These are Sarcoglottis sceptrodes, what I call the "Green Dragon Orchid". Someone posted the other day that their plants are deciduous and lose most of their leaves during winter. For some reason mine don't do so. These plants have all been in the solarium since November but I have an equal number of plants out in a greenhouse and they look the same. Most of my plants have inflo. Perhaps they'll lose their leaves before blooming but so far I see no evidence that they'll do so. I don't know why.
drdawg (Dr. Kenneth Ramsey)
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Ken, Yes it gets a lot of sun. I have 5-wall polycarbonate walls and shade cloth, but it is still blindingly bright in there. Temps fall to near 50 in the winter. Its growing in straight bark and gets watered every couple days.
I have no clue how to take care of it but I guess what I'm doing is right.
Ursula, I will send you the postage. But I do hope you can get it to bloom.
Daisy
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Ken, your Green Dragons look really nice way and healthy!
Daisy, I think those 50 degr temps are not that easy to come by here in the greenhouse over the Winter, although I had it hanging for several Winters right on the North facing glass door. It gets as much sunshine as possible here in NJ. This Winter it is right next to Den aggregatum and gets treated the same.
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Anticipation to action. The flower is almost bigger than the plant.
Den aggregatum gets more shade but has 3 spikes on it.
Daisy
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Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost
Is that what that hairy lip thing is called? I was pretty happy with it when I saw those frills around the edge.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost
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Webmaster: osnnv.org
Ken, your Green Dragons look great! Two of mine lost the leaves over the winter, but one has kept them, and I believe I'm seeing the smallest of a possible spike coming on.
Love your Den., Daisy! Such a pretty bloom!
My NOID Onc. is looking like I'll be seeing some blooms any day now. I'm so excited to see what it's going to look like! The first time blooming for me!
Well, I posted this before, but it finally opened, so I had to show it! The opened blooms only lasted about a week! It was a first time bloom, I got the plant from Fred Clark a couple of years ago at our SOS meeting.
Ken, Here's my little Green Dragon a couple of days ago...it looks sad, but is opening up!
But I do hope you can get it to bloom.
such a pretty bloom!
