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Forum: Hybrids 09-20-2014, 06:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Thank you everyone. I too do not want any orchid...

Thank you everyone. I too do not want any orchid that has been dyed. The Phaleonopsis I would buy must be blue every year and never revert to white or any other colour. I have seen blue Vandas. They...
Forum: Hybrids 09-15-2014, 07:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Phaleonopsis, blue

Is there any phaleonopsis which is blue and not white but died blue? A phaleonopsis called Royal Blue is on sale here for about 22 US dollars. If it really is blue and not white died blue I shall...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 02-11-2014, 07:15 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,324
Posted By Edwin Reffell
One of the phaleonopsis I bought had 4 spikes....

One of the phaleonopsis I bought had 4 spikes. After it finished blooming it did not look too good but there were lots of leaves and the spikes were not dry so I did not worry. When the leaves became...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 12-10-2013, 06:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,841
Posted By Edwin Reffell
The first keiki died. I was given a new one. How...

The first keiki died. I was given a new one. How long does it take for a Dendrobium kingianum keiki to produce flowers? The other ones on the mother plant have spikes with buds now. I wish I had left...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-18-2013, 01:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
The 4 I put on the cool balcony have not had...

The 4 I put on the cool balcony have not had spikes for some time. One is several years old. Another is small. One is the dehydrated recycling room find whose spikes I cut off at the base instead of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-18-2013, 03:35 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Thank you. I shall keep the Phaleonopsis indoors...

Thank you. I shall keep the Phaleonopsis indoors from now on in about 22 C and hope they like that and spike. Any tips about optimal care to promote spiking? I have supplemental lighting which I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-17-2013, 07:11 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Inside while it is light I have my Phaleonopsis...

Inside while it is light I have my Phaleonopsis at 22 C. I can try to warm the balcony to over 15 C at night now but I cannot do that all winter because it will get too cold outside. How long do I...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-16-2013, 05:42 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
My Oncidiums are indoors. I have not given them...

My Oncidiums are indoors. I have not given them any cold treatment. The 11-14 C is for 4 Phaleonopsis and a Dendrobium kingianum. I have not seen the colours of those Phaleonopsis and was told that...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-16-2013, 07:58 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Though I have the balcony door open to get the...

Though I have the balcony door open to get the temperature 11-14 C I doubt if there is much air flow. I shall not soak it but water when the weight is light and spray the exposed roots with water...
Forum: Identification Forum 11-15-2013, 09:04 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,503
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Hello, My unknown orchid has shoots with several...

Hello, My unknown orchid has shoots with several leaves but from each pseudobulb only 1 leaf has emerged. Someone threw it out, presumably because it had finished blooming. I found it on a lawn in...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-15-2013, 08:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,919
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Dendrobium nobile and D kingianum

Thank you I had no idea. It has been on my cool balcony for a week or more. Now it is inside and watered. It is 22 C where it stands, near the kitchen window facing south and I have extra lighting as...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-15-2013, 07:53 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Weight method, daily spraying exposed roots, watering, wrinkled pseudobulbs

Thank you. I shall test the weight method. Also I shall give the exposed roots a daily spraying with water but I have bad experience of soaking orchids so I shall not do that. When I repotted both...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2013, 08:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,919
Posted By Edwin Reffell
This is what it says about D nobile on the...

This is what it says about D nobile on the Yamamoto link WhiteRabbit posted. "The species are extremely hardy, surviving temperatures ranging from warm to downright hot as well as enduring freezing...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2013, 08:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,919
Posted By Edwin Reffell
After 1 December I shall give my D's a dry, cold...

After 1 December I shall give my D's a dry, cold spell until they develop buds. Then I shall water them normally. I am unsure if they should be brought inside after forming buds though.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2013, 05:28 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,919
Posted By Edwin Reffell
I have 1 Dendrobium kingianum and am looking...

I have 1 Dendrobium kingianum and am looking after for Church 1 Dendrobium nobile. The D nobile has grown several new shoots (canes?) since I began caring for it. My D kingianum does not seem to do...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2013, 05:12 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
All the pseudobulbs were wrinkled on the plant...

All the pseudobulbs were wrinkled on the plant when I was given it. Most likely I too have underwatered the 2 plants I made of it. That is because I did not know Oncidium's needs and could not see...
Forum: Identification Forum 11-13-2013, 04:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,503
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Okay. I shall follow the instructions on the...

Okay. I shall follow the instructions on the sticker and hope it will bloom by and by. Since I already have 2 Oncidiums (from 1 plant) I hope this unknown is a Miltoniopsis. However if it is an...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-13-2013, 04:29 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Oncidium, repotted, smaller transparent pot, only healthy toots

Here is the smaller plant, cramped in a similarly adapted fully transparent beaker. I have cut away all the bad roots and left only the healthy ones, a few of which are a nice green colour. The...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-13-2013, 02:41 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Oncidium, bad roots cut away, repotted in transparent holder.

I have cut away all the brown and black roots on the larger plant. There are only a few roots left but they are healthy. The orchid pot it was in is too large and misted rather than transparent. I...
Forum: Identification Forum 11-13-2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,503
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Pseudobulbs and Leaves of Oncidium and Unknown

I have googled for pictures of the pseudobulbs of Oncidium, Miltonia and Miltoniopsis to see if any were identical to the one on the orchid I found. None are exactly the same as this one. It is oval...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-13-2013, 11:25 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
It is 22 and a half C where my Oncidiums are. Is...

It is 22 and a half C where my Oncidiums are. Is that the best temperature for them? I am unsure as to whether they like a cool period in the winter or not. Just now I sprayed the roots. Should I do...
Forum: Identification Forum 11-13-2013, 10:39 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,503
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Oncidium? Expert help with identification

Is there any Oncidium, Miltonia or Miltoniopsis expert who can advise me as to what this orchid is? On the sticker it says "Orchid (no species given), half shade in the summer, sun in the winter,...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-13-2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 7,711
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Oncidium, Potting Mix, Roots, Plant

With my apologies for total lack of photographic skill here are pictures taken by webcam today of my Oncidiums. I divided and repotted the one I was given. They are of potting mix (the same for...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-13-2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,919
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Exactly which range of temperatures (lowest and...

Exactly which range of temperatures (lowest and highest9 do wintering Dendrobiums prefer? I do not mind when they flower if they give lots of flowers. Until 22 November I do my best to keep a night...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-05-2013, 03:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 926
Posted By Edwin Reffell
Thank you. I shall try that. It is light between...

Thank you. I shall try that. It is light between about 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. now. Outside it is +4 but I can get my glazed balcony the required temperature nights and inside I have about 23 C. So that...
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