[OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale / Xanthopan morganii praedicta
"in the 1860s... scientists first stumbled across the Star of Bethlehem [Angraecum sesquipedale], a... Madagascan orchid which stores its nectar at the bottom of a tube up to 30 centimetres long. ... When Darwin saw the flower... he realised there must be an animal that can get the nectar out... in 1903, 21 years after his death, the mysterious pollinator was found. A hawk moth with a proboscis long enough to reach the bottom of the orchid's nectar tube or "spur" was named Xanthopan morganii praedicta - honouring Darwin's prediction. Two of the orchids are now blooming in the tropical centre at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens [Australia]. .. expected to be in flower for at least another couple of weeks" URL : http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/flower-that-proved-darwin-right-by-a-long-nose/2007/11/04/1194117880612.html ** Regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale
Since you asked for "punishmnet", you might try repotting it; that may delay flowering the following season ... (of course, mind the roots, they do not respond well to being disturbed). You might also try to figure out why the flowers are only lasting you one month ... they should probably last longer. I had the same problem this year (short flower life) due to some heater gases getting back inside the greenhouse. rob't June wrote: "My one plant flowers every January. It conspires to prevent me from taking it to the Association show table by coming into bloom the day after the January meeting, and fading out the day before the February meeting. This happens every year without fail. Any suggestions for a suitable punishment? June" ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale blooming season
At 10:37 PM 2/20/2005 -0500, you wrote: >I have an Angraecum sesquipedale seedling that is in bud for the first time, >and at the rate the bud is developing, it will probably flower in late March. >I had been under the impression that A. sesquipedale blooms in December, but I >also have a vague recollection of reading that there may be two forms, one of >which blooms in Spring. Can anyone confirm whether that is true? If there >are two forms, are they different varieties or subspecies? Your recollection is correct; however, I do not know if they are considered different varieties or subspecies or just two slightly different forms... I'm sure there are some taxonomists somewhere who are anxious to separate out the two based on some difference and gain the notoriety of creating the name for this new species. ---Prem www.premdesign.com ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
Re: [OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale blooming season
I had/have one (bought in the early '90s, and now in our college greenhouse) that used to flower in the summer. A few years ago, it switched over to flowering in the winter (roughly November-December). I bought it at an unusual place - a garden center in the Twin Cities. It was there along with the more usual garden center orchids. Brian At 09:37 PM 2/20/2005, you wrote: I have an Angraecum sesquipedale seedling that is in bud for the first time, and at the rate the bud is developing, it will probably flower in late March. I had been under the impression that A. sesquipedale blooms in December, but I also have a vague recollection of reading that there may be two forms, one of which blooms in Spring. Can anyone confirm whether that is true? If there are two forms, are they different varieties or subspecies? The seedling is the cross 'Orchidglade II' x 'March,' which suggests that at least one of the parents was a spring bloomer, too. -- Brian A. O'Brien, Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082 U.S.A. e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel. (507)933-7310 fax (507)933-7041 http://www.gustavus.edu/~bobrien ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
[OGD] Angraecum sesquipedale blooming season
I have an Angraecum sesquipedale seedling that is in bud for the first time, and at the rate the bud is developing, it will probably flower in late March. I had been under the impression that A. sesquipedale blooms in December, but I also have a vague recollection of reading that there may be two forms, one of which blooms in Spring. Can anyone confirm whether that is true? If there are two forms, are they different varieties or subspecies? The seedling is the cross 'Orchidglade II' x 'March,' which suggests that at least one of the parents was a spring bloomer, too. Nick -- Nicholas Plummer [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
