on 8/22/04 10:26 AM,Dennis wrote: > On an Orchidaceous note, I recently was given Spiranthes sinensis, a plant I > had long desired to have. Will this plant thrive in conditions suitable for > Spiranthes odorata? Specifically, will it handle wet winters? > > Thanks, > Dennis Westler
Hello Dennis, From this gardening website http://davesgarden.com/pdb/go/55566/// it seems that it will handle conditions to zone 6b which seems about as far north as northern pennsylvania (max of -10F in winter) and that it requires very wet conditions as found in bogs or other wetlands, and they state that it could be used as a landscape pool type plant. I have never seen a 'colored' spiranthes here up in new york, just the lucida which has a bright yellow lip, or other forms of yellowish coloration or tint. Even though this gardening site lists range from asia to australia and the gardening site says it will handle zone 6, I think someone's suggestion that it rest winters in the refrigerator is probably a very good one. By the way, do you know if can be purchased here in the u.s.? A colored spiranthes would be very interesting indeed! regards, charles -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford
_______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
