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Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-05-2020, 09:00 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,261
Posted By theplantpimp
Thanks very much for the feedback! I'll see...

Thanks very much for the feedback!

I'll see what I can find, and give it a shot.
Forum: Potting & Repotting 04-02-2020, 12:30 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,261
Posted By theplantpimp
Exclamation Cattleya Crisis: Repotting 911

Alright, everyone.

I finally have the time to repot an old Cattleya, and have several divisions that look like the one pictured.

As you can see, there aren’t many viable roots remaining.
...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-18-2020, 12:19 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,001
Posted By theplantpimp
Hi there! Wondering if you have still this plant...

Hi there! Wondering if you have still this plant in your collection, as Kawamoto and all other sources I’ve found thus far have no stock available. During a visit to the nursery last year, a piece...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-02-2014, 11:16 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,980
Posted By theplantpimp
Apologies for the rotated photo; apparently,...

Apologies for the rotated photo; apparently, posting from my iFail wasn't such a good idea after all!!
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-02-2014, 11:14 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,980
Posted By theplantpimp
Oncidium Space Race 'Coco'

Very excited to have not only kept this beauty alive for a full year, but to have two spikes in bloom!! Caught the morning light shining on this inflorescence, and wanted to share!!
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-17-2014, 05:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
UPDATE!!

Well, I'm happy to report . . . I have a BLOOM!! It started opening yesterday, and this is what it looks like, as of 3:00 this afternoon, with one more bud to come.

After all this little plant and...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-11-2014, 09:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,985
Posted By theplantpimp
Quite right!! I look forward the day when I have...

Quite right!! I look forward the day when I have the opportunity to "play" with flask seedlings. Until then, it's nice to have the opportunity to enjoy vicarious cultivation moments like this!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-11-2014, 01:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,985
Posted By theplantpimp
Well done!! Those sepals/petals remind me a...

Well done!!

Those sepals/petals remind me a LOT of Encyclia lancifolia.

Will be fun to see what the others look like!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-11-2014, 01:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,367
Posted By theplantpimp
Lovely!! That last NOID looks a lot like C....

Lovely!! That last NOID looks a lot like C. Chocolate Drop; maybe 'Volcano Queen'.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-29-2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
judyfl, I am learning that!! ;-) One of the...

judyfl, I am learning that!! ;-)

One of the growths has two buds, so *fingers crossed* that I will have a photo to post soon.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-08-2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
Update: This morning, I was a bit too hasty while...

Update: This morning, I was a bit too hasty while pulling back the drapes, and the next thing I heard was a *SNAP*, and watched in horror as the now infamous "bent" part fell to the floor, along with...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-08-2013, 01:24 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
Update: Didn't smell anything last night,...

Update: Didn't smell anything last night, however.com, this morning, while pulling back the drapes, I bent down, just to check, and lo and behold . . . FRAGRANCE!! Subtle, but definitely there.
...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-07-2013, 09:13 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
isurus79, copy that!! We'll see what happens!! ...

isurus79, copy that!! We'll see what happens!!

Thanks, TOMMYMIAMI!!

Just looked through both of your galleries; so many lovely plants!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-07-2013, 08:22 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
isurus79, you may well be on to something!! ...

isurus79, you may well be on to something!!

The grower mentioned that there was a special one amongst the group I picked from, and that it may well be the one, and THAT name is ringing a bell.
...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-07-2013, 12:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
Despite no fragrance, so far anyway, the lip does...

Despite no fragrance, so far anyway, the lip does have some lovely fringing on the sides.

After insects destroyed buds on one plant earlier this year, and my moving another recently, despite...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-06-2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
Right?!?! Thanks!!

Right?!?! Thanks!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 12-06-2013, 03:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,778
Posted By theplantpimp
Brassavola NOID

A bromeliad grower gave me this plant a few months ago, and I couldn't be happier to have my first bloom!! Well, perhaps if he'd left the label in the pot . . . ;)
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-25-2013, 11:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
Thanks for the feedback!!

Thanks for the feedback!!
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-23-2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
Update: It would appear my concern was unfounded,...

Update: It would appear my concern was unfounded, at least with regards to the bulb!! The sheathing bract removed, I can now see that the leaves are simply growing from a lower place than most of the...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-09-2013, 05:35 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
That is correct. The "bent" area is covered by...

That is correct. The "bent" area is covered by the sheathing bract, obscuring a proper visual inspection.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 11-08-2013, 01:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,148
Posted By theplantpimp
Question Blc. Booth Lee 'Venice' Bent Pseudobulb

Hi there,

I noticed recently that one of the larger developing pseudobulbs on my Blc. Booth Lee 'Venice' is BENT!! The plant is growing outside, and the recent windy weather may well be the...
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