My Mexipedium is blooming.

[kentuckiense]

Mine came from Marilyn LeDoux

Does she have a shop/website/way of contact?

Thanks Heather!

 

[kentuckiense]

in fact I have your photos from last year in my database as my representative photos of the species

I'm starting to think we all have our own little slipper databases... I've been working on a personal one for all of Cypripedioidea.

 

[Heather]

Always happy to enable.

Windy Hill Gardens
http://www.orchidmall.com/windy.hill/list.htm

 

[Marco]

Nice plant great picture Heather.

Ed thanks for your picture as well never knew the flowers where that small. It's always hard to tell by pictures.

 

[lindafrog]

my mexipedium is blooming

Hi all,
Congradulations Heather, that is a beautiful flower and the plant looks great. Can you share some advice on repotting.? What is a good medium to use and how do you deal with growths crawling over the edge of the pot. My mexipedium needs repotting but I,m scared to mess with it.
Happy growing to all
Lindafrog

 

[lienluu]

Hi all,
Congradulations Heather, that is a beautiful flower and the plant looks great. Can you share some advice on repotting.? What is a good medium to use and how do you deal with growths crawling over the edge of the pot. My mexipedium needs repotting but I,m scared to mess with it.
Happy growing to all
Lindafrog

Do you have Marilyn LeDoux's culture sheet. It works great. I followed it to a T and I have a 15 or 16 growth plant in a 6 inch pot.

Here's a photo of it:

 

[Heather]

Yes, that's what I've been using (your's looks a lot like mine!)

Oops - edit - I missed Linda's post (hi linda!)
I haven't repotted mine yet either, and it is due! - I'm scared!

Anyone who has repotted this thing? Care to share?

 

[lindafrog]

mexipedium

Hi all,
Yes Heather,
Thanks for the help, I bought the plant from Marilynn and have her culture sheet. Looks like this forum is off to a great start . I look forward to being a part of it.
Happy growing to all
Lindafrog

 

[kentuckiense]

It looks like my next few hours at work will be going towards my '$50 for a Mexipedium' fund!

 

[Heather]

Well, I took a trip to Bonsai West the other day and bought a really pretty pot for my mexipedium. It is going to be interesting to see what the roots look like. I hope that the pot is deep enough, I had a terrible time deciding on one to get.

 

[Gideon]

Take some pics of the roots too, and of the plant in its new pot when you repot it

 

[Heather]

I shall!
I'm really curious to see the roots.
I dug down a little bit the other day and caught a glimpse of one and it was a nice fat white one.

I'm excited to repot but will wait until it finished blooming.

 

[adiaphane]

Damn, I'm one click away from getting one, too.

 

[kentuckiense]

I shall!
I'm really curious to see the roots.
I dug down a little bit the other day and caught a glimpse of one and it was a nice fat white one.

I'm excited to repot but will wait until it finished blooming.

Are the roots hairy like Paphs/Phrags or are they smooth like most other orchids?

 

[Heather]

Tien - did you click? I hope you clicked!

Zach - the roots look a little more like Paph roots to me (at least the one I saw) it was hairy-ish.

 

[Shadow]

Beautiful plant. Congratulations!:clap: Is there any difference between this clone and "Windy Hill"?

 

[Heather]

I don't think there is too much difference between the clones, but I'm not sure I've seen a 'Windy Hill', to tell you the truth. I think most of them have been 'Oaxaxa'.

 

[Shadow]

I see only one way to find the truth - to order "Windy Hills" and to compare.

 

[Heather]

Now that's the kind of "can do" attitude I like to hear around here!

 

[wonderlen3000]

wow. cute...how big is the flower??