Re: [OGD] Gastrochilus fuscopunctatus capsule

2005-04-21 Thread Steve Topletz
Pull em off and send them to a lab. ST Marni> Does any one have any idea of the maturation time of seed pods for Marni> Gastrochilus fuscopunctatus? Or any Gastrochilus if not that one. I Marni> have had pods on this species for over a year and they still don't Marni> look ready. I want dry s

[OGD] Lycaste ciliata info wanted

2005-04-21 Thread michael timmons
Does anyone here grow Lycaste ciliata (or have any experience with it if you've grown it in the past)? I do well with the Central American Lycastes (aromatica, cruenta, macrobulbon, etc.), but don't have any firsthand experience with this species. Any information you can share will be appreciated.

[OGD] Gastrochilus fuscopunctatus capsule

2005-04-21 Thread Marni Turkel
Does any one have any idea of the maturation time of seed pods for Gastrochilus fuscopunctatus? Or any Gastrochilus if not that one. I have had pods on this species for over a year and they still don't look ready. I want dry seed, but I don't want to risk loosing it while I am on vacation eithe

[OGD] Growing C.acaule

2005-04-21 Thread e.muehlbauer
Harvey...you are right in that Cyp. acaule likes it on the dry side. I have seen plants on Long Island (wild) go for three months without effective rain, and still bloom the next year. My own plants grow in the same soil, which is almost all sand with a little leaf mould. If you must grow acaule in

[OGD] Re: why boggy conditions

2005-04-21 Thread Charles Ufford
on 4/21/05 3:37 PM, Hervey wrote: > Thanks for the discussion around this. > > My success with various cypripediums has been mixed, at best. First, the > good news. I have found calceolis to be fairly adaptable, even in somewhat > dry conditions. I was wondering why boggy conditions were recom

[OGD] Newbury Show

2005-04-21 Thread Hildegard Crous
Hi OGDer's, Anybody going to view the Disas at the Newbury Show in the UK 25, 26 June 2005?? I will be there on Sunday 26 June, would love to meet up with some of the other crazy disa growers.   And by the way, the Newbury Show is not in Newbury, but in Cheively.   I have been following the l

[OGD] Cyps

2005-04-21 Thread Roberts Flower Supply
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 nee