This month's purchases....!!!

[biothanasis]

Here are some plants I got that arrived yesterday!
From left to right....

1st pic:
Cym ensifolium Long Yan Su
Cym floribumdum (var pumilum)
Cym ensifolium Jin He
Cym faberi
Cym lansifolium
Cym ensifolium Baodai Xiannv

2nd pic:
Paph armeniacum x2
Paph micranthum x2
Coelogyne sanderae

3rd pic:
Bulbo odoratissimum (the small plant)
Bulbo violaceolabellum

Wish me luck...

 

[John M]

Nice! Good luck with them all!

 

[etex]

Good buys! I always like the way bulbo leaves stick straight up as the rhizome marches across,then over the pot! Do Cyms do well with a Mediterranian climate? I thought they liked it cool.

 

[JeanLux]

Omg, Thanasis you are starting with cyms, I hope all of those will stay very compact !!! Nice slippers and I am very interested to see this coel blooming !!! Good luck with all of them!!! Jean

 

[biothanasis]

I was told that these cyms are easy to grow! So I thought I'd give them a try! Of caurse I am afraid a little when summer comes but I hope I will figure out something till then!! Now I have them outside enjoying autumn conditions!!

I have put them in perlite-gravel mix with some pieces of bark so that I avoid rooting! Is it true that the lesser the organic material the weaker the fragrance of the flowers?

 

[biothanasis]

These arrived today!

From left to right:

Bulbophyllum affine
Ascocentrum ampullaceum
Broughtonia sanguinea

 

[Clark]

Nice collection you have going. Bulbos and Cyms. are cool.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Do Cyms do well with a Mediterranian climate? I thought they liked it cool.

That is a misunderstanding many folks have about these. They like warm to hot conditions (not above 35 C though) in summer and a cool off in winter. The biggest problem you may have growing them in a dry climate is humidity since they come from areas where it never drops below 60% or so.

Nice C. lancifolium BTW - one of my favorites!

 

[NYEric]

I think armeniacums are going to give you the most trouble, I can't seem to get them right, Good Luck!

 

[paphioboy]

Nice buys.. Geez, if that's your one month's worth of orchids, then I deserve a whole ton of them for not buying for a whole year..

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Great purchases! It will be fun to see them bloom for you. Good luck!

 

[NYEric]

Sheesh! You have more plants than God! :evil:

Nice buys.. Geez, if that's your one month's worth of orchids, then I deserve a whole ton of them for not buying for a whole year..

 

[biothanasis]

Eric armis and micros are in bud as i can feel touching them... Luck helps a lot...hehe...

TY all for your wishes as some are tried for the first time...

 

[SlipperFan]

Sheesh! You have more plants than God! :evil:

This coming from a guy who -- well -- who can't sit on his couch for the plants on it... oke:

 

[NYEric]

I've seen the outside of your house too! Paphs hanging above the other plants, your own personal gardener, etc...oke:
I'm sorry, I mis-read and thought this was from Paphioboy! OK Dot you get some too! Where do you sit in your plant room!? :evil:

Good deal Than, be carefull watering and keep us posted.

 

[biothanasis]

Good deal Than, be carefull watering and keep us posted.

This is my worse practice Eric, TY. I eighter go over- or under- watering!

I will keep u updated...

 

[SlipperFan]

OK Dot you get some too! Where do you sit in your plant room!? :evil:

:rollhappy: Touché!

 

[Rick]

And not even your Birthday!!!! You lucky dog:clap:

 

[biothanasis]

more...

From left to right:

Maleola dentifera
Dendrobium senile
Bulbo/Cirrhopetalum skeatianum

 

[goldenrose]

From left to right:
Maleola dentifera
Dendrobium senile
Bulbo/Cirrhopetalum skeateanum

Well there's 2 out of 3 that I haven't heard of! Looking forward to blooms!