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Orchids in Bloom
05-01-2024, 04:29 PM
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Does this qualify as a black orchid?
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Keysguy
That's pretty but on my color palate that would...
That's pretty but on my color palate that would be called a deep grape purple, not black.
As Roberta posted, the closest I've seen to "black" are some of Fred Clarke's Catasetum crosses and even...
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Vanda Alliance - others
04-29-2024, 09:01 PM
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Seidenfadenia mitrata var. alba
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138
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Keysguy
Here's a pic of mine in bloom now among a few...
Here's a pic of mine in bloom now among a few others.
Forum:
Orchids in Bloom
04-22-2024, 05:24 PM
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Cattleya 37 year old NOID division
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348
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Keysguy
Hey Plover- I went out to my shade house today to...
Hey Plover- I went out to my shade house today to do my weekly pruning and fertilizing and look what I found!
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Vanda Alliance - others
04-21-2024, 04:45 PM
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Seidenfadenia mitrata
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181
Posted By
Keysguy
I just got home from our Key West OS meeting and...
I just got home from our Key West OS meeting and lo and behold I got my first Seidendenfadenia mitrata but it is var. alba which has been on my list for some time. This one is a nice mature plant...
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Beginner Discussion
04-20-2024, 07:47 AM
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How to Flower Cymbidiums in Tropical Environments
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203
Posted By
Keysguy
Even the "warmth tolerant" strains are unreliable...
Even the "warmth tolerant" strains are unreliable bloomers. Trust me I've tried everything.
Best orchid lesson I've learned is to stop trying to grow things where they don't want to be.
Forum:
Orchids in Bloom
04-19-2024, 07:08 AM
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Cattleya 37 year old NOID division
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348
Posted By
Keysguy
Plover- this is my Carl Hausermann which is 1/2...
Plover- this is my Carl Hausermann which is 1/2 Bob Betts. Not much difference, is there?
Forum:
Orchids in Bloom
04-18-2024, 10:38 PM
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Cattleya 37 year old NOID division
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348
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Keysguy
Boy, if that's not Bob Betts it's a darn close...
Boy, if that's not Bob Betts it's a darn close relative.
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Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance
04-17-2024, 06:37 PM
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Is it unwise to buy a bare root bulb in June?
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456
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Keysguy
To Stephen's question, are these arriving with or...
To Stephen's question, are these arriving with or without foliage?
Forum:
Hybrids
04-12-2024, 03:47 PM
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Too many new aerial roots?
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357
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Keysguy
Phals are epiphytes so if they're happy, they do...
Phals are epiphytes so if they're happy, they do what they do just like yours.
Forum:
Dendrobium Alliance
04-07-2024, 01:06 PM
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White Dendrobium
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244
Posted By
Keysguy
Dendrobiums also thrive on being absolutely...
Dendrobiums also thrive on being absolutely pot-bound. They can go for years in the same pot and be very happy.
What is to be observed from this, I have learned, is they want a very course and...
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Potting & Repotting
04-07-2024, 12:58 PM
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Divide?
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513
Posted By
Keysguy
Agree with WW. I'd go 3-5 growths/division. The...
Agree with WW. I'd go 3-5 growths/division. The better shape (actively growing roots each growth has), the fewer per division you can get away with.
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Potting & Repotting
04-07-2024, 08:55 AM
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Divide?
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513
Posted By
Keysguy
As Roberta says it all depends on your growing...
As Roberta says it all depends on your growing conditions and culture regimen. I grow where it's hot and humid a good part of the year so I use a coarse bark, sponge rock & charcoal mix for my Catts....
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Potting & Repotting
04-06-2024, 08:20 PM
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Divide?
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513
Posted By
Keysguy
Yup, it's time. Watch this video. ...
Yup, it's time.
Watch this video.
---------- Post added at 08:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:16 PM ----------
For some reason I can't put in a link. It's coming out as gibberish.
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Cattleya Alliance
04-06-2024, 09:27 AM
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Guarianthe skinnerii (suavissima) alba?
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505
Posted By
Keysguy
Louie- I also have another skinneri that is...
Louie- I also have another skinneri that is alleged to be var. oculata. My understanding is that "oculata" refers to a deep lavender color way back in the throat with the rest of the flower...
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Cattleya Alliance
04-05-2024, 07:06 PM
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Guarianthe skinnerii (suavissima) alba?
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505
Posted By
Keysguy
Looks alba to me. Nicely grown and flowered...
Looks alba to me. Nicely grown and flowered plant.
I wasn't aware that suavissima was a recognized color form of skinneri.
Every specimen of the alba form I have seen (including on occasion my...
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Scientific Matters
04-05-2024, 01:03 PM
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Public documentation of bird pollination in PNG Dendrobiums?
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Posted By
Keysguy
IOSPE has a slew of references within each cited...
IOSPE has a slew of references within each cited species. If that is stated there, I suspect it's in one of those references.
Jay does an outstanding job with that website. It is approached...
Forum:
Cattleya Alliance
04-01-2024, 03:58 PM
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c Walkeriana - Growths with no leaves or flowers
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Posted By
Keysguy
Seriously- if they bloom in the fall in Brazil,...
Seriously- if they bloom in the fall in Brazil, isn't that spring in the Northern hemisphere? Or is it the season which immediately precedes winter?
I ask because mine bloom Feb- now. That's...
Forum:
Vendor Feedback
04-01-2024, 12:21 PM
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Gold Country Orchids still in business?
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455
Posted By
Keysguy
Yes they are. Alan is speaking at New Hampshire...
Yes they are. Alan is speaking at New Hampshire and other New England Societies in June. He's actually staying with my wife and I.
I was just looking at his sale listings last night and he's got...
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Potting & Repotting
03-29-2024, 03:44 PM
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Media: Brand names and sources
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1,549
Posted By
Keysguy
19 Below- have you tried Kelley's Korner Orchid...
19 Below- have you tried Kelley's Korner Orchid Supply? PJ usually has small and medium fir bark. Multiple size bags.
Forum:
Member Projects
03-24-2024, 06:25 PM
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130
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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10,874
Posted By
Keysguy
Yup, well Mother Nature did not cooperate this...
Yup, well Mother Nature did not cooperate this year. We had a wet and cool (for us) fall and winter this year. I grow in a shade house so it's tough to avoid the negatives when they happen. Normally...
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Member Projects
03-24-2024, 03:38 PM
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130
Sticky:
Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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10,874
Posted By
Keysguy
My climate is sub-tropical which they don't like....
My climate is sub-tropical which they don't like.
Hence the refrigerator trick.
Forum:
Member Projects
03-24-2024, 01:12 PM
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130
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Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus
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10,874
Posted By
Keysguy
Nothing for me so far. Plant looks nice and...
Nothing for me so far.
Plant looks nice and healthy with a lot of new roots forming but no sign yet of a spike.
I put it in my wine fridge at 45 degrees every night for 6 weeks back in Nov/Dec.
We...
Forum:
Miscellaneous & Other Genera
03-23-2024, 07:41 AM
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5
Chysis limminghei
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494
Posted By
Keysguy
I thought these guys were summer bloomers, no? ...
I thought these guys were summer bloomers, no?
I haven't bought one because I stick to fall to spring bloomers but if they can bloom in March I guess that changes things, doesn't it?
Forum:
Pests & Diseases
03-15-2024, 07:34 AM
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7
Grammatophyllum leaf spot issue help! Please
Views:
723
Posted By
Keysguy
They will drop some old leaves every year when...
They will drop some old leaves every year when the new growth period begins. Growing one of these in the northeast is pretty difficult because they thrive on year round humidity.
Forum:
Advanced Discussion
03-13-2024, 12:00 PM
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32
Dendrobium Speciosum
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1,120
Posted By
Keysguy
I cut back on water and eliminate fertilizer...
I cut back on water and eliminate fertilizer completely from Dec 1 until early March. Although we had a very wet winter down here this year so who knows?
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