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Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-29-2017, 08:41 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,726
Posted By pipsxlch
I find it quite easy to grow and bloom, not a...

I find it quite easy to grow and bloom, not a small plant but not a monster. Like PaphMadMan said, it tends to cluster more tightly than many Catts.

I do grow outside though.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-21-2017, 10:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,783
Posted By pipsxlch
Yes, is seems that most of what I see advertised...

Yes, is seems that most of what I see advertised is compact/mini Catts- they can be beautiful, but nothing beats s big standard full-bore fragrant floof sometimes. With my climate, plants with much...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-19-2017, 08:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,783
Posted By pipsxlch
I saw the one on Chadwick's site (not in a...

I saw the one on Chadwick's site (not in a position atm to get a $100 plant, maybe if it sticks around) but the question was more rhetorical. There are LOTS of wonderful older crosses that would...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-18-2017, 08:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,783
Posted By pipsxlch
That is STUNNING! Where are the...

That is STUNNING! Where are the oldies-but-goodies like this on the retailer's clone sales lists?
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 07-09-2017, 07:07 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 13,100
Posted By pipsxlch
Photobucket is starting to charge $40 a month to...

Photobucket is starting to charge $40 a month to allow third party hosting, so unless a new account can fly under the radar for a bit you'll have to find a new photo hosting site. I'm in the same...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-13-2017, 07:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,403
Posted By pipsxlch
The seed scam has started to appear in my local...

The seed scam has started to appear in my local Craigslist.

Fitting your theme, I more often see orchids being sold as needing shade, when at least in my climate many of the genera being sold need...
Forum: Identification Forum 06-12-2017, 08:27 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,360
Posted By pipsxlch
no I.D. of a hybrid can be 100%, but that looks...

no I.D. of a hybrid can be 100%, but that looks just like my Banfieldara (or whatever it is now) Gilded Tower 'Mystic Maze'.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 06-12-2017, 08:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 897
Posted By pipsxlch
I'm in central Florida also and it's blooming...

I'm in central Florida also and it's blooming season... your plants look big enough. Although they don't look too dark a green in the photos, I'd try upping the amount of sun they receive by a bit...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 05-24-2017, 09:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,612
Posted By pipsxlch
We went down to the Keys after, and didn't make...

We went down to the Keys after, and didn't make it back until last night. I was very good and avoided the multiples of antelope dens they had this year, figures they'd have a bunch a year I was...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-13-2017, 08:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,724
Posted By pipsxlch
Now that is cool! I've never seen it before...

Now that is cool! I've never seen it before either, but if I ever do it's coming home with me.
Forum: Orchid Lounge 05-10-2017, 10:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,612
Posted By pipsxlch
Anyone going to Redland this year?

My sister and I will be there Friday, possibly Sunday. I'm trying to be good and not buy much, but we shall see. It also depends on if I blow any money at a nearby society's Mother Day sale this...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-09-2017, 07:20 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,499
Posted By pipsxlch
Re: the old leafless pseudobulbs on the Catts-...

Re: the old leafless pseudobulbs on the Catts- yes never remove them until they're brown and definitely dead! They're the plant's storage warehouses. FWIW, everything looks eminently salvageable to...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 05-01-2017, 09:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By pipsxlch
Yes, they do... they usually do well although I...

Yes, they do... they usually do well although I think they'd like something richer than our sugar sand. I hope for it to eventually be an in ground landscape plant for me.

The plant is in an 8"...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-30-2017, 08:19 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,663
Posted By pipsxlch
Oncidium ampliatum

This plant was a very sad withered bag baby a couple years ago. Got them to discount it, and it's done very well. It tried to bloom last year, but the squirrels got the spike. Tried to bloom again a...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-30-2017, 08:14 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,218
Posted By pipsxlch
C. maxima

I love the nudibranch lips on this species, so when I saw this plant at a hobbyist's cleanout sale about 9 months ago I bought it. The squirrels have been hell this year and have already eaten 2...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-30-2017, 08:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,402
Posted By pipsxlch
Spathoglottis NOID

Recently picked this up at Lowes, thought it was a pretty one. It's covered in blooms and has been for the 3 weeks I've had it....
Forum: Identification Forum 04-30-2017, 07:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,226
Posted By pipsxlch
Re: last post- 1st photo looks like a warm...

Re: last post- 1st photo looks like a warm growing Cymbidium to me, I'll leave it further to those with more knowledge of that genus. Photo 2- and the big pseudobulb 2nd photo in your first post-...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-21-2017, 09:12 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,035
Posted By pipsxlch
I don't think it's a denphal; looks like a reed...

I don't think it's a denphal; looks like a reed stem epidendrum to me. Depending on where you are located, they're in season now at the garden centers.
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 04-19-2017, 07:39 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,820
Posted By pipsxlch
My tampensis is in high bud now too! Actually all...

My tampensis is in high bud now too! Actually all my encyclias are running early this year.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-18-2017, 07:26 PM
Replies: 157
Views: 32,302
Posted By pipsxlch
My LC Siamese Doll has proven to be a twice a...

My LC Siamese Doll has proven to be a twice a year bloomer, spring and fall. It does as you suggest, rbarata, maturing a growth in approx. 6 months and starting the next pretty much immediately.
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-16-2017, 07:57 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,994
Posted By pipsxlch
Here is a whole (well, mostly; it wraps around...

Here is a whole (well, mostly; it wraps around its mount) plant pic of my bractescens. I've had this plant +/- 20 years, it was a baby on that cork mount when I got it. Bees are already getting to...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 04-09-2017, 08:31 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,654
Posted By pipsxlch
Dolly, here's the Hilo Adventure: ...

Dolly, here's the Hilo Adventure:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v689/pipsxlch/IMG_0185_zpsjvlbzdoy.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pipsxlch/media/IMG_0185_zpsjvlbzdoy.jpg.html)

Been an...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-09-2017, 08:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,994
Posted By pipsxlch
Here's a lousy old picture of my bractescens. I'd...

Here's a lousy old picture of my bractescens. I'd consider it a miniature, for all the years I've had it and all the growths it has even my seedlings of most are bigger. I don't own your cross or the...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-09-2017, 08:06 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,334
Posted By pipsxlch
Love the brownish one on the far right! And a...

Love the brownish one on the far right! And a very beautiful display
Forum: Identification Forum 04-08-2017, 09:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,627
Posted By pipsxlch
The ones at my Lowes are Phal. Yu-Pin Fireworks....

The ones at my Lowes are Phal. Yu-Pin Fireworks. This doesn't mean that yours is! But it looks similar and is probably similar breeding.
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