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05-18-2014, 11:57 AM
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Dainty - per OrchidWiz/Bakers - not above 85f, nor below 58f. My aircon is set for 71f in Summer.
You would have to investigate compatibility for the hybrid you like, under your specific conditions.
I have Lycaste seedlings that I grow under the same conditions.
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04-15-2015, 11:47 AM
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so its growing and blooming season again.
This year it looks as if I have 2 new growths and about 5 blooms on the way.
These are really easy to grow, are compact....when leafless....  and have pretty blooms.
There's growth/buds on both sides - its just you can't see anything on the l/h side of the photo.
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04-15-2015, 01:46 PM
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Good growing! I've considered these but keep turning away from them (and most other plants requiring a dormant period) but you make it seem easy.  |
04-15-2015, 01:59 PM
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I'm leaning more and more towards the dormancy types because they have an in-built desire to grow like crazy and flower within the same year. You can't beat that ! Plus I am finding a lot that have the added bonus of being fragrant.....and a double bonus of being easy to store when dormant.......and then the jackpot of not having to worry about bugs, lighting, humidity and watering when they are dormant.
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04-15-2015, 11:12 PM
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You make a great case for these and others needing a dormant period. I've just always worried I would screw up during dormancy and ultimately kill them but it would be nice to store some away for the winter. 
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04-21-2015, 09:28 AM
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update. 8 buds. Once these get growing, its fairly rapid. Last year I had buds all open simultaneously. This year there are 2 that are much larger. Be interesting to see what happens. BTW, this is in a horse manure mix - will also see what happens there as the pot is much shallower than the Millenium Magic pot with the same mix.
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04-21-2015, 09:50 AM
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How exciting, I can't wait for you to post the "final result" photo!
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05-06-2015, 11:21 AM
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update. Unfortunately these are not fragrant. It's interesting how quickly the buds caught up to each other.
 
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05-06-2015, 12:17 PM
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So beautiful!
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So pretty!
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