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Forum: Orchid Lounge Today, 12:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 74
Posted By Roberta
Nathalie, Welcome! Those are great-looking...

Nathalie, Welcome!

Those are great-looking plants! There are quite a few Board contributors in Europe who might be interested. Alas, those of us on this side of the "pond" can only watch from a...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera Yesterday, 06:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 81
Posted By Roberta
Great pix! Thanks! I knew the roots came from...

Great pix! Thanks! I knew the roots came from the area of the base of the growing stem - hence the fact that "up" is where the new growth is starting - but had never seen it since my tubers are...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera Yesterday, 06:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 189
Posted By Roberta
Wishing you the best with this one! Plant looks...

Wishing you the best with this one! Plant looks great. I kept a Telipogon astrogossus (which is in the same group as yours) going for about 2 years (bloomed it twice). Then I lost it. They seem...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom Yesterday, 06:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 156
Posted By Roberta
That's definitely in the "black orchid" category...

That's definitely in the "black orchid" category - Another gorgeous Fredclarkeara - beautiful form, and while it's hard to tell from the photo, I think the later generations are larger than Fdk....
Forum: Cattleya Alliance Yesterday, 12:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 70
Posted By Roberta
Patience... those spikes will take several(maybe...

Patience... those spikes will take several(maybe many) months to develop. Deponding on which ones they are, I suspect late summer or into the fall. They will tease you. You'll know you're getting...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 05-04-2024, 06:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 116
Posted By Roberta
If you're still getting springlike weather...

If you're still getting springlike weather (temperature variations including some cool nights) consider putting them outside until it turns hot. (Maybe too late?) Then when things cool off in the...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 05-04-2024, 05:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 116
Posted By Roberta
I would suspect that they're not getting enough...

I would suspect that they're not getting enough cooling at night - especially in winter, but summer is likelty to be an issue too.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-03-2024, 04:04 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 231
Posted By Roberta
The ideal potting medium is different for...

The ideal potting medium is different for different conditions - what's important is what you're trying to achieve... humid air (not soggy wet) in the root zone. So it depends on YOUR situation.....
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-03-2024, 02:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 507
Posted By Roberta
Photos would help. The photos i found online of...

Photos would help. The photos i found online of this cultivar show what I would consider "splash" - looking at a photo "pedigree tree" there are some ancestors that show some of that effect. (And it...
Forum: Hybrids 05-02-2024, 11:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 274
Posted By Roberta
Magnificent!

Magnificent!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-01-2024, 06:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 350
Posted By Roberta
First, I use very little fertilizer, and my...

First, I use very little fertilizer, and my plants grow rather well. I use MSU because I'm using RO water and it adds calcium and magnesium. And the formulation gives a good pH in solution with RO...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 05-01-2024, 02:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 156
Posted By Roberta
That is a beauty. I'd call the color "dark...

That is a beauty. I'd call the color "dark purple" and I love it!

The various orchids that are described as black really do look black with front lighting (really difficult to photograph). If...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-30-2024, 05:31 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 225
Posted By Roberta
When you use these "home brew" concoctions, you...

When you use these "home brew" concoctions, you have no idea what you are actually providng. When you use a regular fertilizer, you know exactly what is in there, and can then make your dilutions...
Forum: Species 04-30-2024, 02:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 359
Posted By Roberta
The bucket gives a good sense of the scale of it....

The bucket gives a good sense of the scale of it. That is one healthy, husky plant!
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 04-29-2024, 11:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 225
Posted By Roberta
Growing bare-root like it does in nature, it will...

Growing bare-root like it does in nature, it will be fine. Evloution has to have built in a little "slop" since nature doesn't read books or utilize a ruler - the rainy season has a bit of...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 04-29-2024, 11:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 209
Posted By Roberta
Welcome back!

Welcome back!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-29-2024, 10:36 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 154
Posted By Roberta
If it is a Den. kingianum, it can flower on quite...

If it is a Den. kingianum, it can flower on quite a small plant. If it is Den. speciosum ("rock lily') it can take some years, needs to be big to bloom and slow growing. So depends on which it is. ...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-28-2024, 04:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 220
Posted By Roberta
No worries about watering it from above....

No worries about watering it from above. Phalaenopsis have a little "pocket" (the crown) where water can catch. (Nature solves the problem, they grow sideways or upside down and gravity prevents...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-27-2024, 10:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 225
Posted By Roberta
A hint on terrestrials that grow from tubers, if...

A hint on terrestrials that grow from tubers, if you get them bare... Mateo is spot-on, the little green sprout is the stem - headed upward. When I have received a tuber not starting to sprout yet...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-27-2024, 10:30 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 174
Posted By Roberta
Yeah, I emailed him before I heard the sad news. ...

Yeah, I emailed him before I heard the sad news. So I don't expect, or need, a response in any huge hurry. I do think this is a supplier problem. I don't think that he grows these out first - that...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-27-2024, 02:27 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 225
Posted By Roberta
Yeah, also in the Kew checklist Hemipilia...

Yeah, also in the Kew checklist
Hemipilia graminifolia (Rchb.f.) Y.Tang, H.Peng & T.Yukawa | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science...
Forum: Identification Forum 04-27-2024, 01:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 248
Posted By Roberta
It is a reed-stem Epidendrum. Likely a hybrid...

It is a reed-stem Epidendrum. Likely a hybrid (quite a few look similar so impossible to guess the exact one) These are wonderful plants, once they get into bloom, they can keep blooming for many...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 04-27-2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 232
Posted By Roberta
If they are just different clonal names for the...

If they are just different clonal names for the species, they're still the species. If a grower has one that is particularly good, they may clone it. The progeny would be genetically identical to the...
Forum: Propagation 04-27-2024, 10:52 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 120
Posted By Roberta
Ray is spot-on. The top part doesn't have roots....

Ray is spot-on. The top part doesn't have roots. Cut the plant and you're likely to kill both parts.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-27-2024, 10:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 224
Posted By Roberta
Phal cornu-cervi (and its relatives) are long...

Phal cornu-cervi (and its relatives) are long lasting because they are sequential bloomers. Individual flower don't necessarily last all that long, but a spike can keep producing for years. And of...
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