[OGD] Cycnoches culture?

Dear OGD readers! I have been growing som especies of genus Cycnoches for about 1½ years. As always when it comes to the Catasetinae-group you always hear that these species shoudl have a strictly dry resting period and no watering until the new growth sends out roots of its own (right?) My

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Re: [OGD] Cycnoches culture?

I have no experience growing Cycnoches, but when I've seen plants in nature they always grow in very wet lowland forests. They loose their leaves during the less-rainy season, but that season is not really that dry, and does not last very long (just a few weeks). I would simply reduce the

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In a message dated 1/30/08 8:01:11 PM, K. Barrett writes: They eat some sort of shrimp from which they get their colorno? As far as I know, that is true. The flamingoes at the Jerusalem Zoo are white, because shrimp are not kosher are not absolutely necessary for the birds' health. The

Re: [OGD] cycnoches culture

Anders wrote: Dear OGD readers! I have been growing som especies of genus Cycnoches for about 1? years. As always when it comes to the Catasetinae-group you always hear that these species shoudl have a strictly dry resting period and no watering until the new growth sends out roots of its

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[OGD] Cycnoches culture

Some Catasetinae have warmer or cooler requirements. Which species are we talking about? FYI Holst has a good book on Catasetums or OrchidWiz could help with other published cultural references. Jay Pfahl's page can help, too (orchidspecies.com). I've had better luck with these when I