Project 2015 Spring: Podangis dactyloceras

[ashley05]

My Podangis came today. I ordered it with my Amsiella monticola for the main project as well as a Paph villosum. I put pictures of the other two plants in the main project thread.

I'm a little concerned about the roots on this one. Should I contact the seller or is it going to be okay?

I have repotted it into a 3" clay pot and small lava rock.

[ChryT]

Originally Posted by RandomGemini

That's certainly a possibility. It's probably like everything else in the US. We have gigantic kitchens, drive huge cars... it would not shock me if the orchids grown here are just bigger too. LOL!

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This sucks. I hope they offer you a replacement. I would be angry about that.. and as a result of your experience, I will now be checking the roots on my other plants from my most recent order.

I was angry and still am. The seller ignored my email, it's been three days since I sent them photos and no reply from them.


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[shadytrake]

I picked up my project plants at the show today. Yay! My Podangis is HUGE! One fan is 6" wide at least and the other fan is 4" wide. I pulled it out of the pot, checked the roots, and then repotted with a chunkier mix in a 4" clay azalea pot. I'll post a picture tomorrow.

[RandomGemini]

Originally Posted by ChryT

I was angry and still am. The seller ignored my email, it's been three days since I sent them photos and no reply from them.


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Call them on the phone on Monday. I found that a couple of the orchid growers I contacted, were not tech savvy people and their email addresses were maintained by a relative or a third party who maintained the website and those people checked their emails infrequently at best.

The best way to get in touch with most growers is to pick up the phone. If you call them and tell them you sent them an email, they'll more than likely check it and see that your complaint is more than valid.

[shadytrake]

Photos of my plant! For reference, that is a 1 quart can. The plant is in a 4" pot with a loose mixture of bark, charcoal, sponge rock, and peat chunks. I re-potted into the clay because the plastic pots get so warm and stay too wet.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by shadytrake

Photos of my plant! For reference, that is a 1 quart can. The plant is in a 4" pot with a loose mixture of bark, charcoal, sponge rock, and peat chunks. I re-potted into the clay because the plastic pots get so warm and stay too wet.

Seeing the size of your plant, I'm more and more convinced that the EU clones of this species are affected by dwarfism. That or it's simply because everything is bigger in the USA!

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Oh, and something I came across is my growing notes for the first Podangis I had for a bit over 2 years and which died in 2011. The grower I got it from had told me that one of the tricks with this species is to keep it somewhat cool at night in the winter if possible, and well as diminish watering (I was misting the mount only 1-2 times a week). They are also somewhat salt sensitive, so careful with the fertilizer. As I also discovered myself, the roots of this species are very prone to rotting if kept too wet. This is one of the main reasons that they are primarily grown mounted...

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[Pixi]

That is indeed a huge plant! I think Camille was right, it seems that the size plants we get here a way smaller then in the USA. Makes me wonder if the ones we got are even flowering size.. Before mine get's even near this size if it ever does we will be years on!

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Pixi

That is indeed a huge plant! I think Camille was right, it seems that the size plants we get here a way smaller then in the USA. Makes me wonder if the ones we got are even flowering size.. Before mine get's even near this size if it ever does we will be years on!

It's probably near flowering size. My first podangis wasn't much larger (and had 3 fans) and produced something like 10 spikes!

(on a side note, the Oncidium Kutoo CT Little Cherry I got in the same order - and that you mentioned you liked- has completely rotted rots... I emailed Claessen, and am waiting for a reply... Since thre is one small new growth just putting out a few roots, I've put it in S/H. But I don't have high hopes.)

[shadytrake]

I decided to hang it right next to my Phrag kovachii. It stays a bit cooler than other plants during the day, but gets nice bright filtered sun during the AM. The loose mixture plus the azalea pot will allow more air flow movement.

[Pixi]

Originally Posted by camille1585

It's probably near flowering size. My first podangis wasn't much larger (and had 3 fans) and produced something like 10 spikes!

Then i will wait patiently for it to grow bigger and show me those pretty paperwhite flowers!