Mexipedium xerophyticum ‘Windy Hill’ x ‘Oaxaca’

[Heather]

Here’s my latest from Marilyn…came in spike. I didn’t get a division this time around. Seems to be growing well. I started using Kelpak based on Ray’s suggestion and everything is loving it (especially the houseplants!) I have another from Sam and recently realized that they are they same so at some point, I’ll be combining the pots. The spike on that one blasted, but the plant was roughed up a bit in shipping right before the sheath came up so who knows…

 

[GuRu]

Cute beauty.

 

[Heather]

Two spikes this year so far…

 

[Heather]

Here’s the other little one with no spikes yet…I’d like to get them together eventually.

 

[Heather]

Update, opened yesterday.

 

[awesomei]

My mexi died last winter. I am seeking to aquire another.
George

 

[NYEric]

I have no luck with these. Maybe I'll try again when I retire and can spend more time on orchids.

 

[tnyr5]

I have no luck with these. Maybe I'll try again when I retire and can spend more time on orchids.

Heat heat & more heat during active growth.

 

[Heather]

Update today. Lots of buds coming!

 

[Heather]

Just got a cool pot to move these into…don’t worry, the artist has drilled drainage holes for me….13x9 hope it contains it for a bit…

Incidentally, the bonsai pot auction group on FB is really fun. More than just pots….

 

[Heather]

I just realized this is in the wrong section…if anyone wants to move it to the Mexi forum that’d be great.

Anyway, I potted these guys up together in my new stone pot. The smaller one from Sam had three plants with good roots but separate, so I was able to add them to the larger plant easily. Great roots on everything, best I’ve had on a Mexi; thanks Kelpak!

The pot worked great for the stolons and I was able to get most of them under mix; the sloping sides of the pot worked great for them. Wish I had a little more growing room, but we will see how it goes…

 

[Tom-DE]

It looks really good...congrats on the flowers.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

They look happy. I wonder if this species naturally have relatively few roots. The one I grew for over 10 years never developed many roots.

 

[Djthomp28]

Well grown. Plus, I love the pot.

 

[Heather]

They look happy. I wonder if this species naturally have relatively few roots. The one I grew for over 10 years never developed many roots.

I think so! And usually shallow of course….I was really surprised that they all had new growth and the big one, the roots had kept the size of the pot; had filled in nicely. I followed Ray’s Kelpak advice for the first few months and I’ve been using it ever since off and on.