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01-25-2022, 03:52 PM
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Laelia gouldiana 'Greta Garbo'
Growing in the crotch of a jacaranda tree at my mom's house in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. She lives less than a mile inland from the Interstate 5 freeway. It has made one spike each year. This year it made two spikes for the first time.
It came from Andy's in December 2015. I tied it to the tree that spring. You can still see the string I used - I'll remove that next time I visit. My mom waters it with a heavy-duty squirt gun. Here is a cropped section of the photo, showing old spikes:
We moved into that new house in 1972 when I was in high school. I planted that tree in the next year or two. It was in a 5 gallon / 19 liter nursery container.
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01-25-2022, 04:59 PM
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Lovely!
I like your Mom's watering approach. Very inventive with the heavy duty squirt gun (great way to eliminate some of the labor that is exerted with the watering chores).
Fifty-years definitely did justice to that 5 gallon bucket!
~Cheers
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01-25-2022, 06:01 PM
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Beautiful! Happy plant!
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01-25-2022, 07:39 PM
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Long lived plants are one of my favorite ways of marking the passage of time. My parents planted a ponytail palm in their San Diego yard when we moved here. Dad brought it home as a tiny nothing in a 1 gallon pot in the backseat of what eventually became my first car. The palm is now nearly 15 feet tall with a base at least 5 feet wide, and the top has branched many times over the years.
Your mom has a lovely orchid in an equally lovely tree.
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01-26-2022, 09:10 AM
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Excellent! Brain storm flash here!! My grandson LOVES his high power squirt gun. He's not allowed to squirt at his sister, or his abuela (me). But I bet he'd be so excited to have target practice on some of my mounted orchids that I hang outside in spring. Guess who's gonna be my new summer plant gardener. 
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01-26-2022, 01:02 PM
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Years ago I gave two Super Soakers to the kids of some friends of mine. The kids were about 5 and 7. I told them "DO NOT USE THESE TO SQUIRT YOUR MOTHER WHEN SHE'S NOT LOOKING." 
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01-26-2022, 05:35 PM
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I bought a piece of that plant from SBOE back in 2015 (+/- a year), but lost it in the 2017 freeze.
SBOE no longer has it listed, so if you ever have a division available, keep me in mind.
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01-26-2022, 05:52 PM
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Very glad you and mom can still enjoy this "senior" orchid all together. The best things last forever.
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01-26-2022, 08:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fairorchids
I bought a piece of that plant from SBOE back in 2015 (+/- a year), but lost it in the 2017 freeze.
SBOE no longer has it listed, so if you ever have a division available, keep me in mind.
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I will... but try Andy's. That's where I got this one. |
01-27-2022, 01:58 PM
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Oh wow, that's super cool!
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