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Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 04-23-2014, 01:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,093
Posted By megrim
Haha :biggrin: I'm actually Scandinavian, been...

Haha :biggrin: I'm actually Scandinavian, been in Australia for 9 years now and lived from Cooktown to Melbourne.
I find out here on the edge of the desert is brilliant for greenhouse/glasshouse...
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 04-23-2014, 12:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,093
Posted By megrim
A few warm growing miniatures.

Just showing off a few of my favourite miniatures that hang out in the glasshouse with everything else.

I apologise in advance for my shoddy photos, I did the best I could with my phone camera,...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 04-14-2014, 03:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,570
Posted By megrim
This one is scented in the morning. From sunrise...

This one is scented in the morning. From sunrise 'till about 10-11am or so.

It's entirely possible it's incorrectly labelled, I wouldn't have a clue. I only have 5 Vandas in total and 4 of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-14-2014, 12:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,513
Posted By megrim
Laelianthe/Schombocattleya Splendid Bow

An old favourite of mine - and a hybrid that doesn't seem to be talked about a whole lot. A primary hybrid between Cattleya/Guarianthe bowringiana and Schomburgkia/Laelia splendida, the plant has...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 04-14-2014, 12:23 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,570
Posted By megrim
Vanda Sansai Blue

Although I'm usually a species man, I was offered this 1 metre tall Vanda hybrid at an excellent price, (40 bucks!), because the previous owner had never had it flower.

I purchased it in good...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-08-2014, 09:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,279
Posted By megrim
Those autumnal colours are spectacular!

Those autumnal colours are spectacular!
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 04-07-2014, 03:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,505
Posted By megrim
Psygmorchis pusilla

I bought this little fellow off eBay in July 2013. It was just finishing flowering when I got it, and sat more or less dormant for a few months whilst it adjusted to my glasshouse.

In the last...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Angraecum/Aerangis 04-07-2014, 12:21 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 6,005
Posted By megrim
I was given one of these fresh out of the flask a...

I was given one of these fresh out of the flask a couple of years ago. I've never paid it much attention, it gets lumped in with my Phally species for the most part.

Over Christmas I finally...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-06-2014, 11:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,772
Posted By megrim
Ah!, I love the look of this hybrid but cannot...

Ah!, I love the look of this hybrid but cannot for the life of me seem to find one in Australia :( I do love a green bloom.
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 04-06-2014, 11:49 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,034
Posted By megrim
Lovely!, I have a small, three bulb division of...

Lovely!, I have a small, three bulb division of this just settling itsself onto a mount. Can't wait for it to flower, especially if it's as pretty as yours!.

I'm with nikkik, is it fragrant?, ...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 03-28-2014, 08:07 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,017
Posted By megrim
That Den is just beautiful, and I'm jealous of...

That Den is just beautiful, and I'm jealous of anyone who can flower paphs well :D
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 03-26-2014, 07:45 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,135
Posted By megrim
I should've put up a photo of the leaves and pot....

I should've put up a photo of the leaves and pot. I've grown mine in a vanda/mesh pot with smallish, but extremely free draining media - mostly inorganic.

This allows a lot of air movement...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 03-26-2014, 02:48 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,135
Posted By megrim
Stanhopea graveolens and a Psychopsis.

So after an eager wait, my Stanhopea graveolens finally opened overnight. Entering the glasshouse this morning my nose told me before my eyes did. The fragrance is just incredible. A powerful,...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-21-2014, 09:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,134
Posted By megrim
Stunning!. I have one of these in bloom right...

Stunning!. I have one of these in bloom right now too, on the other side of the world from you! :D

Mind you, mine is almost perpetually in bloom. It has about 3 months a year on average with...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 03-20-2014, 10:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 876
Posted By megrim
Autumn bloomers.

A few photos of the bits and pieces in flower now that the searing Australian summer heat has eased a bit.



First up is an interesting little hybrid, BPL Golden Spice "Red Peppers". The first...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 03-18-2014, 06:52 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,676
Posted By megrim
Haha, I hear you regarding patience. I fuss over...

Haha, I hear you regarding patience. I fuss over my glasshouse daily. Having lots of mounted orchids helps me out, because I get to water them twice a day.

My corals were always slow growers,...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 03-14-2014, 07:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,676
Posted By megrim
Welcome! I come from an aquaria background too ...

Welcome! I come from an aquaria background too ^_^ Though my passion is reef aquariums - it transales well IMO, both hobbies are about maintaining set parametres within an enclosed environment.
...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 03-14-2014, 07:33 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 706
Posted By megrim
Hello and welcome! Great bunch of people here,...

Hello and welcome! Great bunch of people here, you'll have a ball.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 03-14-2014, 07:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,528
Posted By megrim
Hello and welcome! Love that Encyclia. ...

Hello and welcome! Love that Encyclia. Beautiful collection.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 03-14-2014, 07:30 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 787
Posted By megrim
Hullo and welcome! ^_^

Hullo and welcome! ^_^
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-10-2014, 05:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,212
Posted By megrim
I echo the above question, is it fragrant? :D ...

I echo the above question, is it fragrant? :D That red is drop dead gorgeous!.
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 02-15-2014, 04:34 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,163
Posted By megrim
As near as I can tell, our house has had several...

As near as I can tell, our house has had several updates via the addition of new power points. You can even date them based on the style of the power point wall plates.

The original sockets are...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 02-14-2014, 07:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,163
Posted By megrim
The glasshouse was originally layered with bubble...

The glasshouse was originally layered with bubble wrap internally, so I think I'll have to put that back up in winter unless I want insane electricity bills.
The actual heating is not so much my...
Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 02-14-2014, 12:23 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,163
Posted By megrim
I took a wander around the house and glasshouse...

I took a wander around the house and glasshouse and I can spot 30 different hoyas. There's more than 30 all up, but some looked the same to me -shrug- I'm not so good with the hoyas.

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Forum: Greenhouse Gardening 02-12-2014, 11:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,163
Posted By megrim
We definitely need one each. He put a few of his...

We definitely need one each. He put a few of his low-elevation hoyas in with my hot-growing lean-to greenhouse and within a month those hoyas had woven themselves into the shelving, were shading out...
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