Re: [OGD] Orchids Digest, Vol 7, Issue 522

Quote (Dorothy Potter Barnett): Would you please also address the reason for the sugar found externally on orchid leaves, stems, flowers...? I've heard it is excess fertilizer, but would like to know more. What sugar is that? I would suggest two sources: aphids and, perhaps, guttation. Many

[OGD] Mystery Hybrid

I recently picked up an intriguing cross from my club's bargain table, Phal. Zuma's Pixie x (Big Cheeks x Carmela's Brite Lites). It had an old stub of a flower stem on it, but that doesn't prove it bloomed. I know what the parent grandparents look like, but I can't imagine the combination. Two

Re: [OGD] Roots

On the question of sugary exudates external to the orchid flower, I have always assumed they function to attract ants to the orchid plant and/or flower. The ants, in turn, would then protect the orchid from herbivorous insects. (I believe a similar situation can be found in the peony.)

Re: [OGD] Roots

I find it difficult to believe that orchids are in a position to "fritter away" excesssugar.To paraphrase a common _expression_ 'guttation happens', the plant has no control over the environmental conditions that cause guttation ie; high soil/media moisture and low transpiration due to high

[OGD] e-book / About Orchids, A Chat (Frederick Boyle)

see : http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17155/17155.txt * Regards, VB ___ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com