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Forum: Maxillaria Alliance Yesterday, 09:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 30
Posted By Roberta
Nice photos! This one is tricky to photograph. I...

Nice photos! This one is tricky to photograph. I have found that when it decides to bloom, it keeps popping out new flowers for some weeks.
Forum: Pests & Diseases Yesterday, 01:57 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 159
Posted By Roberta
Actually the previous post was from rbarata, not...

Actually the previous post was from rbarata, not me... Peroxide is not very useful- and if it gets on roots, can be harmful.

The spot won't go away.. your only concern would be to determine that...
Forum: Member Projects Yesterday, 12:57 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 27,799
Posted By Roberta
'Way cool! Looking good! I'm just looking at...

'Way cool! Looking good! I'm just looking at buds... still a few weeks to go.
Forum: Beginner Discussion Yesterday, 11:04 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 128
Posted By Roberta
Don't trim anything. Let the ugly leaves fall by...

Don't trim anything. Let the ugly leaves fall by themselves, you can't tell what is dead and what isn't. yes, every two weeks watering is not enough. I'd water it at least twice a week especially...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-27-2024, 07:48 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 82
Posted By Roberta
You grow this so beautifully. What is the...

You grow this so beautifully. What is the temperature range that you use for it?
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 03-27-2024, 02:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 69
Posted By Roberta
When you stake them, don't bind them too...

When you stake them, don't bind them too tightly... let them arch. But when they are that long, some support is helpful. (If you state too tightly and too far down, then can try to arch and end up...
Forum: Orchids in the Wild 03-27-2024, 11:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 88
Posted By Roberta
That is a spectacular plant! It is wonderful to...

That is a spectacular plant! It is wonderful to see it growing in nature.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-26-2024, 07:40 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 624
Posted By Roberta
:rofl: You won't find a lot of help setting...

:rofl:

You won't find a lot of help setting limits here... we're all enablers :biggrin:
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-26-2024, 07:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 128
Posted By Roberta
I might argue with the "warm" part... mine thrive...

I might argue with the "warm" part... mine thrive outdoors on my southern California patio. But wet and humid for sure... the plant in the photos looks desiccated.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-26-2024, 01:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 128
Posted By Roberta
For a start, these don't like to dry out. Much...

For a start, these don't like to dry out. Much of the root system is contained under the dry bracts that cover the growth between the pseudobulbs. Which should never be removed or damaged. You may...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-26-2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 102
Posted By Roberta
That is spectacular. M first impulse is, "I want...

That is spectacular. M first impulse is, "I want one". Then I remember that I have no room for a two meter plant, not even outside.:(
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2024, 07:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 121
Posted By Roberta
I agree, that looks quite normal. As the growth...

I agree, that looks quite normal. As the growth develops, the sheath on the outside will dry up. Don't be tempted to remove it, you can injure the pseudobulb if it is attached at all. Physan isn't...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-25-2024, 05:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 143
Posted By Roberta
First, Welcome! Your well water is likely...

First, Welcome!

Your well water is likely fine (and even preferable) for this Paph (and most others). That was the conclusion that was reached by Brandon Tam of the Huntington Botanical Garden in...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-25-2024, 03:03 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 122
Posted By Roberta
Looks very hopeful!

Looks very hopeful!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-25-2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 107
Posted By Roberta
I have this one too... it tends to be on the...

I have this one too... it tends to be on the purple side even though GH light isn't very bright. (Does need a bit of warmth) Just what it does. Beautiful species, used to be Ascocentrum. No sign of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-25-2024, 11:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 308
Posted By Roberta
Remember, though, that Rl. digbyana can have a...

Remember, though, that Rl. digbyana can have a wide range of anthocyanin, from "enough to have pink in the flowers" to none at all. I have an alba that has no pigment in the flowers, and no sign of...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-24-2024, 09:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 200
Posted By Roberta
Looks like scale to me.

Looks like scale to me.
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 03-24-2024, 08:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By Roberta
Note that Diuris is even stranger... the "donkey...

Note that Diuris is even stranger... the "donkey ears" are petals, what look like petals are side lobes of the lip, the lateral sepals are narrow "ribbons" and the dorsal sepal is a little hood.
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 03-24-2024, 07:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 172
Posted By Roberta
The lip is just not as distinctly different from...

The lip is just not as distinctly different from the other segments in Thelymitra as with most orchids, it still acts like a lip. I don't know much about the structure of the flower, though. Diuris...
Forum: Parts & Equipment 03-24-2024, 07:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 129
Posted By Roberta
I tried several "remote" thermometers in the GH,...

I tried several "remote" thermometers in the GH, they tended to fail after 6 months or so. My GH does stay pretty damp, a really hostile environment for electronics. I ended up getting a wired...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-24-2024, 06:51 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 166
Posted By Roberta
Also, Phals (mini or otherwise) don't want to be...

Also, Phals (mini or otherwise) don't want to be in any sort of fine bark - they need air around their roots, medium bark would be much better.
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 05:14 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,812
Posted By Roberta
Possible suggesion... try for somewhat drier in...

Possible suggesion... try for somewhat drier in fall/winter. I don't dry mine out and they bloom anyway, but I know a grower in my area who claimed that the ones that didn't get hit by the...
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 01:38 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,812
Posted By Roberta
I live in a climate where I can give them...

I live in a climate where I can give them whatever Mother Nature provides. (Frost free, winter nights pretty frequently get into the region of 4 deg C/40 deg F. Days usually in the 18-21 deg C/64-69...
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 12:39 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,812
Posted By Roberta
One that I DO have blooming now... the species...

One that I DO have blooming now... the species Sarcochilus falcatus. This one seems happy mounted, somewhat shady. But in the morning sun, brilliant white.
Forum: Member Projects 03-24-2024, 12:30 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 9,812
Posted By Roberta
I have quite a few buds... my Sarcos are mostly...

I have quite a few buds... my Sarcos are mostly running late this year. So I wait...
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