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    phragmipedium humboldtii can be this one?

    Hello everybody I must bring this plant to an orchid show next weekend (not to be award) but I'm not but is it's label correct. My label is phragmipedium humboldtii. What do you think. Any suggest is well accept. Thank you Luca
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    Recycled a/c water is safe for orchids?

    Dear friends I have read discordant opinions about use of recycled water from an air conditioner. It's positioned in the greenhouse, so during summer months it produces more than 5 litres of water everyday. It helps me to keep inside temperature under 30 C and a fog system provides to keep right...
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    Marble chips on Kovachii's potting mix?

    Dear ST friends I need an advice on Kovachii' culture. I live in Rome, a big city but far from limestone quarry. I'm not able to find limestone chips, but I have found Marble chips. This is chemical analysis CaCO3 97% Ca 37% Sio2 0,38% First thing hard to understand is...
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    Dendrobium spectabile

    Second bloom, but really nice this year. It has 8 spikes with about 100 flowers. Photos aren't best, but it's not easy to do them, cause spikes are in three different sides. Enjoy Luca
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    Repotting a Sorcer's apprentice

    This is the photostory of a repotting a phrag. Sorcer's apprentice. I have it since 2011 and last repot was in 2014. It's not easy to find best time to do it, cause when flowering finish, a new spike is already ready. For this reason I missed it last year. This is plant in full bloom last...
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    macropodanthus alatus

    A nice vandaceus from south-east Asia not common in collections. Very fragrant flowers but short live (about one week)
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    Bulbophyllum lobbii

    I'm sorry for whole plant's photo but it's very hard to capture it. It has 8 spike, 7 is already open. It grows fast, last year gave me only 1 spike. Flowers are delicately scented In the wild (joking it's just in the greenhouse)
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    Paphiopedilum god's saint

    First flowering this is a Saint Swithin x Godefroyae. Very big flower although not perfect. I have another one in bud with longer leaves. I cross finger for better flower
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    Paphiopediulum In-Charm Handel

    This is a delenatii x hangianum
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    What I did wrong?

    I lost the flowering of a paphio Karl Ploberger (bellatulum x hangianum). Is first time that I lose a bud at this level of development. Something I have lost them at the initial stage of development, often caused by drops of water in the greenhouse. Someone can help me to understand where I did...
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    Phragm. Peruflora's Inca Treasure (kovachii x longifolium)

    First flowering, a division from Peruflora. Lenght of petals is 16 cm (6') Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk
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    Paphiopedilum hybrid identification need

    I bought this about one year ago as paphio Roger Sander ( glaucophyllum var. Moquettianum x Godefroyae var. Leucochilum) but as you can see it's a wrong label. Anyone can help me to identificate it? Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tapatalk
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    Hello everybody from Rome

    I'm a frequent visitor of Slippertalk, but I have always been reluctant to post something because my english is at basic level. However here I am now, I have about 250 orchids ( half of these paphio and phrag) in about 10 mq of greenhouse. I have also 2 ebb and flow system for phragm. I'll...
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