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Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-02-2023, 10:47 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 840
Posted By Pippa
Thank you for the advice. We probably don't get...

Thank you for the advice. We probably don't get quite that cold overnight in winter - the thermostat is set to 10 degrees overnight, and although there is no radiator in the kitchen, it's a tiny...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-01-2023, 05:26 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 840
Posted By Pippa
Help with Sophronitis Coccinea care UK

I have had a Sophronitis coccinea var rossiteriana for about 5 years now. When I got it, it had two leaves and two small roots. It now has lots of roots but still only 6 leaves and it has never...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 02-08-2021, 05:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 865
Posted By Pippa
ID for this Amaryllis/Hippeastrum?

Hi all,

I bought this as 'Christmas Star', but when it flowered, it's obviously not! I've been given a tentative suggestion of 'Pajama Party', but I'm not sure. All the pictures I can find of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-28-2021, 03:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,852
Posted By Pippa
Hi everyone, thank you so much for the advice. ...

Hi everyone, thank you so much for the advice. The spikes got longer and longer and I was sure they were going to turn into keikis, but you were right, they DID flower. Here she is! I know the...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-28-2020, 04:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,852
Posted By Pippa
@jcec1, I didn't put mine outside this time...

@jcec1, I didn't put mine outside this time because I did that with my previous den and it got destroyed by slugs - munched so badly that I lost it.

This year, I've taken advice from a UK orchid...
Forum: Pet Depot 10-28-2020, 11:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 6,877
Posted By Pippa
Awww, your cats are all so cute - even if they...

Awww, your cats are all so cute - even if they are detrimental to your orchids. I love the photo of the cat 'supervising' the unpacking of the orchids!

My dog likes to 'help' me garden (by...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-28-2020, 11:09 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,852
Posted By Pippa
I only have two of the standard size nobiles so...

I only have two of the standard size nobiles so they don't take up too much space - I'm just excited that I managed to rebloom one because it's quite hard for me to get the light and temperatures...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-28-2020, 08:27 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,852
Posted By Pippa
Woooohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!:cloud9::cheer: Thank...

Woooohooooooo!!!!!!!!!!:cloud9::cheer:

Thank you so much! (Not that I'm getting overexcited about this or anything...)
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-28-2020, 08:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,852
Posted By Pippa
Dendrobium nobile - flower spikes or keikis?

Hi everyone,

I have had this Den nobile for about 18 months - it arrived in flower, but hasn't rebloomed since. I've just noticed these little bumps - are they going to grow into flower spikes or...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 09-29-2020, 02:51 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,959
Posted By Pippa
That is HUGE!!! I have a baby Monstera...

That is HUGE!!!

I have a baby Monstera deliciosa that I've grown from a cutting, and it's not 2 feet tall yet. I'll show it this picture and tell it that's what it's got to aim for!
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 09-29-2020, 02:44 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Pippa
Thanks, it does seem like upping the water is the...

Thanks, it does seem like upping the water is the way to go. We usually have a problem with too much water in Wales, but it has been quite a dry year!

I've just been given an offshoot of my...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 08-31-2020, 02:18 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Pippa
I can't start it earlier as I don't have any...

I can't start it earlier as I don't have any heated glass and it's too big to bring indoors (we have a tiny house and my husband already thinks I have too many houseplants!). The pot just goes into...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 08-31-2020, 11:10 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Pippa
@rbarata, the advice I've been given is that the...

@rbarata, the advice I've been given is that the problem is likely to be lack of water/feed or a virus, but it doesn't seem to be any of those things - wondered if anyone here might have had any...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 08-31-2020, 05:52 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Pippa
Thank you everyone for your help. To answer...

Thank you everyone for your help.

To answer your questions -

Pot size is 15 inches - the RHS advises a pot at least a foot wide, so think the pot is ok. It's expected to grow 4-5 feet in the...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 08-30-2020, 10:37 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Posted By Pippa
Canna not flowering - advice?

I have a Canna indica 'Wyoming' that never flowers. I was given it as a freebie from a plant nursery as the tuber was so shrivelled they didn't think it would do anything. The first year, it just...
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 04-26-2020, 07:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,944
Posted By Pippa
Lovely! I used to grow them, but have had to cut...

Lovely! I used to grow them, but have had to cut down on houseplants, so don't have any now.
Forum: Off Topic - Totally 04-26-2020, 07:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 589
Posted By Pippa
How to overwinter a Mandevilla?

I have had white flowered Mandevillas for three years running. At the start of each winter, I move them into my spare room, which is kept fairly cool. They stay green and healthy (though not...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-17-2019, 01:30 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
There is always more room for plants - I'll just...

There is always more room for plants - I'll just chuck out a couple more pieces of furniture!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-15-2019, 06:20 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
Thank you! If I have success with this one, I'll...

Thank you! If I have success with this one, I'll maybe try a couple more next year as they are such striking plants. I always like to buy a reduced plant the first time I try a new orchid as I'd...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2019, 05:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
No, it is indoors now. We are in winter here in...

No, it is indoors now. We are in winter here in Wales, with some hard frosts and snow already. I will put it outside in the spring.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2019, 04:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
It looks like a kind of coir/coconut fibre mixed...

It looks like a kind of coir/coconut fibre mixed up with bark.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2019, 03:06 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
Light is pretty much the same in both places,...

Light is pretty much the same in both places, maybe a bit more in the place with the lower temperature drop. Good light for most of the day - it will be too strong in summer, but I can move him then.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-14-2019, 02:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By Pippa
One place will be fairly steady between 14-17 day...

One place will be fairly steady between 14-17 day and night. The other will go from around 10 (not below) to 20.
Forum: Species 11-14-2019, 01:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,170
Posted By Pippa
Southpark, I have a Phalaenopsis Liodora which...

Southpark, I have a Phalaenopsis Liodora which has a lovely scent and it gets the same treatment as my hybrid phals and does just fine.

ArronOB, my old house never got over 12 degrees in winter...
Forum: Windowsill Growing 11-14-2019, 01:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,924
Posted By Pippa
I doubt it - I said I had no more room for any...

I doubt it - I said I had no more room for any more plants in my house a few months back...and I've added at least 10 since then!
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