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  1. Tom499

    Short vs tall pots for Phrags

    Morning Monocotman, Have you posted seperately with more details on your set up? Super interested to learn more as I am reviewing my substrate for phrags as it becomes harder to get good quality bark media in UK.
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    Paphiopedilum lowii - first bloom (after 14 years)

    Love this post! Have a P. supardii for 10 years thats never flowered! (just 4 years more to wait... :D )
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    Sarcochilus

    Hard to find many in UK but love them and love your culture.
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    Phragmipedium longifolium

    That's a great compact one! Mine needs its own post code..
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    Growing Vanda falcata in UK - finally long grade sphagnum

    Hey Tom, Thats a shame to hear! I love the traditional style and I want to do more of it. Would love to see some of your plants
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    Growing Vanda falcata in UK - finally long grade sphagnum

    Finally got around to repotting orchids. Kept my originals in their old clay pots, newer plants I've put into fuurikan pots. Hard to find the ceramic ones at a decent price but I've one so far. Also treated myself to some new ones. Neofinetia falcata 'Kibana' Neofinetia falcata...
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    Can't seem to get these to bloom. Ideas??

    Depending on the species, even just a few nights at that lower temp can trigger the required response. Worth a try.
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    Phrag schlimii self pollinated?

    Initially panicked this morning when I saw what might be black pest insects all over the windowsill when I went to water today! On closer inspection the pot on one of my schlimii has burst and spread its black speck seeds around! I have sprinkled some seed onto the sphagnum moss on the top of...
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    Growing Vanda falcata in UK - finally long grade sphagnum

    I have five standard plants which have been growing happily on a UK windowsill in pure sphagnum. Two I potted in an attempt at the traditional moss mound but because the sphagnum available wasn't the high quality long strand type it was a struggle. The others are in barked mixed with sphagnum...
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    P. helenae

    So this is the 2nd plant after the first wallowed in sadness for ages slowly looking sadder and sadder. This second one was a multigrowth plant I bought off Ebay of all places, I immediately repotted it in a bark mix with charcoal and grit and kept it on the dryer side. I have have the plant...
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    P. helenae

    Thank you for the clarification, thats good to know.
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    P. helenae

    Never had really good specimens. Does the white margin make it award worthy?
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    P. helenae

    First time flowering this species. I like the colour and the shape.
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    My most favorite

    Sedirea japonica
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