretty good. I only have the one camera so I can't shoot different angles. I'm working on how to do this as a music video, not just a shot of their gig. We want to do something kind of campy and silly. But I'm not sure how to go about editing it. We can do the easy stuff like fade ins and things like that. But I'm not sure if I'll need software to do anything more then that basic stuff. We'll be using a studio recording of the music so sound isn't as issue so we can get different angles and them doing different things.

Anyone have any suggestions? I've only shot their shows before.

Here is what I did a couple weeks ago.

Psychic Revolution

oh and if you're curious my husband is the guitarist!

Need Advice on Phalaenopsis Schilleriana

Autumn Child — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:18:52 GMT

I am planning to buy Phalaenopsis Schilleriana recently and came across all sort of different variants. One of the more popular and expensive variant is Phalaenopsis Schilleriana TKB (supposedly originate from a the TKB region in the philipines i think). It is suppose to be fragrant and fast growing. this is why it sells very very well here in China. Does anyone in this forum has more information about this plant?
How long will the bloom last?
Does it have strong fragrance or just a mild fragrance?

Parkside SummerFest Canceled??!!

Pjensen — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:05:12 GMT

Oh no! Can anyone tell me why Summerfest was canceled at Parkside? I heard the new owners ruffled some feathers at PHS. I am sooo dissappointed!:(

*** eta: Parkside has confirmed that Summer Fest is still on *** (WhiteRabbit)

c.violacea and c.nobilior seedling question

Autumn Child — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:06:18 GMT

I am planning to purchase seedling of cattleya species.
One of the seedling pics is c.violacea semi alba icabaru mc and the other one is c. nobilior coerulea.

My question is:

How long will it take to flower these seedlings? They seem pretty small and i can only afford the small ones. Mature c.violacea icabaru (4-5 pbulbs)cost around roughly $600 USD in china.

Which one do you recomend? two c.violacea seedlings or one c.nobilior coerulea seedling? two c.violacea cost slightly more.

Are they easy to grow from seedling? I have mature violacea and nobilior and they are easy to grow in my growing space but i am not sure about seedlings.

thanks

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need help with a rescue

JoshuaR — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:29:49 GMT

Hello all,
While I am not completely new to orchids this is my first rescue. I was at my local Trader Joes, as I walked by their tower of orchids, I saw this one. It has new spike starting and new root shoots.now I am sure I need to repot it now. Just thought i would get others opinions who have done this.
Thank you,
Joshua

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Phrag. 'Jason Fischer'

DelawareJim — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:11:46 GMT

After years of struggling growing Phrags, I switched them to semi-hydro as a last ditch effort to save them. Literally on deaths door, I'm starting to see some results. :)

I water them almost daily now with 75ppm MSU in rainwater. My Sedenii and Hanna Popov x Lynn Goldner are also show amazing growth now. I'm so stoked!

Cheers.
Jim

Phragmipedium 'Jason Fischer'

DelawareJim — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:10:33 GMT

After years of struggling growing Phrags, I switched them to S/H as a last ditch effort to save them. Literally on deaths door, I'm starting to see some results. :)

I water them almost daily now with 75ppm MSU in rainwater. My Sedenii and Hanna Popov x Lynn Goldner are also show amazing growth now. I'm so stoked!

Cheers.
Jim

Phal Sogo Rose

Brenda Aarts — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:02:48 GMT

One of my favs

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Spike from Crown

Brenda Aarts — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:50:59 GMT

Hi, I have a peloric Phal Jia Ho's "Pink Girl" that has a spike coming from its crown. Is this what is known as a "terminal spike"? It has sent out a string of flowers and 2 keikiis. I will continue to grow the babys attached , until their roots are a bit longer (currently 2"). Please advise if there is anything I could be doing in order to save the mother plant. Maybe it will shoot out some new growths from the bottom as well? Thanks for looking.

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B. Nodosa 'Remar' x B Nodosa 'Mas Mejor' too purple?

SJF — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:35:51 GMT

:hello
I have this plant in a bay window. I just noticed that it is getting a lot of purple splotches on the leaves. Is it too much sun for it?

Recommended material for Beallara?

FSUOrchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:20:43 GMT

I have a Beallara Oncidium hybrid that needs to be repotted. Any recommendations for the type of potting material to use?

Soroa Orchids (Homestead, FL)

FSUOrchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:10:46 GMT

I also checked out Soroa Orchids in Homestead, FL over the weekend on my trip. Like with Whimsy, they do not have an internet presence, but the staff is very helpful in answering any questions about their plants.

They had the following types on sale when I was there:

-Cattleya hybrids
-Asocentias and Angraecums
-Oncidium hybrids
-Mokaras (although the woman I talked to didn't know what the name was or the colors they had, since none were blooming)
-Psychopsis (I got myself one)
-Mounted cattleyas and Phals
-Species phals
-A couple of catasetums

If you go down there they are open 7 days a week, which is atypical of most places not named RF Orchids.

Whimsy Orchids in Homestead, FL

FSUOrchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:05:48 GMT

This is a local place in the cluster of Homestead, FL orchid growers. The man who owns and operates the place is very knowledgeable, and pretty much primarily grows species and hybrids of cattleyas and tolumnias. He also has a bunch of skomburgias, something I don't really see often. Most of these plants are specimen-sized. If you're in Homestead when he's open I recommend checking it out. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to have a website or anything.

Acineta chrysantha

Hugorchids — Mon, 13 May 2013 05:18:55 GMT

New bloom this year, hope you enjoy..

Multiple oddities during flowering season

oakrose — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:07:18 GMT

Hi everybody! I'm new to OB and this is my first post. I've had 4 phals for three years and have had really great luck with them. I keep them in an eastern facing window. Each year they grow leaves during the summer and fall and then flower in January.

But this year has been bizarre! They are doing all sorts of things that they're not "supposed to" do, as far as I know anyway, such as:

1. All 4 plants that spiked in January still have blooms on them 4 months later. And 3 of them look like they might go into June as well. I thought phal blossoms usually last only 3 months or so. Not that I'm complaining! But I am curious.

2. One plant that spiked in January and still has open blossoms also still has buds that haven't opened yet. The buds look healthy; they're just opening v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y.

2. The same plant is starting to have some of its open flowers wilt and drop even though some buds haven't opened yet.

3. Several plants grew new leaves while blooming. I thought those were two separate processes in the growth cycle.

4. Another plant started growing a new leaf while flowering and then started yet another new leaf when the first new leaf was only 1 inch long. (Thanks to OB, I've already located a thread that said that was a sign of stress, and sure enough, I discovered today that it's got some root rot going on. Thanks for the tip, OB-ers!)

Now, if you can shed any light on these goings-on, I'd really appreciate it.

New additions

Carpe Diem — Mon, 13 May 2013 03:43:41 GMT

Introducing my Dtps. Tzu Chiang Sapphire and Sedirea japonica 'Seigyoku Maru'! Both of them arrived this past week and it is all Buds fault! :rofl: Sorry for the very bad pictures, I'm a no-talent with a camera. :blushing: The Dtps. is cared for like a Phal.? The Sedirea is a mini. It is sooo cute, fragrant and from Orchid Web. At japaneseorchids I was outbid every time.
There is a Bamboo stick in the pot - the moisture meter? Do I water when the stick is dry? Almost dry? When it needs water, do I run water over the moss or do I spray it? Help, help HELP PLEASE!
Without further ado - ta-da, drumroll:
Oh, and the Sapphire is from Kawamoto orchids.
I love them both, I'm a happy camper! :D

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Memo to my Orchids

AnonYMouse — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:53:44 GMT

I am giving notice to my Masdevallias, Lepanthes, my PNG dens to move in a positive direction. I am tired of all the drama, your sulking, your whining about the weather. As I plan to acquire more Neo�s, it has occurred to me that real estate here is expensive and I have a bunch of orchids not performing! :((

And �I didn�t do anything bad� is no longer good enough nor is being a species. Just look at that NoID catt, look at all those new roots and growth!

Just look to the Neos as examples. They don�t fuss, they just quietly grow roots and fans, don�t complain about the weather, understand that I can�t pamper them 24/7/365, they forgive me my neglect.

And don�t glare at beni-kaede! She�s developmentally slow but still producing roots and a leaf.

Podangis, Aerangis, Asco, just because you�re related doesn�t mean you get a pass. I�m keeping my eyes on you.

As for the rest of you, as you were.

~Management~

I am a new member Hello :)

cafeknitter — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:52:34 GMT

Hello everyone!
I am new to the forum and new to orchids. I received two orchid plants today. One is a purple/pink color, the other is yellow with a pink spotted center. They are each in their own individual containers covered with a moss.
Now what?:help please.gif

Richard Mueller crosses, vendors???

SJF — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:47:26 GMT

Hi,
I am searching online vendors and can't seem to locate anyone with these crosses. Does anyone know of one?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Just opened today.

james mickelso — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:26:30 GMT

This just opened today. :biggrin:

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Fertilizer in spray or not..

xjasminex — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:21:34 GMT

Hey guys!

Happy Mothers Day!
Since its getting warmer i bought a spray bottle to use on my orchids between soaking days. Im wondering if it would be a good idea or not to add some fertilizer to it...i personally think it would be over doing it since they will be sprayed almost daily...but i wanted to make sure!

Thanks!

A new one. First boom.....

james mickelso — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:19:53 GMT

Lc Mari's Song x Pot. Love Call x Pot. Denver Gold. That's what the tag said anyway. Almost open today. I couldn't wait to share.

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Again.....for the newbies here

james mickelso — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:59 GMT

Or for those who have problem cats. Oops....that's supposed to read catts as in cattleyas. I have a catt that grows out in all directions. That's the way it came to me and I took two years to get some roots on it. But it still grew in all directions so it's time to repot it. When I took it out of the pot I noticed it was planted vertically with three of the pbulbs planted much deeper than the others. It needed a smaller pot but that would have been an issue too as then I would have had to cut it into two smaller pieces. So here is what I did. I cleaned it up, using tweezers to get all of the old sheath material off it,take out all the old bark, and cut off all of the soft old roots that weren't contributing to the orchid. And to solve the vertical issue I planted it horizontally. As I cleaned it I found that each pbulb had at least one but mostly two potential buds hiding at the base of each one. There are two well developed buds growing now and seven potential buds that if I can get them to all grow will make this a very nice bloomer in two years or so. Here are the pics of what I did. I hope this will help some of you. Also in the pic of the pot you might notice that I put in the bottom both broken clay pottery shards and Styrofoam to make the pot shallower. If you put nothing but media in it the bottom portion will stay wet and most likely rot the roots. So put in something inorganic that will take up room in the bottom of the pot. Ok I think I'm finished. :biggrin::waving

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Lc. Beaumesnil 'Parme'

Bayard — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:52:47 GMT

An oldie That is half standard cattleya and half loddigesii.

Bl. Solar Flare 'Paradise'

Bayard — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:48:54 GMT

A miniature (so Far) from Hawaii Hybrids.

Yellow Miltoniopsis Hybrid

Bayard — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:46:24 GMT

Made with the xanthic (yellow) form of Miltoniopsis roezlii.

Cattleya warneri 'Blue Satin'

Bayard — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:41:15 GMT

Acquired from Hausermanns some years ago. Sweetly fragrant.

Hello! New to orchids and would like advice

rocketshipwalker — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:27:55 GMT

Hello, my name is Kayla and I've recently decided that I want an orchid.
I was at Lowes and all the orchids they have out for Mother's Day spurred my interest.
I didn't want to buy one on the spot, because I know next to nothing about them.
I've read through a few threads here and I've learned a little.

When I get an orchid, it will most likely sit on one of my windowsills.
Is there a certain windowsill that would work best?
I have one facing northeast and one facing southwest.

Do different orchids have different care instructions or all they all pretty similar?

Is there anything in particular that I should buy and have ready before I purchase an orchid?

Thanks for reading!
I might have more questions later. :)

Maxillaria pygmaea?

pleuro3 — Sun, 12 May 2013 22:37:05 GMT

I bought a Maxillaria pygmaea from the speaker at my last orchid meeting. Its a cute little plant mounted on piece of tree fern and apparetly has yellow flowers. The problem is i checked orchidspecies.com and did a google search and couldn't find any info. has anybody heard of this species? I will try to post some pictures later
thanks
Karl

Happy Mothers Day to all my friends here.

james mickelso — Sun, 12 May 2013 21:56:16 GMT

I want to wish all the moms here a Happy Mothers Day and hope you had a good day with lots of love from your kids. I enjoy every thread and answer from you. I hope all your orchids grow extra well this year and next.

My first true paph bud

bballr4567 — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:59:17 GMT

Well, I've had a Paph. wardii for about 6 months now. In that time its put up two new leafs and the last one stopped growing when it reached 2" long. That got me a little excited. Last week I noticed that it was pushing out a new lead and while checking today I have a little hairy bud popping up!

Sorry for the flash. :lol:

Have a new Orchid....now what?

honeyooo — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:45:31 GMT

My great kids bought momma a beautiful Orchid for Mother's Day but I haven't a clue how to properly care for it. It is a Phalaenopsis Orchid. It is in a decorative pot with moss. It feels wet and looks pretty...beyond that I dont know what to do. I love Orchids and have always wanted to have them but am lost as how to care for them. The basics I have read are they like to be moist, sit in a windowsill with moderate indirect sunlight. Any help would be appreciated. This is something I would really like to get in to and have more than one Orchid at some point but I want to do it right and know what I am doing so I dont kill the plants. Thanks!!!

Should I Be Worried About This Leaf?

butterfly_muse — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:04:51 GMT

Afternoon, all.

I was going over my plants, just having a look, and I noticed this on one of the plants I just watered. It was a clearance orchid that is being kept in quarantine at the moment. It's leaf was damaged, so I'm not sure if something possibly got into the leaf or maybe this is a bruise, kind of like what we'd see on ourselves? I have never seen this before, so I wanted your ideas. If I squeeze it a little it crackles...=\ I don't want to hurt it, though, so I didn't mess with it (though I did poke it with my fingernail..<_<). That area on the underside of the leaf is raised as opposed to flat.

Do I need to remove the leaf? There is nothing like this on any of its other leaves, it's only this one with the damage. I'm worried it's some kind of icky critter or fungus that got in after the leaf was damaged. The leaf came to me damaged and I noticed the raised underside, I just thought it was damage related. I really got concerned when I walked by the door and saw all that black through the leaf today.

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Hello again.

Orchidflowerchild — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:15:17 GMT

So I guess you can say I am new again (like everything old). I've been rather diminished in the orchid game for a while (a few years) but the bug has bitten hard again. My measly dozen or so plants that have made it through my long trek through 15 years of the hobby have suddenly expanded to about thirty, and all of a sudden I have a vivarium where a laundry room was.

I suppose this is a relapse.

First started growing orchids when I was 14 in Houston, have gone up and down with them. At one point had nearly 2000 plants in a 10x20x12' greenhouse in the east texas pineywoods, and a budding breeding program (har). Lost almost all of my collection to a freeze when I was in college, in 2003. Got back into things a little between 06 and 09, but had some personal drama curb things for a while. Now things are back with a vengeance, but I am an apartment dweller and now am back to like my beginnings as a youngster, under lights, in love with Cattleyas.

My collection is mostly species, with a few primary hybrids, one hybrid that is a primary crossed back to a parent species, and the complex hybrid is Rsc. (I believe is the nomenclature now) Goldenzelle 'Lemon Chiffon' that may in fact bloom for the first time after I bought it 4 or 5 years ago as a seedling at home depot. It happens to have been one of the first orchids I coveted in the Stewart Orchids catalog, and that was when they were still in carpenteria, and the 2" clones of the mother plant were $75.:rofl:

:hello

-Cecily

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What to do with mini phal?

butterfly_muse — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:21:53 GMT

Happy Mother's Day, everyone! :D

I ended up having to travel a little further into town for something I needed this morning and I got suckered by this adorable mini phal. :) I was just telling my fiance yesterday how I thought the mini ones were so adorable and how I hadn't been able to find any.

And then I made the mistake of going through the florist department of the grocery store on my way to produce. =X This little guy was the last one. I wasn't supposed to be at the store today. Obviously this was fate. xD

His roots look really healthy and he's growing a new leaf. That said, his medium is pretty grungy, green mold and the like. I've got to cut his cup away to get at him because he's so packed down in there. I plan to soak his roots in an anti-fungal for a bit and then a light fertilizer.

My question is - he's in bloom, first of all, so is this a bad idea? And secondly, what do I put him in? He came in a decorative pot that is slightly larger than he is, and all I've got here in my house is bark/perlite/charcoal from my normal-sized 'chids. Should I just lightly put some bark in his decorative pot? Should I give him a slightly bigger pot? Should I chop up some of my bigger bark in the food processor? (Weird, I know, but I'd do it. Not ground it fine, just kind of make it smaller). I don't really own anything this small that I could think of to put him in. I suppose if I got really adventurous I could go to the store and grab some clear plastic cups that are disposable..>__> Cut holes in them and call it good.

What do you think??

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First Paphiopedilum deflask

Orquiadicto — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:38:49 GMT

I've never ever deflasked anything. At the show in Valencia I bought two flaks:
Pahiopedilum delenatii x sib
Hsinying Rubyweb x Hsinying Vinyweb

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The one with the mottled leaves is the Hsinying Rubyweb x Hsinying Vinyweb and the other one is the delenatii

Some pictures

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Worried about my new Paph.

JKeys — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:38:45 GMT

My new paph PEOY, which I purchased pnline from Piping Rock Orchids, had very bright green, almost yellowish leaves when i came in the mail. Assuming this was from lots of light, I moved it to a lower light area and the leaf color seems to have returned to a light green color. However, today while watering I noticed some dents in the leaves - small little dents scatter on a few of the leaves. I also noticed some white dust - like stuff, which I just assumed was dust that collected on the leaves. But could these be pests or a disease?

Vivarium after three months

Orchidbyte — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:54:43 GMT

Well it been about three months and I have got to say that this has been a very special way to enjoy orchids, brings them inside like never before. I have several Paphs., Phals. and other orchids that grow well indoors, but the Epiarium, has allowed me to grow all those special minitures and some leafless orchids that I knew before the requirements I could not meet, even with my greenhouse.

I have made it so it looks good in front living room, it has a south facing window with plenty of light and a T5 4 light fixture, a humidifier that I turned into a fogger, which comes on for an hour prior to light coming on and it also comes on when fan comes on during day since fan is mounted on top of Vivarium and pushing fresh drier house air in. an come on every hour for half and hour while light is on.

Right now 44 orchids are living and growing well in there new home, I have found that orchids that like a drier condition do not like it in there, goodbye Lealia sincorana.
So I have acquired several new ones that do like these conditions, so far so good.

I used Charcoal that I got from a nursery for bottom and then I used Hydroton for the top layer then Colored Glass for front, the Vivarium came with a Styrofoam Rock type back that I cut up and used for the staggered shelves that you see in side view picture.

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Phalaenopsis Experiment

Nanook 2010 — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:46:56 GMT

Stopped by Lowes and purchased 6 very sad Phals for $10 (talked to the manager and got him to lower the price on the clearance rack)

So, took them home and soaked them overnight in plain water

Here is what they looked like after removing about 6 pounds of moss

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My Mothers Day phal is in bloom again

ALToronto — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:30:13 GMT

This was a gift from my kids last Mother's Day. Just a simple pale pink mini, with a strikingly colorful lip. The original flowers lasted until September, and after they fell I repotted it (into a clay pot that my daughter decorated) and placed it in a brighter, warmer spot for the winter. The current spike started some time in January, and it took forever to grow to full size. The kids were beginning to think it would never flower, but the first bloom opened up about 3 weeks ago, and by now it's looking glorious.

Sometimes a simple NOID is more precious than the rarest species.

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms on the Orchid Board!

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Dendrobium bullenianum

pheli — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:57:36 GMT

Compared the plant, the blooms are tiny. I especially like the color combination of its blooms.

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Phal. Ba-Shi Blackspot alba

orchideya — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:53:23 GMT

Phal. Ba-Shi Blackspot = Brother Redland Spots X Yungho Gelb Canary
It said "alba" in the label, but since there is some color in the middle - maybe it is not alba after all.

What size pot to go up at a time.

gladwrap — Sun, 12 May 2013 06:05:30 GMT

Hi Everybody, I am new to this forum,but have been growing orchids for a year or two,I have a lot of repotting to do with my aussie speciosums that I have had since babies(50mm pots) and as they get bigger I just go up a pot size,but was wondering, am I slowing slowing down the growth rate by doing this or should I go from say a 4inch pot to maybe an 8inch pot so as not to disturb them as much.Would appreciate some feedback on this thanks.:hello:)

Question about Meyers Conservatory

escualida — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:12:19 GMT

Hi all, I have a Phal. stuartiana that I recently pollinated and it's got 2 nice seed pods coming along. I want to get them flasked by Meyers Conservatory and looked all around their website to see if there was a special form or something that I needed to fill out but can't find anything. I sent an email a while back but haven't gotten a response.

Has anyone gotten seeds flasked by them before? If so, how do I go about it?

Thanks!

pleurothallis pterophora

mondoruffo — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:55:00 GMT

pleurothallis pterophora is a miniature from brazil, growing in costal atlantic forests near s paulo at 732 m upon sea level.
it requires cool temperatures and low light levels
it flowers in the spring with many 0.5 cm white flowers that are lovelly scented like lily of the valley.
Each leaf can produce new stems each year up to four years consecutively.
young leaves bear nice black dots that fade when the leave ages.
fertilize at 0.5 gr per liter once a week from spring to summer twice a month from autumn to winter.
let it dry out slightly between waterings

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Something for the beginner and even some of the advanced among us....

james mickelso — Sat, 11 May 2013 23:38:33 GMT

Awhile back someone posted an orchid that had outgrown it's pot and needed repotting. The root system was a shambles and I think the question was how to repot it without damaging the root system. Or something along those lines. And then tpo go along with that thread was one about potting on or repotting with out having to remove any of the roots and just pot into a larger pot. So here is a short picture spread about octo-root and what I did to repot this orchid. This might be boring to some but I think it might serve some purpose. (I don't know how to put up a pic, write some explanation and post another and so on so bear with me please). Roots of most potted plants grow around the outside of the pot with the center remaining empty of most roots. When watered this space soaks up water and remains wet while the top of the media dries out along with the space around the inside space where the roots are. The wet space becomes stale and good for molds and fungus along with bacteria that damage or kill roots. One way to remedy the situation is to use either an inorganic media or pot with a coarse mix. The coarse mix allows lots of airflow around the roots and dries pout much quicker especially inside the center of the pot. And you got busy and didn't repot at the correct time and this is what the root system now looks like. Octo-root. No problem. The center of the pot has a coarse mix in it and this will dry out at the same rate as the outside and top of the pot. So you just get the next size pot and repot into it without disturbing the root mass at all. Here are some pics. Remember to pot the orchid with the oldest growth next to the edge of the pot which allows room for the next seasons growth to move into the empty space along the opposite side of the pot. I also use a coarse mix so I can water more often and therefore fertilize more often. The inside center of the pot dries about as quickly as as the top and sides. I hope this is of some use.

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Phymatidium delicatulum

Luis Renato — Sat, 11 May 2013 19:51:16 GMT

I just love this little one.

Smells like honey! But is very hard to keep. Humidity and wind is the key.

Don't forget to visit and like my fan page: http://www.facebook.com/OrquidarioFaisca

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Fertilizer Question

butterfly_muse — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:30:54 GMT

Hey guys! I actually have a few questions, however my main question has to do with fertilizer. I only have 6 active orchids, all phals (two are in sphag and bag mode at the moment) so I don't have a giant, gallon-sized container for watering or anything, as I dunk my orchids once every 7-10 days when they're dry for a nice drink. :) Because of this, I only have a spray bottle in which I keep my water-soluble fertilizer. I made up a batch a few weeks ago and I am wondering if it breaks down in the water the longer it sits? Like if I spray it in a week or two from now, will it have all broken down and I might as well not even bother? Do I have to mix up new fertilizer often? I fertilize them when I water them, so probably "weakly weekly" as it were.

Another question I have is that I'd like to start looking into other kinds of orchids, not just the standard phals that I've got here. That said, I am looking for something that requires about the same, if not slightly more (not by much though) light as phals? Any suggestions?

Finally, my fiance is on this aeroponics kick (he wants to be able to grow fruits and veggies inside at our new apartment and we won't have a balcony/patio) and he really, really wants to see if orchids can grow that way. I was wondering if anyone knows whether or not people even do that, or whether it would work? And if not, would anyone be interested in following the progress of his science experiment? I won't let him have any of my plants, I'm just going to take him to a Lowes clearance rack or something to pick out his own so if he kills them they aren't mine, hehe. But I thought I'd at least throw the idea out there in case anyone was curious/knew anything about it.

Thanks!

Phalaenopsis with unusual leaf change: advice? Last resort!

Yanquister — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:56:38 GMT

This has been posted in a couple of forums, but members directed me to repost in OTHER columns so I was a little confused (please don't consider this spam, I apologize for the inconvenience if I misunderstood. Below if my original message with photo.

Need help with a Phal please! I tried to read all through the sticky and (unless I missed it, for which I deeply apologize), what in the world is happening to this leaf? This has been one of my happier plants and they have all given me year round blooms AND a priceless hobby (flowering spikes or not). The last couple of days I noticed this one had a withering leaf, and my water schedule (around every 8-10 days in this humid climate in south MS/LA area), but the leaf looks horrible! Has something gone wrong or is this natural? My others have never done this (yet), and as of now they have all been perfectly healthy and flowering on their own time (one phal after blooming four months miraculously showed up with two new spikes, and this one was considered one of my healthier ones! Please? Any advice to give this worried phal lover please?? (I've tried to attach a photo but I'm using my iPhone, please let me know if it doesn't work!)
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Phal help, please! I'm so confused!

Yanquister — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:47:34 GMT

This has been posted in a couple of forums, but members directed me to repost in OTHER columns so I was a little confused (please don't consider this spam, I apologize for the inconvenience if I misunderstood. Below if my original message with photo.

Need help with a Phal please! I tried to read all through the sticky and (unless I missed it, for which I deeply apologize), what in the world is happening to this leaf? This has been one of my happier plants and they have all given me year round blooms AND a priceless hobby (flowering spikes or not). The last couple of days I noticed this one had a withering leaf, and my water schedule (around every 8-10 days in this humid climate in south MS/LA area), but the leaf looks horrible! Has something gone wrong or is this natural? My others have never done this (yet), and as of now they have all been perfectly healthy and flowering on their own time (one phal after blooming four months miraculously showed up with two new spikes, and this one was considered one of my healthier ones! Please? Any advice to give this worried phal lover please?? (I've tried to attach a photo but I'm using my iPhone, please let me know if it doesn't work!)
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Nevermind the bloom time. The Cypripedium acaules are blooming!

pleuro3 — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:15:32 GMT

I found these late last summer and something told me they were orchids after some research i found out they were Cypripedium acuales aka (Stemless Ladyslipper). I have been checking every few weeks since March and they are finally in bloom. I think I have attached the photos

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