Asconopsis Irene Dobkin, Den. Lemon Ice, and friends

[orkie]

Here's what's blooming for me at the moment, the Asc., Phal., and Den. and all blooming for the first time ever, and the Paph. is the first Paph. I've bloomed.

Asconopsis Irene Dobkin 'Elmhurst'


Ascofinetia Lion Star


Phal. Intermedia


Paph. Hsinying Alien


Haraella retrocalla


Encyclia (or whatever the newer name is) Green Hornet



Den. Lemon Ice 'H&R'

[trdyl]

Lovely group! Congrats on your first blomers. How do grow your Asconopsis?

[orkie]

Thanks!

I bought the Asonopsis last year at the end of March and have kept in a west facing window in my 2nd row of plants, so it's getting fairly bright light, but little direct sun (sometimes a few of the leaves are in its path).

In the winter it, along with everything else near it, it gets a little supplemental light from 6 am til 5 pm using a compact flouresent 150 watt equivalent. It gets a quite a temp. drop going down at the coldest time of year to the low 50's at night.

I have it potted in coconut husk chips and try not to let it dry out 100%, so it gets watered anywhere from 4-7 days. I don't really ever worry about my humidity, but it ranges from 30% to about 65%.

It seems happy, but I've heard that these sometimes seem to die after doing well for no obvious reason, so I keep a close eye on it. That being said, I haven't had to do anything special for it yet. It's mixed in with small Dens. that are closest to the window, the Green Hornet, and the Phal. Intermedia that are in the 2nd row of plants.

[trdyl]

Thanks. So you grow it like a Phal.

[orkie]

Pretty much, it is getting a bit more light than my Phals are though, probably 500+ more fc.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Anacheilum (Encyclia) Green Hornet

[orkie]

Thanks on the Anacheilium, I knew it wasn't still Encyclia, but wasn't wuite sure what was most up to date!

[RosieC]

Great pics and great growing

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Sorry I misspelled it.

It's:

ANACHEILIUM - (I capitalized the letters so you can catch the subtle difference in spelling)

not

ANACHEILUM

I apologize.

[Duane McDowell]

Love the Haraella! I can almost smell it from the picture.