[OGD] Selenipedium picture
1. (Prof. Dr. Braem) http://www.ecuagenera.com/plantstore/genera/selenipedium.html hope this helps Wayne Roberts Flower Supply ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Cyps
Thanks for the discussion around this. My success with various cypripediums has been mixed, at best. First, the good news. I have found calceolus to be fairly adaptable, even in somewhat dry conditions. I was wondering why boggy conditions were recommended. Mine is currently in a pot. It needs to be put in a bigger pot, and I was wondering if I should use a hanging-basket type that has a water reservoir on the bottom. Also what kind of planting medium would be best? I've also had good success with Reginae when I was living in Michigan (I also brought it to Seattle with me). There I grew it on the NE side of my condo (full morning and late afternoon sun in summer (the sun is pretty far north there in summer), and it grew like a weed. I also placed it near (but not under) a downspout and placed a plastic bag in a concave hole under the plan to hold some additional moisture there. I'll probably place it in a pot on the east side of my house here in a hanging basket pot. I have had no success with acaule at all. In fact, I'd feel a little guilty trying again. I wonder what I was doing wrong? I even brought in some pine duff to plant in. My observation of them growing in the woods is that they like open (presumably somewhat dry) pine forests with enough sun to get them to bloom, but not full sun (unlike Reginae, which seems to like growing in a fen (wet feet), but at the edge where it is shady part of the day but full sun the remainder. Suggestions, especially for growing in a pot (as I may be moving yet again). Harvey Brenneise Seattle First knowing you, You have pubescence not calceolus ( that name is now used for the European form only. I have sold hundreds of these it is now a bog or fin plant at all Most of the Cyps will not grow well in Bog conditions. Reginae will take these conditions but is more of a fin not a bog orchid. It is the only one that really likes it wet all the time. Most of the American species like to be some what wet in the spring. So maybe that is where this comes from. But Montanium and most of the Asian forms would die under theses conditions. Many of the Cyps will naturally get very dry in the summer. I can take you to an area where the ground is so dry and hard you can drive big trucks over it The area is full of Cyp Candidium. As for the Acaule, Check your pH and your water quality. It likes a low pH 3.5-4.5 and has a very low tolerance for salt in the water. You have my Catalog read my culture sheet there. Note for all who are interested a do give talks on raising Cyps. I will be in Baltimore tonight doing just that. Wayne Roberts Flower Supply www.orchidmix.com ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] never been shown at any judging is a mystery
Among my awarded plants I have four which mean a great deal: A CHM on Onc flexuosum b__Tridentb__, a species which has been in cultivation for over 100 years, and used in hybridization numerous times. Why it had never been shown at any judging is a mystery, but I received the award. Wilford Nepune It probably has. I was showing some plants 25 years ago and the judges refused to award them. In one case they took the plant the whole way out of the pot to prove I did not grow it although they gave it a trophy they would not give the CBR or any AOS award (it killed the plant). In another case on they said they had nothing to judge it against. I must say the judging in this area has approved in the last few years but there is still plants out there this has happened to. Wayne Roberts ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] mist systems
For mist systems try http://www.orchidmix.com/cat6.htm bottom of page Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:45:47 -0400 From: John Vandermeulen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Greenhouse mister To: orchid digest orchids@orchidguide.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Can you all suggest model/make/name for a greenhouse mister, please? Dimensions of house are approx. 12' x 20' x 8' high, i.e. ca 2,000 cu. ft. I am not looking for the grandest snazziest and therefore most expensive. We grow for our own pleasure. But I do want something that puts out a good mist - rain-forest type? John Vandermeulen Oakfield, Nova Scotia ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 430
Reply-To: the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message: 12 Anyone, I would like to purchase/ trade fresh viable orchid species seeds from all over the world. I am also looking for links to WebPages offering such seeds for sale. (I do know of Aaron Hick's OSP seed bank.) Please contact me off list. The above was requested by another of this group. I am also looking for the alike with emphases on hardy orchids such as Cypripediums, Platanthera and alike. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wayne ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
[OGD] RE: WS INTERNATIONAL
The WS INTERNATIONAL is actually used for Wales. My consulting group has its e-mail here mine is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Orchids are not paying enough. Wayne THE .WS INTERNATIONAL E-MAIL CODE INDICATES WEST SAMOA. Peter O'Byrne ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
[OGD] RE: Sterilizing Pots
I was only talking about pots not metal stakes. Calcium chloride is very soluble on the acid side. With the mix you used it is possible you were close to a neutral solution that could of caused it to precipitate that could give you problems. I never had a problem using the hydrochloric acid method. I have been doing it for 30 years. The rinse afterward is important and if your water is hard a double rinse may be necessary. The pots generally come out looking new. Your method will sterilize but not clean the pots. The energy cost and effect of the fumes in your house may be a different story. Wayne _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sterilizing Pots In a message dated 8/31/04 4:05:46 AM, Roberts Flower Supply writes: I would suggest rather than firing your pot over again at 900 F that a soak in 20% hydrochloric acid (muriatic acid) will kill all your bugs but also remove all the salt out of your clay pot. Sorry to differ with you, and here I think I am on firmer ground than with 8 foot tubes. I used to sterilize all my pots with bleach solution. The past ten years or so I have been sterilizing the clay pots and metal stakes in the self cleaning oven, which I believe gets to 700 deg. F. Sterilizing metal in bleach solution was too corrosive. Unfortunately, high heat destroys galvanizing and stainless steel rust resistance, but the alternative is worse. I found that in a hard water area, the sodium hypochlorite in bleach combined with calcium in the water to saturate the pot with calcium chloride or something similar, which is poisonous to plants. It killed the roots wherever they touched the pot. I may not be exactly right about the chemistry, but I could see the results. Cleaning the pots in the self cleaning oven is harmless and efficient. The oven doesn't care in the least. Iris ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 360
Enstar can also be had at www.orchidmix.com K Barrett N Calif, USA I got the stuff in a bulk purchase with a friend. But I understand you can get it online at a rose site arrgh. of course I can't remember it now. K Barrett N Calif, USA ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 328
Try clouds orchids he is in Jordan Station, Ontario He grows them and sells them in your area. http://www.cloudsorchids.com/ Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 23:45:35 + From: Michael Etc... [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Cymbidium species Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Reply-To: the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message: 9 Is anyone out there growing chinese Cymbidiums? How do you grow them? I have a sinense, and I've been getting a lot of conflicting information about their culture. Some have told me to grow them with Phalaenopsis, while others have told me to grow them with Cymbidium hybrids. Speak up and let me know what you do, and like so many other things in this world the majority will get its way. ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
[OGD] RE: Orchids Digest, Vol 6, Issue 228
Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 15:51:19 -0400 From: Neil Paur [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [OGD] Vanda Bark Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Reply-To: the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message: 2 For quite some time I have used chunk bark for potting Vandas in teak baskets. For some strange reason, the chunk size (2 - 3) no longer seems to be available. The next size is large (1/2 - 1) which can be a bit of a mess as it falls through the slats. Does anyone know of a source of the large size bark or a suitable substitute? I had some thoughts about large coconut husks, but I suspect it would hold much more water. Regards, Neil I have a small supply of extra large bark. I never stock much as a only have a small number of persons using it I find many using chunk charcoal instead. www.orchidmix.com Wayne -- ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids
