corybas diemenicus
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NYEric
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Nice. Get a bunch more if you can.
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Dido
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looks great congrsta on that one.
Popow have corybas too
Popow have corybas too
wjs2nd
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Wow, very cool. First time I've seen this. Very compact.
The Orchid Boy
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A neat little thing...
very cool. when we imported aussie species from nesbitt's, my corybas (not this species) didn't even emerge even though the tubers looked very healthy 
NYEric
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The photo doesn't even show the cool foliage!
Mine either.very cool. when we imported aussie species from nesbitt's, my corybas (not this species) didn't even emerge even though the tubers looked very healthy
KyushuCalanthe
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Tony, have you tried growing these before? Any cultural tips?
These guys are tough to keep happy Charles. I've managed to keep C. hipidus alive for 3 years now, and though it has expanded to four plants I can't get it to flower again. There is definitely a trick to them. While in growth they should be kept humid, so some folks grow them in clear shoeboxes. My plants are in a grow room that has an RH near 100% 24/7.
very cool. when we imported aussie species from nesbitt's, my corybas (not this species) didn't even emerge even though the tubers looked very healthy
These guys are tough to keep happy Charles. I've managed to keep C. hipidus alive for 3 years now, and though it has expanded to four plants I can't get it to flower again. There is definitely a trick to them. While in growth they should be kept humid, so some folks grow them in clear shoeboxes. My plants are in a grow room that has an RH near 100% 24/7.
tonyw
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Charles that is all the foliage there is!
I have only had it a short time but for the flower to develop it needs to be cool and humid.The picture shows how I am growing it. The outer pot is filled with damp sand with the plant in its plastic pot plunged. It is then covered with a cut off plastic bottle.It does not want full sun. I understand the dormant period is difficult when it needs to be warm and just damp,but can rot easily if too wet.
I have only had it a short time but for the flower to develop it needs to be cool and humid.The picture shows how I am growing it. The outer pot is filled with damp sand with the plant in its plastic pot plunged. It is then covered with a cut off plastic bottle.It does not want full sun. I understand the dormant period is difficult when it needs to be warm and just damp,but can rot easily if too wet.
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Rick
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This genus is very cool.
KyushuCalanthe
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Looks good Tony. Can you give an average temperature while in growth - day/night?
I worry about my plants in summer too since it gets downright HOT here. Each summer I put the pot in a humid place and water it once in a while to keep it just moist. I've managed to carry them through two summers this way.
The next hard part is fertilizing so they will produce nice, flowering size bulbs next season. It is way too easy to burn a plant that size...
tonyw
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I am looking at about 10c at night and about 14c during the day.I do not get hot summers,20c is a heatwave so that will not be a problem.
Looks like Spike Milligan with a helmet.
