In South Africa we only have Ansellia africana which
produces these kind of roots. Our local name or it is "rake roots" because
it seems as if they rake the falling leaves out of the air.
I have seen numerous plants in-situ on my travels as the ex
collection officer for the South African N
Herman has several plants that are more than 6 ft tall, and they are always
a hit at shows he attends. The general public doesn't think of orchids
being as large as trees.
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In a message dated 4/6/05 4:42:30 PM, Martin writes:
A couple of years ago (at an auction) I bought a plant labelled Bifrenaria harrisoniae X Anguloa clowesii.
There is no registered cross between any Bifrenaria & Anguloa. I would assume that means they are ot compatible enough to bloom, even if t
I don't know about diatomite, but I have read that charcoal ADSORBS excess salts. In the size particles we use in orchid media, the charcoal holds onto the excess salts for two years, after which it reaches its capacity & the salts are released into the medium. That is one reason to repot your orch
In a message dated 4/6/05 4:42:30 PM, Nick writes:
One website suggests it can reach 3 meters, which would make it interesting to transport to our society show table!
When Hermann Pigors took his Grammatophyllum to be awarded, he put it in a truck.
Iris
Hi,
I have grown orchids for over 10 years and it has only been recently
that I have had what I call vigorous, robust growth and blooms from my
orchid collection. Heretofore, I have has very sporatic blooms, and
sluggish or nonexistant growth. I can attribute this newfound success to
one thing
Title: Lycasteria etc.
Martin, you would appear to have something similar to what I grew once for about eight years. The long gone and missed, Beall Company offered the hybrid between Bifrenaria harrisoniae and Lycaste skinneri as I recall. The plants were intermediate between the two parents
A couple of years ago (at an auction) I bought a plant labelled
Bifrenaria harrisoniae X Anguloa clowesii. Seemed like an
interesting cross, to me at least. I have not been able to find any
information about this cross, and indeed, with my limited resources I
have not been able to find any re
Last Saturday, I posted a query about the mix sold under the name 'Aussie
Gold' :
http://orchidguide.com/pipermail/orchids_orchidguide.com/2005-April/001757.html
Thanks to those who took the time to comment on that mix :
Ray Barkalow
Richard Buchanan
Martin Epstein
Colin Hamilton
Stephen Kemp
li'
Recently David [Hunt] wrote on this list
"Philippines stall had all their plants confiscated and force to donate all
their orchids to the botanical garden, due to the French authority believe
their CITES documents were fake"
http://www.mail-archive.com/orchids@orchidguide.com/msg03940.html
thank
Peter O'Byrne wrote, regarding catch roots:
> I suspect that the true function is something to do with ants, which are
> always
> closely associated with these plants in the
> wild, at least in S.E. Asia.
Two possibilities spring to mind immediately: Perhaps the catch roots provide
a structur
Bert,
I generally agree with your comment, but consider these:
1) The minerals that are absorbed by whatever medium we use are likely not
bonded to the substrate, but are merely precipitated in the open pore
structure upon evaporation of the solvent. As such, I would suspect that
they might rea
Viateur, you asked for references to "catch roots" in scientific books
and journals. Here is a selection :
Comber; Orc. Java (1990) pages 386 & 387.
Comber; Orc. Sumatra (2001) p 246
Minderhoud & de Vogel; Orc. Monographs 1 (1986) used repeatedly on pps 2-15
O'Byrne; Lowland Orc. P.N.G., (1994) pp
For years I have heard that this or that
medium is no good for orchid culture "because it absorbs salts," but it is a
simple principle of Physical Chemistry that if the medium absorbs salts
from water, these salts would no longer be available to damage plants. The
plants sense only what
Thanks Peter [O'Byrne] for your most interesting comments about 'trash
baskets' and 'catch-roots'.
My orchid orchid library may not be as extensive as you may think.
I certainly try to make the best possible use of the few issues of
magazines and the books on orchids I have.
When I have the oppo
More than 1,100 plants from the Phillipines with false papers were
intercepted in Miami. They are now at the New York botanical Garden
in The Bronx.
See:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/nyregion/06orchid.html
Maartin
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"After being a focal point for orchid lovers in the district for almonst
half a century the Gloucester and District Orchid Society has wound up its
operation and donated its remaining funds...
The group was formed in 1959 but due to falling membership and increasing
costs, particularly insuranc
My Eulophia petersii is going to bloom for the first time, and the
inflorescence is shooting for the roof of the greenhouse. Has anyone else
bloomed this species? How tall did the inflorescence grow? One website
suggests it can reach 3 meters, which would make it interesting to transport to
Hello OGDers,
here's another cry for help from The Netherlands, and once more it's about
books. Friends of mine presented me some books they bought during their
holidays in Thailand, Russia, Japan and China. Beautifull books about
orchids. The problem is that I can't read any Thai, Russian, Japa
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