Recent content by Jmoney

moss mound? I have a couple. mounded like neos. they will never bloom under my conditions but I'm growing them for the variegated leaves anyway...

originally made by Mike Tibbs, this is Sensation x Advance Australia Awarded 85 points at the Northeast Judging Center on 3/16! Great form and color contrast. I'm not sure my pics do it justice, under natural sunlight the color really just "pops". And it grows like a weed!

ditto what Tyrone said. I once got a paph that had such a thick dense topgrowth of moss that I almost killed it by underwatering. (of course I didn't know I was underwatering until the leaves started falling off). as an aside I like using sphagnum as the medium for the long petalled species...

keep the humidity up when the petals unfurl!

if I'm running out of room on a bench, I add "var giganteum" to the next plant I try to squeeze in

FWIW there may be other characteristics inherited differently. someone (I forget who) told me the parvi x roths crosses bloom much easier if the parvi is the pod. I do not know firsthand if that is true. Many others have also reported the old roths were much harder to bloom than newer ones...

many vendors will refund/replace virused plants.

I would say it is VERY easy to get virus infected new plants. I admittedly get more plants than I should and I have had at least 15 positives in the past 2 years. none with symptoms. that's a scary thought. whether one should care, that's up for debate. I choose to care, at least for now. I...

I like taller pots for the ones that like to "climb". annoying things. many phrags don't seem to have issues filling up a pot with roots.

mericlones have certainly been awarded in the past, the famous Rlc. Oconee 'Mendenhall' I believe got its initial award years ago on a mericloned plant. Of course then what would be considered the "original", the original original or the awarded 'original'? which theoretically should be...

Agdia raised their prices for 2024. A 25 pack will cost a little over 7 bucks a test. I have not had issues "batch" testing since I have not come across credible evidence that you will get false positives with agdia with excess tissue amounts. Of course if you have a positive then it then...

I agree completely. I only have a few phals and was shocked at how many test positive (mostly for ORSV), all without symptoms. I know this Peter Lin (the phal grower) will NOT take plants back if virused. That is a fact, based on my personal experience. He is by no means the only phal vendor...

jackii x delenatii alba

it's gorgeous. the color scheme and floriferousness seem to resemble 'Kenny' in my opinion. but I am no expert in the side lobes and other stuff that might distinguish the true species.

Thank you for the info! I wonder if this is why some of my re-bloomings are not quite up to par on otherwise healthy-appearing plants...(considering of course other aspects too)