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Roberta
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Beginner Discussion
Yesterday, 04:04 PM
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Repotting Phals - pot size
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204
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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.....
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Cattleya Alliance
Yesterday, 02:45 PM
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RLC. Hey Song ‘Siam Thunder’
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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...
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Hybrids
05-02-2024, 11:01 AM
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Phal with 5 spikes
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230
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Roberta
Magnificent!
Magnificent!
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Beginner Discussion
05-01-2024, 06:48 PM
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Down the rabbit hole for fertilizers
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298
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...
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Orchids in Bloom
05-01-2024, 02:30 PM
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Does this qualify as a black orchid?
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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...
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Beginner Discussion
04-30-2024, 05:31 PM
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Banana Tea
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216
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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...
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Species
04-30-2024, 02:05 PM
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Phalaenopsis schilleriana 'Harford's Rose' AM/AOS
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345
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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!
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Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance
04-29-2024, 11:38 PM
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Catasetum got wet before anticipated; is this the end?
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207
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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...
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Dendrobium Alliance
04-29-2024, 11:15 AM
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Dendrobium loddigesii
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202
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Roberta
Welcome back!
Welcome back!
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Beginner Discussion
04-29-2024, 10:36 AM
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King orchid fertiliser
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149
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. ...
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Beginner Discussion
04-28-2024, 04:18 PM
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Tricky watering - Dendrobium
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209
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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...
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Beginner Discussion
04-27-2024, 10:42 PM
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Ponerorchis graminifolia question
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218
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...
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Beginner Discussion
04-27-2024, 10:30 PM
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Tarzane misslabeling?
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164
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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...
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Beginner Discussion
04-27-2024, 02:27 PM
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Ponerorchis graminifolia question
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218
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...
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Identification Forum
04-27-2024, 01:04 PM
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Beautiful red orchid but what kind?
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238
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...
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Pleurothallis Alliance
04-27-2024, 10:58 AM
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Dracula Lotax varieties?
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224
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
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Would like to cut this Vanda back
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117
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
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Very long lasting non-grocery store Phals?
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218
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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Beginner Discussion
04-27-2024, 12:40 AM
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Moth orchid
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161
Posted By
Roberta
Let the plant figure it out. Remember, leaves are...
Let the plant figure it out. Remember, leaves are where photosynthesis happens, that is the source of the energy the plant needs. So you need to preserve those healthy leaves. The new growth will...
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Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance
04-26-2024, 11:55 PM
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Male Catasetum flowers and pollinia triggering while growing outdoors
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214
Posted By
Roberta
First, Welcome! You chose a good place to post,...
First, Welcome! You chose a good place to post, don't worry about it in general... Moderators can always move a thread. But this is perfect.
The male Catasetum flowers only last a couple of...
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Beginner Discussion
04-26-2024, 11:46 PM
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Moth orchid
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161
Posted By
Roberta
First, Welcome! Don't cut anything. When a...
First, Welcome!
Don't cut anything. When a Phalaenopsis loses the crown (the main growing point) if you're fortunate, it will produce a new growth near the base. That new basal growth shares a...
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Beginner Discussion
04-26-2024, 04:07 PM
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Can I use a seedling mat to raise the atmospheric temperature to grow polychilos?
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154
Posted By
Roberta
They will be more forgiving. The Phal hybrids...
They will be more forgiving. The Phal hybrids likely will be OK, some of the species may still be unhappy. You may want to move all of them away from the cold window. If you need more light, you can...
Forum:
Beginner Discussion
04-26-2024, 03:12 PM
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3
Can I use a seedling mat to raise the atmospheric temperature to grow polychilos?
Views:
154
Posted By
Roberta
The heat mat won't raise the atmospheric...
The heat mat won't raise the atmospheric temperature significantly, but it will keep the roots warm which is the goal.
Forum:
Beginner Discussion
04-26-2024, 03:08 PM
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Laelia anceps not doing anything
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380
Posted By
Roberta
Definitely. Mine are simply outside all the...
Definitely. Mine are simply outside all the time, experience all the changes of the weather across the seasons. If one were to start the process, now is the time - in spring, days are getting...
Forum:
Beginner Discussion
04-26-2024, 12:51 PM
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7
Ponerorchis graminifolia question
Views:
218
Posted By
Roberta
Just wait and keep them most. They actually...
Just wait and keep them most. They actually benefit from cool. So get them outside so they can acclimate. Remember, these are from Japan where they encounter freezing winters.
I got some last...
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