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Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 04-24-2014, 12:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,838
Posted By MJSK
Thanks jeremyinsf and Rosie C for the info. I...

Thanks jeremyinsf and Rosie C for the info. I have a few other paphs and phrags and their growth habit is sideways, not climbing so I was puzzled by the besseae. Now the solution seems so simple.
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 04-23-2014, 03:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,838
Posted By MJSK
Whoops, the photos are inverted. I don't know how...

Whoops, the photos are inverted. I don't know how that happened.
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - others 04-23-2014, 03:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,838
Posted By MJSK
Repotting Phrag. besseae

I have had this Phrag. besseae since November 2012. It bloomed at that time and is in the process of blooming again, it has it's fifth bud forming now. I am attaching two photos as the newer growth...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-25-2014, 12:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,930
Posted By MJSK
Thanks for the information. Every other time I...

Thanks for the information. Every other time I have seen sticky sap it has been because of brown scale. I have used Bonide horticultural oil to resolve infestations before. The orchids are...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-22-2014, 04:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,930
Posted By MJSK
Sticky sap on Dendrobium Nobile

I have several Yamamoto Den. Nobile hybrids that are flowering. Several have stick sap on the underside of the leaves at there base. I cannot see any infestation of bugs or brown scale, which is...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 02-28-2014, 05:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,449
Posted By MJSK
That looks like a Den. Nobile hybrid. I have...

That looks like a Den. Nobile hybrid. I have several, they don't die and they rebloom for me.
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-22-2013, 04:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,213
Posted By MJSK
There were large sap droplets that were falling...

There were large sap droplets that were falling on another plant on a Phal that I have. I cut the stalks off as they had been on the plant for a year and a half and a new stalk was growing.
There...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-21-2013, 01:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,213
Posted By MJSK
Sticky sap

I have a few orchids - a Phal and a few different varieties of Dendrobiums that have sticky sap. The only other time this has happened is when there was scale. I don't see any and the sap has been...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 05-21-2013, 01:42 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 3,966
Posted By MJSK
If you want to stay away from chemicals, I used...

If you want to stay away from chemicals, I used Bonide Horticultural Oil on several of my orchids that had brown scale. I sprayed outside to drench the orchids - both sides of all leaves and the...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-19-2012, 02:15 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,887
Posted By MJSK
Wow, you really have a green thumb with your...

Wow, you really have a green thumb with your dendrobium orchids. I fell in love with the Yamamoto Den. Nobile hybrids earlier this year. I have followed watering a lot during the heat and...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 10-02-2012, 01:16 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,116
Posted By MJSK
I also added one of these to my orchid collection...

I also added one of these to my orchid collection this spring. I repotted when the flowers were finished in a medium to large size bark. I repotted in a clear plastic pot so I could see the roots...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-16-2012, 10:30 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 15,691
Posted By MJSK
Violetta, Your Den. stardust 'firebird' is...

Violetta,
Your Den. stardust 'firebird' is gorgeous. It looks like it may be a Den. nobile hybrid, though I am not sure. The ones that I have loose leaves from their old canes, but then flower off...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 08-15-2012, 12:24 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 15,691
Posted By MJSK
violetta - The keikis that have grown on my...

violetta - The keikis that have grown on my orchids all have had roots. I usually take them off, but yesterday I had one from a Den. Nobile hybrid that was about 4 inches tall with about 6 roots...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-17-2012, 04:00 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,249
Posted By MJSK
That is a beautiful Dendrobium!

That is a beautiful Dendrobium!
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-16-2012, 12:34 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 4,028
Posted By MJSK
I have orchids that I bought already mounted. ...

I have orchids that I bought already mounted. When I mount one from scratch, I think I will try cedar. I believe Cedar repels moths that eat wool as well. That is why people sometimes have cedar...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-16-2012, 12:20 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 15,691
Posted By MJSK
Thanks for sharing your story, technique and...

Thanks for sharing your story, technique and photos. It is very helpful for us who grow Dendrobium orchids to see. I recently planted a keiki from my almost 2 foot blooming Den. Green Lantern. I...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-14-2012, 03:59 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,287
Posted By MJSK
Thanks for the clarification. I have come across...

Thanks for the clarification. I have come across conflicting information on orchid names and species. I have a Dendrobium aemulum (common name Ironbark Feather Orchid) that was listed as a...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-13-2012, 01:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,287
Posted By MJSK
Perhaps my confusion came from confusing Den....

Perhaps my confusion came from confusing Den. superbum with Den. x superbiens. My Dendrobium x superbiens has canes that grow erect while the pictures I saw of Den. superbum has pendent canes. I am...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-11-2012, 11:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,287
Posted By MJSK
Dendrobium x superbiens

I have had a Dendrobium x superbiens for about six months. It hasn't bloomed yet but has been growing a new cane. The information I have is that this plant is a natural cross between D. discolor...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-10-2012, 02:29 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,152
Posted By MJSK
I do hope the Den. Ooh's Blue does well as your...

I do hope the Den. Ooh's Blue does well as your photos - jaxorchidman - are beautiful!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-10-2012, 02:27 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 14,152
Posted By MJSK
I tracked down a Dendrobium anntenatum hybrid -...

I tracked down a Dendrobium anntenatum hybrid - Den. Ohh's Blue for $15 to give it a try. I do keep my orchids inside all year, though I am experimenting with a Den. kingianum and an Epidendrum...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 07-07-2012, 06:10 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,611
Posted By MJSK
I have added several new Dendrobiums to my orchid...

I have added several new Dendrobiums to my orchid collect this year. I ended up repotting most of them and there was some leaf loss. I think your dendrobiums go deciduous, so leaf lose will happen...
Forum: Scientific Matters 07-07-2012, 05:59 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,547
Posted By MJSK
Thank you all for your comments. Philip, I had...

Thank you all for your comments. Philip, I had been wondering if Phrag. Kovachii could have been a natural hybrid (not a man made one) that just some how was newly created. I have a Den. usitae and...
Forum: Scientific Matters 07-06-2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,547
Posted By MJSK
Should I be posting this question in the...

Should I be posting this question in the Phragmipedium section as well?
Forum: Scientific Matters 07-06-2012, 02:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,547
Posted By MJSK
Phragmipedium Kovachii

I have just read "The Scent of Scandal; Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid" followed by Glen Decker's article in the November 2007 issue of AOS's Orchids magazine. I have never...
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