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When you say your prayers tonight.....

james mickelso — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:30:18 GMT

......please say a prayer for those who lost loved ones and children in the devastating tornado on Oklahoma today. May the Lord heal those who have sustained losses.

My first (virused) orchid?

JanS — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:21:15 GMT

I've been watching this one for a while and something is wrong. I've had it for a few years and got it (I think) at my wife's (she's a nurse) hospital where a grower sold orchids to the staff once a year in a room in the hospital as a "perk" to the employees for cheap. I bought a numer more over two years that are fine.

In the past 6 months here's what happened to this one: first note the yellow patterns on the leaves which (to me) seem to correspond to orchid virus patterns shown on the net. Do you agree? Anyone has had this happen? Second, the newest growth is stunted. I know thsi can happen for many reasons - like loss of a good root system, sun/heat damage ( both been there done that) but this plant has not (to my knowledge) been subject to either.

Do I have a seriously virused plant? - Already isolated it but, as you all understand, don't want to kill it without being sure...

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Flasks with mold

Yukonphal — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:59:56 GMT

So...I nurtured some NOID Phal seeds through to pseudobulb stage, and they were waaaay too crowded.
I decided to re-plate, and try the clear plastic 16oz deli containers. Long story short, they went moldy within a week.
Most of the advice i was seeing was just to garbage them, and try again.
As a last resort i'm trying a treatment. Its a mixture of Cinnamon, and an anti-fungal product for aquariums called Pimafix, made from Indian Bay trees.
We'll see how it goes.....it cant hurt if I was going to lose them anyway

how to grow Goodyera pubescens

pleuro3 — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:17 GMT

Hello everyone
I bought a goodyera pubescens the other day at a plant sale along with 134 other plants (I think i have a problem). Anyway I was wondering how to grow this plant. I'd like to try to grow it in a container as I plan on moving next year. I live in south central Pennsylvania and I've seen them growing in the woods not too far from here. I don't think climate will be a problem. Any info on watering and potting media would be great
Thank you
Karl

Dendrophylax Lindenii (ghost orchid) in bloom

aaronsaxton — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:20:07 GMT

Here is a picture of my Ghost Orchid in bloom - flower is still opening up.

This is my engagement gift to my fianc� to whom I am marrying in June.

To experienced Cattleya Growers.

Manfred Busche — Tue, 21 May 2013 00:10:56 GMT

Hello Cattleya Growers.
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All my Cattleya species plants are fragrant.

So the question arises : "which insects, in nature, function as pollinators of Cattleya plants ?"

I would be grateful for substantiated information :).
Thank you,
Manfred.

Neo Potting Pictorial

AnonYMouse — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:17:52 GMT

This Neo habit is so bad for me. :roll:

So, I'm wandering around Japanese Neo sites, playing with Chrome (because it does a bad job of translating which is better than no translation) when I come across a pictorial (which didn't get translated but is pretty self explanatory).

I'm sure we are resourceful enough to adapt household items for what in being used in the pictorial.

Neo potting pictorial

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I still HATE sphag moss.

Photography challenge #1: Make common things look uncommon

The Orchid Boy — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:19:00 GMT

I thought I'd start this thread and see what you come up with. Take pictures of common things from an angle that makes them look uncommon. Take pictures of weeds, noids, ect. use your imagination. I'll start with some weed pictures... mainly dadelions...

Acanthephippium sylhetense & striatum

euplusia — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:28:54 GMT

I have a crush for these seldom shown Asian terrestrials and their bizarre flowers. Both plants were acquired recently and I hope they like my greenhouse conditions.

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Strange markings on vanda leaves

orchideya — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:56 GMT

here is what I discovered on the underside of the two leaves on vanda insignis:

Closer view:

As you can see I cut off the leaves, here is the location of where they were on the plant - the are not the oldest:

What could it be? And should I throw away the plant?

Thanks a lot.

Phal losing leaves

mnguyen110 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:47:40 GMT

This Phal had 4 leaves and started losing one leave about every 2 weeks. It has lost 2 leaves already and looks like the third is about to go out. I don't see any pest and my other Phals with the same culture are doing fine.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong with this one?

4 colour forms of Laelia purpurata

euplusia — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:41:45 GMT

The enthusiasts classify Purpurata-varieties for the colour, the coloration of the lip and the pattern on the petals.
The normal 'tipo' is attractive for the coloration, but the shape of the petals does not satisfy the judges.
The shape of the dark 'atro' is much better. Sepals and petals show a faint blush of the same colour upon opening that fades later on.
'Aco' means 'steel blue'. This is aco 'Clito' x aco 'do Crente'. I love the combination of yellow throat and blue lip.
Anelata is a typical example for an unusual coloration of the lip. It means 'shaped like a ring'.
The group brings together the aco, sometimes also called 'rojo violeta', and the dark plum red.

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Greenhouse watering advice, please

VickiC — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:12 GMT

Hi everyone,
I apologize if I'm posting in the wrong forum. If so, someone please advise me.

The few years that I have had my greenhouse, I have watered using distilled water gallon jugs (We use the distilled water for my husband's cpap). They stay lined up empty on the floor in front of each bench all of the time until watering day rolls around. When it does, I fill each with water and if that particular week my orchids are to be fertilized, I simply measure and add the fertilizer to each jug, otherwise water with plain water-one week each month, by the way.

I know many of you use an RO system, which I think is very good, but I'm not ready to choose that route quite yet....maybe someday. I only want to step up about one step from the jugs at this time.

My thoughts are using two large 35 or 50 gallon jugs with fertilizer mixed in one, plain water in the other with one spigot on each. If this is feasible and has been a successful watering tool, I seriously doubt that I am the first one who thought of this.

My question is: do any of you water in this way, and if so, I would appreciate your advice....pros and cons, please. I would appreciate other thoughts and/or advice, as well.
Vicki

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Rlc. Perfect Choice 'Purple Lady'

euplusia — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:45:52 GMT

Good shape and rich colours on this hybrid. First bloom here.

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Roots growing out of flowers?

KristenJ — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:51:25 GMT

Hi all,

I attached a picture because this is a little weird. I noticed yesterday on my Nobile Dendrobium Oriental Smile that there were roots growing out of one of the flower sets. I looked around on Google but couldn't find anything, and I've never heard of this before.

Is it possible to grow a keiki in reverse order? Because at first, they were just normal flowers. But from the picture, you can see that the base has gotten fatter. I'm just wondering if I've done something wrong, or if my orchid is losing its mind?

Thanks!

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C. skinneri tipo and alba oculata

euplusia — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:39:09 GMT

This is an easy growing bifoliate species from Central America, occuring from southern Mexico to Costa Rica, where it is praised as its national flower.
I've heard that the bifoliate Cattleyas like a little more water than the unifoliate ones.
Despite of the long winter here lacking the light so badly the flower production was good. The tipo is the normal form with little white in the throat.
I like the glistening pure white of the alba oculata form (white with an eye).

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I need help w/ this orchid's Id.

Cecy_Kramer — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:16 GMT

:hello

This orchid's blooming , I have an exhibition on Friday and wanted to participate, but I don't know the id, if someone can help me I will be very grateful :)

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Sorry I don't understand how upload, I"ll try again

Vanda dried out (I think)

caleb316 — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:10:48 GMT

I have a few Vanda's that have been added to my collection. In the winter months all my orchids were in my shed with about 2000 watts of MH and Sodium lights. One Vanda got stuck in a corner and when they all came out for the spring and summer this guy looks sort of brown and yellow. Can I do anything special to bring him back to health?

Help...Black Leaf Spots on my Den

christyazorchid — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:52:22 GMT

I wasn't sure if the black spots were from too much direct sunlight, or I'm leaning more towards black leaf spot fungus.
Any help would be appreciated.

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Dracula pholeodytes

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:17 GMT

Restrepia aristulifera

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:13:50 GMT

Restrepia antennifera

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:02 GMT

Masdevallia condorensis

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:03 GMT

Masdevallia pileata

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:43 GMT

Dracula xenos

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:32 GMT

Dracula velutina 'xantina'

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:43:32 GMT

Dracula fuligifera

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:58 GMT

How to get a B. Little Star to bloom??

shushu45 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:06 GMT

:hello y'all.

Does anyone here know how to get a B Little Star to bloom??

And if you have one what does it smell like??

Thank you for the information. :biggrin:

Hi OB, from the Beach!

BeachDadAtHome — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:51 GMT

Hi there. :waving

I've inherited the orchids in my house from my wife (who kind of ignored them until I offered), and have since become a big fan. I've read all the book the library has to offer (okay, flipped through, but most of the city's libraries!), and have now started inheriting orchids from friends and family.

Anyway, I've been trolling around on the internet and found a few forums (some are way to stuffy), so far OB looks great. Much much more to read, I just thought I'd join and say "Hi".

(I actually drifted in because I'm trying to help my aunt get her Dendrobium to flower, but it looks like I'll have to do more ID on it to figure out why it's not.)

Cheers!
BeachDadAtHome

Cattleya skinneri

cyann — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:55:26 GMT

Dendrobium fleckeri - Dendrobium jenkinsii

roby — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:11 GMT

Dendrobium fleckeri

Dendrobium jenkinsii

:waving

Phal. Bronze Buddha

Oscarman — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:12:13 GMT

First flowering on a smallish plant.

Phal. Bronze Buddha
= (Phal. Golden Buddha x Phal. Auspice Hsintien), 1991

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Just root rot or something more? Phal help

Cathryn — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:17:06 GMT

Hello! Prospective Orchid guru here with a few questions.

I had been pretty successful with all of my Phals, until my most recent two. The first one I purchased in Canada first suffered from shock due to mid-winter transportation. Then, once I got it home I noticed it had some sort of fungus on it. I sprinkled it with cinnamon once and after about 4 days it cleared up. After that, the leaves started to wilt, but from that I got 2 new leaves and about 5 new roots!

My most recent orchid was a gift. When I got it, the roots were completely compacted by wet, smelly sphagnum moss. I cut away all the black roots and re potted it in some orchid mix in a self watering pot. About a week ago I noticed it still looked over watered.
I took it out of the pot and noticed that it had gotten root rot a second time, and the whole bottom of the pot was filled with soaking wet mix. I cut back the rotten roots again and re planted it in a different pot. There are still about 6 good roots so I'm hoping it comes back. I noticed this black spot at the base of my plant. I scraped away the back stuff, but underneath it was hard, like a root was trying to grow out of it. I ended up dusting it with cinnamon.
Is it just root rot or is my plant diseased?

I also wouldn't mind knowing what these little green bud things are.

Any tips or instruction would be greatly appreciated.

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How do you all fight mosquitos?

NYCorchidman — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:57:19 GMT

Other than spraying and using mosquito nets?

I bought a Citronella plant at a farmer's market the other day (Pelargonium citrosum).

I never really even seen mosquitos in NYC in the past few years, but this past week, I killed two (full of blood when killed).
When I saw this plant with a mosquito repellent sign, I just grabbed it.

Whether it will really do the work or not, I at least enjoying the scent myself and the beautifully shaped leaves are pleasing as well.
These are also supposed to be a flowering plant too I believe.

Anyone growing this plant knows how effect it is in protecting us from mosquitos?

Also, any other good way to keep mosquitos off???

First blooms on Amaryllis grown from seed

WhiteRabbit — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:50:59 GMT

Four years ago, an OB member pollinated her Amaryllis, sowed the seeds, then sent out tiny seedlings (just a few weeks old) to people who wanted them. One is now blooming for the first time; another has buds! :D I had/have no idea what they would look like.

I don't have any names for these. Blooms are huge, and are a nice salmon or coral color.

Thanks for looking :)

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blooming today....

mjHuntingtonBeach — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:41:37 GMT

First, a L. intermedia x L.purpurata hybrid from Jewell orchids, nice but not amazing. Also, my C. Janice "Janice Evans" I bought in 2011, and a C. skinneri "Heiti Jacobs" from SBOE in Santa Barbara, given to me by my guy in Costa Rica visiting last year.

A question to others, I bought 6 plants from Jewell Orchids in 2011, all arrived small, dessicated, yellow, my first internet purchase so I didn't know what to expect..... I have been struggling to bring them back to life... two died within six months, a L. tenebrosa that the website promised had at least 3" of growth was a small cluster of short leaves none longer that an inch with no pseudo bulbs and the latest is about to die, others have just seemed to struggle.... I am pretty sure it is not me, I have about 100 various orchids and most do what they are supposed to, bloom, not die or struggle... I see Jewell Orchids advertising on Ebay. and I always think once burned twice shy.... was I just unlucky?

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Phals with 4 and 5 bloom spikes

jesscorine — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:25:11 GMT

My mom just took this picture at my aunts house...those blooms are only from 2 plants! Are they just really happy?

Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk 2

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Laelia sincorana

pheli — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:05:21 GMT

The seedling blooms for the first time.
It is a miniature plant with a relative large bloom.

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re: rescued phals - too much handling/change?

jesscorine — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:08:44 GMT

I've been reading threads, watching youtube, reading sites, etc to learn how to care for my orchids. When it comes to all these phals that we're rescuing, we're all repotting and fiddling around with them... so is there a point where they're handled too much? I ask because I do one thing, but then realize that something else might help my plants. Specifically a couple that I've cut the roots back on that I think would benefit from some bag time...I've repotted them, so if I move a couple of them into a high-humidity environment, will they just get shocked and reduce my efforts?

id of some orchids

magila — Sun, 19 May 2013 22:07:37 GMT

Hello,
I got some unidentified orchids that i got from friends and family.
Since i'm a beginner i can't identify them correctly and I wanna care for them correctly.

1 cambia sp.?
2 dendrobium sp.?
3 cattleya sp.?
4 miltonia sp.?

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All Phalaenopsis roots are rotten

snickerdoodle — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:56:47 GMT

I bought this phalaenopsis off the clearance rack at Lowes. It's leaves didn't look good but I thought I could save it. But recently a leaf turned brown. I dug around in the moss it was planted in and could see some roots were rotten. So I took it out of the pot and all the roots were rotten. There never were any aerial roots. I thought those would come in time. I don't know much about orchids and I'm really scared it's going to die. Please help! Can i still save this poor orchid?

Is my Orchid dying?

firenice101199 — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:47:35 GMT

I bought my first Orchid about a month ago and now the flowers are wilted and the stem is turning yellow. Is it dying? What should I do to bring it back if at all possible?

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wrinkled leaves on a dendrobium�hasn't flowered for two seasons

mimib — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:43 GMT

I have wrinkled leaves on three dendrobiums�.they have flowered in past years with a wonderful fragrance

HELP what do I do with these orchids!

SlipperGirl — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:21:11 GMT

I was given these orchids and as you can see a lot of the roots look really bad, the leaves look really good other then the scale that's on most of them, and most of them are growing new roots and leaves.

What I need to know is what should I do? They all need to be repotted but do I cut all the bad roots off?

This is a bllra. martfitch 'Howard's dream' AM/AOS the pbulbs look like they are rotted and the roots that where under them are rotted is that normal for that to happen, I know nothing about this species I have never even heard of it until today.

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This is a dts. doritis pulcherrima "Snow Queen" x Phal. Equestis var. alba, and it has what looks like a keiki. The roots are all over I don't even know if there is potting mix in the pot any more.

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Can someone decipher this name for me?

lyzzy — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:18:55 GMT

My niece bought an orchid at Lowes, in one of the "self watering pots", or whatever they call them, and it did have a name tag on it, but I am unsure of what a couple of things mean. It is a phal. the tag reads, " Dtps.Fullers Sunset, (mericlone). 9/20/11, and then it has the color, yellow w/red lip. I appreciate any feedback on this!

What kind of orchids are these?

SlipperGirl — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:05:25 GMT

Can anyone tell me what kind of orchids these are? I just need the genus I know you wont be able to give me the full name.

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What's the best way to get rid of scale

SlipperGirl — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:58:18 GMT

So a girl that I know was getting rid of here orchids and offered them to me, so logically I said ya I want the orchids! Anyway so I picked them up today and found out that they were sitting in water so the roots look horrible, they all need to be repotted, only two have name tags on them, and they have a really bad infestation of what I think is scale.

So my question is what's the best way to get rid of the scale? I have read of a couple of different ways but was hoping that someone that has had scale could tell me if one way is better then the other.

Here are some pictures of the orchid that has it the worst of any of them. Thanks for any help.

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Dendrobium Stardust 'Firebird'

Jennyfleur — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:35:01 GMT

Another Den to brighten the day. When I first started growing orchids, I wasn't particularly drawn to 'orange', but now I have a few orange/ orange-mix chids which are a welcome break from all the pinks/ purples/ whites and reds that normally dominate my displays :)

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Dendrobium Oriental Smile 'Fantasy'

Jennyfleur — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:29:07 GMT

Hello everyone - I admit, watching the flowers open on this one is an amazing experience - when they first open (unfortunately, I have no photos of this), the colours are very very pale yellow/ almost white and purple. As the flower develops, however, the colour goes to a deeper yellow and the to an orangy colour (a colour that my camera can't quite capture I'm afraid).

I hope you enjoy as much as I do :)

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Cyp Parville in flower

RosieC — Sun, 19 May 2013 20:11:58 GMT

This has got to be my favorite just now. The flowers are quite small and all the more cute for it :) Every time I go in my greenhouse it makes me smile.

Credit for the photos goes to my hubby.

The two extreme closeups show the spotting inside the pouch on one, and the glandular hairs on the back of the flower in the other.

Group Shots

Closeup Flower Shots

Extreme Closeups

Miniature orchid fan from Belgium

Davina — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:54:36 GMT

Hello,

my name is Davina, I'm 21 years old and I'm fairly new to collecting orchids.

My "obsession" started when I went to an orchid nursery for the first time, I was kind of gobsmacked by the variety of orchids that exist (there are more orchid species than the plain white Phalaenopsis).
So I bought my first orchid, this was about a year and a half ago.

Since then I have fallen in love with miniatures, this has gotten a bit out hand!
By now I already have about 40 miniature orchids, these are growing in an old aquarium that I've converted into an orchidarium (I will post pictures later on).

My ultimate favourites are Pleurothallis and Lepanthes.

The reason my obsession has grown so rapidly is because of my boyfriend who has been collecting orchids for about 6 years now, you might already know him, he registered a few days ago his name is Y�ri.

So this was my intro, and I'm looking forward to posting and replying!

Greets Davina

Den. Maiden Charlotte, what in the world is on her leaves???

SJF — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:51:32 GMT

Hi,
I received this plant last week. I just noticed that some of the leaves have turned yellow, brown and have raised green spots. What in the world is this? I have tried searching online to find it with no luck.

Please help.

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Blooming at the moment

Y�ri — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:12:16 GMT

As I'm new to the forum, I thought I'd start off by posting a few of my orchids in bloom at the moment!

1. Oncidium 'Misaki' (that's the name that was given to me, I don't know which one exactly)
This one bloomed in a much more pale colour than last year, but the grower I bought it from had the same issue so I suppose it's kinda normal.

2. Dendrobium dixanthum (honey-scented, ever so slightly)

3. Dendrobium nobile

4. Oncidium sphacelatum

5. Pleurothallis hemirhoda

There you go, that's it for now! Have a few more on the way so I'll be posting those soon hopefully!

Y�ri

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Paph. Prince Edward of York

orchideya — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:47 GMT

Umm what is this?!

ttwhoizdat — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:35:13 GMT

Hello everyone! So today i noticed these little tiny bugs! Does anyone know what they are? I am going to spray my plants with neem oil and water mix. Images are attached

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Den. Artoviolaceum x Cen. Eximium

Anntique — Sun, 19 May 2013 17:21:08 GMT

Anyone grow this? I have had it bloom twice, but it did not bloom this spring. Just sitting.

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Sorry, it should be Den. Eximium.

White dots in my Paphiopedilum Medium

genocyber — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:45:51 GMT

Hello everyone, today when I was checking my orchid, I saw a couple of white dots in the medium. I started checking more in detail, and I found a lot of them in the medium. I would like to know if this is normal or if the medium has a fungi outbreak, and I need to replace the medium. I will hate to do this because my orchid is in bloom, and I don�t what to shock it. If I need to replace the medium could you please provide me some suggestions of what to use because this is the first time I have a Paphiopedilum.

Below are some pictures of the white dots and the orchid.

Best Regards,

Hector

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eplc. Charlie Brown 'Hawaii'

gjanick — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:48:23 GMT

Hi everyone,
I have attached 4 pics of Eplc. Charlie Brown 'Hawaii' in full bloom (10 flowers) and it is the plant's first time blooming. The blooms are a red/orange and can look bright or deep/dark depending on the lighting. Irregardless, it is my favorite color in flowers. I don't know much about eplc's and cannot find too much written about them (there doesn't seem to be a lot of eplc varieties around). However, the blooms sure seem to last quite nicely and I am not doing anything special in its care.:) Thanks for looking, Greg.

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Phal. Chang Maw Evergreen 'U-Bix' x

orchideya — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:40:03 GMT

Phal. Chang Maw Evergreen 'U-Bix' x P. {Tzu Chiang Litlitz x P. (Buena Jewel x Peach State Red)} x P. (Su-An Super Star x George Vasquez)
It is the second plant of this cross and the color is totally different from the first one. Same fragrance though.

Two siblings together:

Is my Phal straining herself to death? :(

Shikitita — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:42 GMT

Hi,

I wasn't sure if this was the right place to write my post or not, so if it needs to be moved somewhere else, plesae do. :)

Basically I've had a Phal I bought nearly 6 weeks ago together with another one. I decided to repot them straight away, as the plastic pots they were in had the roots touching the base straight away, and nothing to elevate them from the gravel they have inside the glass/ceramic pots. (It's too dry where I live and they don't have enough humidity.)

Both of them were blooming at the time, but for some reason one's dealt with the repotting perfectly whereas the other one has gone weaker and weaker...

Now she still has 5 buds left of which she's trying to open 4 at the same time, but it's taking her ages lately and they don't open completely till around 7 days after they started. Her leaves have wilted (I'm not overwatering her, I swear) and are now "deflated", some of the flowers (the eldest ones) have lost their strength and the top petals are now bent; and she still has two small stems trying to grow plus one trying to come out (all in the pictures).

I am not sure if it's being too much work for her and all the energy she's putting in the flowers, which doesn't seem to be enough, affects the leaves by being wilted and weak.

Is there anything I can do? I don't wanna cut the spikes with the flowers so she can focus on the leaves (not sure if that'd help), but at the same time it worries me that she's straining herself so much she ends up dying. :(

Any advice will be very welcome.

P.S.: The pictures are a progression from when I bought her, the pink one inside the black pot in the first picture, until today (excuse my bf in one of them).

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Caulocattleya Chantilly Lace 'Hildos'

spetrizio — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:55 GMT

repoted and divided in February.
Since then a new pseudobulb has grown and now is blooming.

are these keikis?

magila — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:51:42 GMT

I have a question.
Are these keikis that are growing out of my dendrobium?
At first i thought it was but there are growing more and more out of them. I already counted 21 of them and still more are coming.
So now im not sure anymore, since my phal only had 1 keiki at a time...

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Any body has the image of Bulbophyllum Adoribil Ring

veekay — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:14 GMT

Hi Guys
If anyone has the image of Bulbophyllum Adoribil Ring,can they post it for me.
regards
veekay

hello from Rotterdam, Netherlands

magila — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:27 GMT

Hello everyone,

Im new here and also fairly new to orchids.
It started with some mini phals in my paludarium and slowly got more interested in orchids.
Lateron i received several orchids from friends and family who didnt want them anymore and bought some myself.
alot of them i dont know the the exact names, so im here to learn more about them.
Unfortunately i live in a tiny apartment, so not so much space for them. In total have 16 of them now.

Masdevallias - species & hybrids for warm vivariums

naturepath — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:20:06 GMT

Hello.

I love masdevallias. But the most of this wonderful species need cooler or really cool conditions. But it seems, that some of you all have grown masdas successfully in their vivariums under warmer conditions.

I mean the temperature skala from 20� Celcius / 68 Fahrenheit to 27� Celcius / 80 Fahrenheit, which could be reached in a small orchidarium very fast - especially in summer and when the artificial light is stronger.

So I am interested in hints of masdas (especially species), which could be grown in these conditions and also will flower.

I by myself have grown in such a vivarium till now

Masdevallia bicolor (grows good, but no flowering)
Masdevallia nidifica (grows good, flowers sometimes)
Masdevallia Hybr. "Aquarius" (good growing, good flower)
Masdevallia peristeria (slow growth, no flower)

I think, a list of species could be usefull for some orchidarium users :)

Regards

Frank, Germany

Phal. parishii

pheli — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:16:20 GMT

A miniature plant with lovley blooms.

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Catch of the day! :)

NYCorchidman — Sun, 19 May 2013 06:25:37 GMT

I stopped by the Whole Foods to pick up some bread and saw that a new batch of phals just came in.

I was the first person to jump on them. How lucky!
I picked one out and took it to the cashier's desk.
I was charged 9.99 instead of 19.99 as it was supposed to be.
well, I did not protest. :rofl:

It has lots of branching going on and I just hope it will last as I have bought this same phal variety a few times before and they always went bud blasting on me. no idea why.

Well, I at least got a nice German made red decorative pot that porbably costs $8 or $9, and I really like it! ;)

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Question on newly purchased Den?

Yanquister — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:07:57 GMT

Hi everyone! I have a question and I apologize if it has already been asked before...I couldn't find this particular issue through the posts I have read.

I just purchased my first Dendrobium. I was going to repot it into a new pot with appropriate media and as I prepared the media for repotting, I took out the Den from the decorative pot and it appears that the roots have been placed inside half of a coconut husk/shell (whatever the correct terminology is). My question for you all is: Should I leave the roots in the coconut, or separate it and proceed with "regular" potting with the orchid media?

Of all the orchids I have purchased, this is the first time seeing something like this and I am truly stumped but want to do right for my new addition.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Joseph

C. Mini Purple 'OC'

Roy — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:44 GMT

Another Mini Purple from the collection.

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Help with phal spot!!

Yanquister — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:57:40 GMT

Hey everyone!

I received this phal a while back as a present, so I'm not sure of what conditions it was in prior to coming into my possession. It's been doing well since I received it, and I don't have this problem on any of my other plants, but can someone tell me what this spot appears to be? (It's not very evident in the picture, but around the spot there is some yellow discoloring if that helps.) If its fungal, I want to remove the leaf as quickly as possible, but I also didn't want to jump the gun if it were something minor.

I apologize if this has been covered in a prior posting. I'm using a smartphone and its making it a little complicated to search past posts! Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!

Joseph

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Orchids in the garden

Orchidsoutdoors — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:21:10 GMT

It's heading into winter here so there's not much to see, but I thought I'd share how I'm establishing my orchid collection out in my garden.

At the bottom of my garden there's a slope facing north (our sunny direction) which is quite rocky with trees of various sizes. I've been attaching orchids on trees, on rocks and in leaf litter between rocks.

The establishment process is fairly ugly but effective - I use newspaper to hold a small amount of bark and tie the orchids in the pocket of newspaper with biodegradable twine. Eventually the paper and twine rot away, leaving the orchid attached to the tree or rock.

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Newbie from Florida

rosecottage — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:22:40 GMT

We have been living in Florida for only a year after 25 in Texas. I LOVE IT??!! Never dreamed I would grow orchids but so far I am doing pretty good. Most of mine are phalaenopsis. I am also growing hibiscus and have already entered a show and won some ribbons. I grew roses in Texas but have had no luck with them here. Think I will stick to orchids and hibiscus.

rose

FS BS Neostylis lou sneary 'Bluebird'

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:15:31 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Neostylis lou sneary 'Bluebird' that is currently outgrowing a 4" pot. This plant has taken off since I repotted it last which was about 6 months ago. I tcould use a repot. It has 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.

FS BS Bulbophyllum fascinator

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:14:02 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Bulbophyllum fascinator that is currently outgrowing a 6" pot. This plant has taken off since I repotted it last which was about 6 months ago. It could use a repot. It has 6 growths and has bloomed twice within the past year. 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.

FS BS Oncidium sharry baby

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:11:52 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Oncidium sharry baby that is almost outgrowing a 5" or 6" pot. This plant has taken off since I repotted it last. It has bloomed three times for me in the past two years and should be blooming again very soon. It could use a repot. It has a new growth and plenty of new roots. 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.

FS BS Psychopsiella limminghei

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:08:59 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Psychopsiella limminghei this is currently mounted on a piece of wood. This plant is growing very well and has a ton of color to its leaves. It has a new growth. Shipping on this plant is $6.00. 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.

FS BS Dendrobium jenkinsii specimen

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:06:20 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized CDendrobium jenkinsii that is currently growing on a piece of cork bark. This plant has taken off since I mounted it. This plant has over 20 growths. Maybe closer to 30 or more. It has multiple new growths and plenty of new roots. This plant could bloom at any time. 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.

FS BS Bulbophyllum careyanum

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:03:58 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Bulbophyllum careyanum that is currently growing on a piece of cork bark. This plant has taken off since I mounted. It has a new growth and should bloom anytime now. 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.

FS Rhynchostylis gigantea 'RED'

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:01:50 GMT

For sale is a Rhynchostylis gigantea 'red' that is currently in a 4" basket sat inside of a 6" basket. This plant has taken off since I bought it. It is currently thriving and growing and has plenty of thick, new roots. 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.

FS BS Bulbophyllum lasiochilum IN BUD

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:54 GMT

For sale is a blooming sized Bulbophyllum lasiochilum IN BUD. It is growing on a piece of cork bark and has over 30 growths. This is easily a specimen plant. It's starting to grow around the back of the cork. It has multiple new growths and is in bud. 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. I will do my best to protect the bud, but can't guarantee it'll make it through the trip. Please see my other listing of orchids for sale.

FS NBS Renanthera citrina

Chris147 — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:56 GMT

For sale is a near blooming sized Renanthera citrina that is growing in a 4" basket. It is growing new roots. Shipping on this plant is $6.00. 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.

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

This Side of Paradise — 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

Hope everyone is having success as well

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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.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...s/100_2849.jpg

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...

969969_474011229343418_647041114_n by orchidman10, on Flickr

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!

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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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