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Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 01-01-2010, 09:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,344
Posted By stitz
Steve, I think that mine originally had 3 spikes...

Steve, I think that mine originally had 3 spikes for this first blooming for me. I physically damaged one, a second one disappeared soon after the damaged one and the third one bloomed. I expect...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-01-2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 832
Posted By stitz
Winston, not all Lp are big. The ones from the...

Winston, not all Lp are big. The ones from the state of Santa Catarina can be considerably smaller. I know; I used to have one.

--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-01-2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,123
Posted By stitz
nice job! also, recently ex-...

nice job!

also, recently ex- Hoffmannseggella; I knew we were in deep trouble when I saw that one!

--Stitz--
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-31-2009, 04:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,344
Posted By stitz
weird--my keyboard fell to the floor and a...

weird--my keyboard fell to the floor and a premature msg was sent!

Bottom line--my conditions are very similar to yours, Steve. My only question from your description is whether you have adequate...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-31-2009, 04:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,344
Posted By stitz
Steve, I have not had cultural problems with buds...

Steve, I have not had cultural problems with buds dropping off.
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-23-2009, 11:41 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,344
Posted By stitz
Sudamerlycaste fragrans

http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2092/10299161/18474577/380041394.jpg

Yes, it is fragrant -- a typical, sweet, floral smell. Very strong and very pleasant. Typically for this genus, the flower is...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-19-2009, 09:17 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,589
Posted By stitz
Thank you for the Holiday wishes, Mauro. I...

Thank you for the Holiday wishes, Mauro.

I recently read that L. purpurata is definitely being reclassified as Cattleya purpurata. I will make a note of the specific references here when I see it...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-18-2009, 01:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,589
Posted By stitz
Mauro, Thank You! --Stitz--

Mauro,
Thank You!

--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-15-2009, 08:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,362
Posted By stitz
Thank you, Rob, for the reference. I found...

Thank you, Rob, for the reference. I found section 5.3.4 on page 41 of my June, 2009 Handbook.

Please, note the language: "An inflorescence may be disqualified by judges if it is evident that...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-12-2009, 07:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,982
Posted By stitz
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal...

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/advsearch.do?page=advancedSearch&genus=Lycaste&species=locusta&infraEpithet=&author=Rch*)

It...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-12-2009, 09:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,618
Posted By stitz
I am interested to learn about others' REPEAT...

I am interested to learn about others' REPEAT flowering rupic species.

I have only grown two species. One for several years, fournieri, is considered relatively "easy" by the Brasilian vendors. ...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-11-2009, 03:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,325
Posted By stitz
Thanks, Ron. I noticed that your "header" on...

Thanks, Ron.

I noticed that your "header" on OB includes:
Location: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest

not exactly Homestead, Fla! :biggrin:

--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-11-2009, 12:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,325
Posted By stitz
Ron, Thanks for sharing your excellent foto with...

Ron, Thanks for sharing your excellent foto with us!

The name of the exhibitor of 'Fuch's Snow', please?


--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-11-2009, 12:48 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,742
Posted By stitz
The mid-day fragrance has been evaluated. "...

The mid-day fragrance has been evaluated. " Much stronger than at midnight; sweet honey" was the judgment.

Warren, I read very recently that L. purpurata is destined to become a Cattleya in the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-11-2009, 11:13 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 7,362
Posted By stitz
Thank you, Ramón ! I participate as a clerk...

Thank you, Ramón !

I participate as a clerk in AOS Judged events for two different Societies each year. Over the past several years, I have never heard of any "cheating" by manipulation of the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-10-2009, 08:33 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,742
Posted By stitz
The International Orchid Register | Royal...

The International Orchid Register | Royal Horticultural Society (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/)

Warren, Thank you for your interest and response.

I now see your...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-09-2009, 11:55 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,742
Posted By stitz
Thank y'all for the compliments! My...

Thank y'all for the compliments!

My "designated sniffer" reports that the night time fragrance is similar to honeysuckle.

I will report in about another 12 hrs with a mid-day fragrance...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-09-2009, 12:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,742
Posted By stitz
Laeliocattleya Cypheri (L. purpurata X C. forbesii aurea)

Several months ago, I obtained this primary hybrid from Alvim Seidel, Orquidario Catarinense, Santa Catarina, Brasil. Lc Cypheri was registered in 1897 by J. Cypher & Sons, Great Britain.

I look...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-09-2009, 08:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,853
Posted By stitz
ahhh, yes....the fragrance is intoxicating! ...

ahhh, yes....the fragrance is intoxicating! :cloud9:

--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-09-2009, 08:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,280
Posted By stitz
I like it, Frederico! I am curious -- how do...

I like it, Frederico!

I am curious -- how do you define the differences between the Lp varieties venosa and striata?

Thanks for sharing!

--Stitz--
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-06-2009, 08:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,853
Posted By stitz
I begin to reduce water for this species...

I begin to reduce water for this species beginning in September. Now, I water whenever the pseudobulbs begin to shrivel. Soon, I will water after I see significant shriveling.

Last night, I...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-04-2009, 03:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,350
Posted By stitz
Encyclia pauciflora, Thanks, Mauro! I will...

Encyclia pauciflora,

Thanks, Mauro! I will add this to my list!


--Stitz--
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 12-03-2009, 02:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,713
Posted By stitz
Thank you, Frederico. Your fotos are excellent...

Thank you, Frederico. Your fotos are excellent and helpful.

--Stitz--
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 11-26-2009, 10:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,055
Posted By stitz
Frederico, Wonderful flowers and fotos! Thanks. ...

Frederico, Wonderful flowers and fotos! Thanks.

--Stitz--
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-24-2009, 02:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,378
Posted By stitz
GOOD news! This species can be viewed in...

GOOD news!
This species can be viewed in Nov/Dec from the Southern Hemisphere and in May/June from the Northern Hemisphere!

We are only an email away from recent fotos!!

--Stitz--
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