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It is March 1., and Spring is truly around the corner around here, the Galanthus nivalis are in full bloom outside, and some Spring blooming Orchids are opening inside.
This Dendrobium Siam White blooms here and there on my plant. I usually don't get a whole cane full of buds, but I take it.




This noid does similarly.


My little Phrag schlimii v. manzurii keeps on opening cute blooms


I inherited 2 Phals after a funeral of a family member, I just hope I can do them justice and keep them going! In my usual fashion, I mounted them bare root, horizontally in a basket and I water daily.
I call them Phal 'Amelia 1'

and 'Amelia 2'. The spikes had finished blooming and branched.

And there is the Epidendrum Saranac Lake blooming happily along.




That's it for today! Please all join in and have fun!

If you remember Ursula, try these few nobile hints.
Heavier doses of fertilizer once the new growth starts. You could try an old pantyhose bag hung from the lower parts of the pseudobulbs of each plant. Any slow release fertilizer will work. You could try that for 4 months essentially from May through August.
Then later this fall when they come back inside, they will be pumped up with more fertilizer. They set buds during the cooler nights of Fall. Perhaps make them one of the last orchids that you bring inside?
This comes from a guy in the Fort Myers area, not exactly a cool location. He felt the keys to flower production were lots of summer fertilizer, with hold water in the fall a bit, and fall nights a bit cooler.

Thanks Nick!
Keeping them a bit longer outside - I can do that!
And they surely could use more fertilizer, I was definitely a bit negligent with this indoor season. Will do better!

My 3 Phals that started blooming in February are still going strong

An African violet and some micro dwarf tomatoes are keeping them company.

Oh Diana, those plants really look very healthy and happy. Just keep it up!!

Try those bags of fertilizer Ursula! They hang from the plant, so every time it's watered, the fertilizer is there. Nothing for you to remember.

Catpaworchids said:
You could try an old pantyhose bag hung from the lower parts of the pseudobulbs of each plant. Any slow release fertilizer will work.

Kawamoto's does that (at least they used to) only they use those little fill-your-own tea bags.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QHXXLNV/

I saw people use those before too. Anything to deliver the fertilizer every time you water.

Somehow this method got away from me, I am going to do this again!
Lucy, thanks for the link!

Diana your plants look very nice!

I have been using these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D99WZ2Q/



They are like $15 for 100. And I can remove the stake if I want to attach to a mounted plant

I think that I have seen those before Ted so thank you for sharing. My only concern with those is that a slow release fertilizer I have used, Dynamite, comes in tiny, round balls. Would those wash out through those openings?

Hello everyone!
It's been insane for me these past few months but, I think I'm nearing a place where I can catch my breath…soon🤣
My orchid club participates in the Tampa Bay Orchid Society Show and I'm the knucklehead that works with the AOS judging team to get our plants correctly registered. It's this weekend and involves spreadsheets ( not my strong suit).
The good news is , I hit 'submit' at 2 pm…and punched the time clock TGIF!

This was one of the coolest miniatures in our display


Epi. schlechterianum
Back at my bench some things are blooming.


Ryc. Samurai'Sea God'


Den. Noid


Rlc. Hawaiian Spotlight
Next up on my calendar is my clubs annual fundraiser plant auction.
I'm aiming for 225-250 plants, our auctioneer is an AOS judge and a real pro at wringing every penny out of our bidders. It's at the USF Botanical Gardens in Tampa if anyone is in the area.

Lindsey, you are certainly a busy lady! Your pictures are gorgeous! Epidendrum schlechterianum is a little weirdo, the way it is getting pollinated. Those buggy looking blossoms are sure to attract another bug/beetle? for some romance!

WOW Lindsey. That Epi. schlechterianum is so cool! (is using cool giving my age away?) Love it. On the list it goes. All look really nice, but my fav would be Ryc. Samurai 'Sea God' after the Epi.

Catpaworchids said: I think that I have seen those before Ted so thank you for sharing. My only concern with those is that a slow release fertilizer I have used, Dynamite, comes in tiny, round balls. Would those wash out through those openings?

Nick,
The inside diameter at the top is just under 3/4". The top row of openings are just under 1/8" and the bottom just slightly over 1/16"

Dynamite is close to the size of a BB.
Anyway, I only have 4 Catasetinae plants that I currently use dynamite on.
Food for thought!

sugarcane said: Hello everyone!
It's been insane for me these past few months but, I think I'm nearing a place where I can catch my breath…soon🤣
My orchid club participates in the Tampa Bay Orchid Society Show and I'm the knucklehead that works with the AOS judging team to get our plants correctly registered. It's this weekend and involves spreadsheets ( not my strong suit).
The good news is , I hit 'submit' at 2 pm…and punched the time clock TGIF!

This was one of the coolest miniatures in our display

• Orchid (Epidendrum schlechterianum)
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Epi. schlechterianum
Back at my bench some things are blooming.


Ryc. Samurai'Sea God'


Den. Noid


Rlc. Hawaiian Spotlight
Next up on my calendar is my clubs annual fundraiser plant auction.
I'm aiming for 225-250 plants, our auctioneer is an AOS judge and a real pro at wringing every penny out of our bidders. It's at the USF Botanical Gardens in Tampa if anyone is in the area.

The Dendrobium reminded me of Red Emperor, but I also know there's sooo many nobile type Dendros with similar coloration

He has a point. The first thing I thought of honestly was Red Emperor too. But I didn't mention it because it seemed a "little off" some how. But Maybe it is me that was a little off? I mean it could very well be Red Emperor! I think it has been around for a while now, it is still available and is one of the best red nobile hybrids you will ever see!
What would it hurt to label it as such?
By a little off I was thinking that the yellow did not seem to be a deep enough yellow but that could be temperature related. And, silly me, I though that the shape of Lindsey's flower was better!

Here is a newcomer!

I had bought it in bud at the DeepCut OS Show the other day. I like the bright color!

I saw this recently and it was presented as Dendrobium lituiflorum. BUT a tag in the pot had Dendrobium nobile. That seems to present a problem.
At first glance, these flowers seem to be a bit more elongated or slender in appearance then nobile. Everything I could find says that D. lituiflorum has pendulous canes. These were clearly erect. But like I said, the flowers for a D. nobile seemed a little "off".
Any body ever grow something like this?
I wonder what a hybrid between nobile and lituiflorum would look like?

Catpaworchids said: If you remember Ursula, try these few nobile hints.
Heavier doses of fertilizer once the new growth starts. You could try an old pantyhose bag hung from the lower parts of the pseudobulbs of each plant. Any slow release fertilizer will work. You could try that for 4 months essentially from May through August.
Then later this fall when they come back inside, they will be pumped up with more fertilizer. They set buds during the cooler nights of Fall. Perhaps make them one of the last orchids that you bring inside?
This comes from a guy in the Fort Myers area, not exactly a cool location. He felt the keys to flower production were lots of summer fertilizer, with hold water in the fall a bit, and fall nights a bit cooler.

I apologize for my ignorance in this, but would this method work for any orchid at all?