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Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-10-2009, 10:50 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 13,521
Posted By maitaman
They are all over Panama', particularly along the...

They are all over Panama', particularly along the coast growing on mangroves and sea grapes. They don't seem to have a season here. There is one large plant on a neighbor's nance tree that hasn't...
Forum: Identification Forum 01-03-2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,091
Posted By maitaman
It's a Schombonia Firefly (Schomburghkia X...

It's a Schombonia Firefly (Schomburghkia X Broughtonia) I believe.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-03-2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,463
Posted By maitaman
That's a Vanda or Ascosandra. A Phal will survive...

That's a Vanda or Ascosandra. A Phal will survive in those conditions sometimes, but will not do well. You can use a very light fertilizer in each watering to improve results.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-02-2009, 10:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,582
Posted By maitaman
It might be a good idea to use a more...

It might be a good idea to use a more semi-sterile method. Once you've mastered keeping things sterile enough for that, the rest of the process is easy to upgrade. The cornstarch method in the book...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-29-2008, 09:30 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,246
Posted By maitaman
Here in nature they will drop if there is a...

Here in nature they will drop if there is a sudden temperature or water change. They will bloom continuously on a spike for months.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-23-2008, 10:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,111
Posted By maitaman
Also research the process for producing the...

Also research the process for producing the vanilla. It is not easy.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-22-2008, 10:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,620
Posted By maitaman
Careful! Cinnamon inhibits root growth in many...

Careful! Cinnamon inhibits root growth in many orchids!
You can dissolve a vitamin B1 tablet in water and use it every third day, lightly. B1 initiates root growth in most plants.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-19-2008, 08:58 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,500
Posted By maitaman
When I worked with Rod McLellan Company in SF...

When I worked with Rod McLellan Company in SF years ago there was a complex cross, Blc. My-My, that would bloom radically different colors on the same plant. It happened with a number of the plants...
Forum: Propagation 12-14-2008, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,688
Posted By maitaman
Crosses within an alliance generally work and the...

Crosses within an alliance generally work and the offspring are viable. There are crosses between tribal sections that work (Catasetum X Cymbidium, etc.) Whether the offspring are fertile or not is...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-06-2008, 08:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 911
Posted By maitaman
Fumes can make blooms and buds drop. Over a...

Fumes can make blooms and buds drop. Over a period of time they can have other deleterious effects.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-05-2008, 08:18 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 16,998
Posted By maitaman
We started using alcohol for some pest control in...

We started using alcohol for some pest control in the fifties and saw that it could also increase availability of some fertilizer elements. We used it to reduce certain bacteria and particularly...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-05-2008, 08:11 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,616
Posted By maitaman
Whatever regimen you use, remember that nitrogen...

Whatever regimen you use, remember that nitrogen is generally very highly soluable while phosphorus is generally not, so remember to leach regularly or you will poison your plants. Most people tend...
Forum: Identification Forum 12-04-2008, 08:24 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 913
Posted By maitaman
#1 = Cattleya, Laelia, or hybrid in the Catt...

#1 = Cattleya, Laelia, or hybrid in the Catt alliance
#2, #3 - dendrobes
#3 = Oncidium
Forum: Beginner Discussion 12-03-2008, 08:40 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 955
Posted By maitaman
New pictures

Greetings all. I just got back from a trip to where the recent storm knocked down a lot of trees. We tried to relocate any of the rarer orchids on them in the same area.
I've put a lot of pictures...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-12-2008, 08:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,167
Posted By maitaman
Vandas depend more on light than fertilizers,...

Vandas depend more on light than fertilizers, etc.
Epi. species from altitude are very different than those from lower. Need to know which one(s).
Fertilizers with a high first number have higher...
Forum: Identification Forum 11-06-2008, 09:10 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 945
Posted By maitaman
Unknown maxillaria (?)

This was in La Fortuna. I got the plant on a cut tree, thinking it would be Trigonidium egertonianum - and it's this. I would call it a maxillaria. Flowers are 1/2 - 3/4" across on a hanging stem of...
Forum: Scientific Matters 11-01-2008, 10:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,939
Posted By maitaman
I agree that labiate catts are probably several...

I agree that labiate catts are probably several basic species, not all sub-species. My arguments are more on the line of things like Cstm. integerinum with such minor variations that it's almost...
Forum: Propagation 09-28-2008, 10:24 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,426
Posted By maitaman
IŽm doing in the field research here ion...

IŽm doing in the field research here ion PanamaŽand have posted a lot of pictures in the gallery. The seed growing research is mostly starting various rarer species so we can replant them in areas...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-25-2008, 11:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 878
Posted By maitaman
I added a bunch of new photos into the gallery

I added a bunch of new photos into the gallery
Forum: Identification Forum 09-25-2008, 11:05 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 475
Posted By maitaman
New photos in gallery

Some of these need ID. I added about 20 photos
Forum: Advanced Discussion 09-25-2008, 10:34 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,383
Posted By maitaman
Nobile type dendrobes will do well mounted or...

Nobile type dendrobes will do well mounted or rootbound. I advise against a pot too large. I always just let them grow around the hanging pot. They are beautiful when there is a large round ball of a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-22-2008, 12:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 878
Posted By maitaman
Panama' pics

I just uploaded a number of pictures from the Fortuna area of Panama' into the gallery. Most are not identified, but Otoglossum chiriguense was my most exciting find to date.
Forum: Identification Forum 09-22-2008, 12:06 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 853
Posted By maitaman
I just uploaded some pics to the gallery....

I just uploaded some pics to the gallery. Otoglossum chiriguense was the most exciting find. I saw it from more than a hundred feet away. Most of them are not yet identified.
Forum: Propagation 09-22-2008, 11:52 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,021
Posted By maitaman
The orchid is different from other monocots in...

The orchid is different from other monocots in that it has a column rather than separate stamens and pistil. The process is the same for any of them. I never removed the lip from parents except cyps...
Forum: Identification Forum 09-22-2008, 11:32 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 853
Posted By maitaman
ID Panama'

A couple more for possible ID
The first epi is in large plants that can be more than 5' tall and have thousands of flowers. The second has thin triangular PB's that stand about 6" tall. There is a...
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