Recent content by big923cattleya

I do not happen to grow Cyps. but, I had the pleasure of judging a Cypripedium macranthum last weekend at the Strongsville Ohio Show. As part of the decription that I wrote regarding details of the plant and flowers, I included information regarding the container and media. I hope this...

Well, it is pretty and I thought I was wrong.

My first thought when I saw this was a variety of Cattleya gaskelliana. I thought that that species featured tubular lips, broader petals and slender sepals with rolled tips. But I am probably wrong but it is still fun to guess!

Could this be Paph. insigne x Paph. esquirolei? We just had a Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum var. esquirolei come on the judging table last month at the Great Lakes Center. We did not award it but the flower was kind of a green, golden mustardy kind of color and the petals, dorsal margins, were...

Why would anyone buy an orchid for $50 at a hardware store? That is the question I have. I know Home Depot, Lowe’s, supermarket chains, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s all sell orchids. But isn’t that more like an ‘impulse’ buy? It is difficult to understand why many people would spend that much for...

Ricardo, I agree with you. I see orchids that are suffering, slowly dying due to repotting errors. Either the media has broken down or it is way over potted. What we may be witnessing is the idea that people over pot thinking that the orchid will grow best if you give it lots of room! The...

Yes indeed duckslipper, I have tried Sorcerer's Apprentice and Andean Fire. In fact I have had one of each for 5 years now. And I must say, they seem to be easy to bloom. In fact, Andean Fire has put out a second spike with the first just finishing up! But I still would not call them easy to...

From what I understand is that the smaller growing ones with besseae, schlimii, manzurii, pearcei, etc. in their background require more water. There might be others I am missing. The Phrags. That are larger, longer petaled like caudatum, kovachii, and sargentianum amongst others require a bit...

Oh, cool E!!! I really like it too. "Excuse me while I kiss the sky!!!!"

“Purple Haze” Thinking of the late, great Jimi Hendrix!!! That was one of his biggest hits.

Hot Flash or Hot Flashes

I don't believe that you can group all Phrags together under the same light levels. You have cooler growing, moisture loving Phrags like besseae, schlimii, etc that would take much less light. I grow Phrag. pearcei the same way. I just grow them under medium bright light for maybe 10 hours a...

I agree with the hop-meister. It depends upon how you repot. Are you an aggressive repotter or a careful repotter? As far as frequency goes, everyone has a different approach. Large plants like strap leafed Paphs, large Cattleyas, Angraecum sesquipedale, large Vandas, standard Cymbidiums, etc...

Well it certainly has lots of potential! Good sepals with clear markings. Petal width seems nice. All that remains is for it to gather strength and get the flower count up.

Your welcome.