The time has come for me to clean house in the OC. There are several plants barely hanging on and taking up space. So, everything not performing up to par is going to go. Then I will clean and sanitize the OC before bringing in new plants. I made a hard decision today and pitched my digbyana which hasn't bloomed in several years and right behind it went my purpurata. Once I finished with the purge, I'll have Lindsey over to help me clean the windows. I think it is too crowded now and I'm constantly chasing scale.
While I was out there working, I snapped some pictures of a few bloomers. First is Laeliocatanthe [Lcn.] Clark Pitt which used to be a Schombocattleya.
This is an unregistered orchid from Apopka that they called Jairak Kiss. It looks to me like a Bsn. Maikai so I'm going to call it Bsn. Maikai 'Jairak Kiss' and since it is unregistered, no one can prove me wrong.
Here is species Coelogyne [Coel.] usitana X sib:
Here is one of my mini Phals. called Phalaenopsis [Phal.] Charm:
And finally, Dendrobium [Den.] Sonia
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You know, I did that in the Spring too, tossed a few which simply refused to do anything and took up room. I might toss a couple more if they don't show signs of true growth!
The purpurata might need a couple months of cool temps in early Spring to bloom. I could imagine that this is hard to come by in Florida. The digbyana likes Savanna like conditions, so I think you may have a true dud. Mine doesn't like to bloom either, but the hybrid I have, blooms like a charm.
I am always a fan of a nice Schom x, this one is no exception! I love the Coelogyne!
Nice stuff, Jim!
of course, my favorite is the SchomboCatt...but that little yellow Phal. is adorable.
I have a few plants( Catts) with fabulous foliage..and lots of it...they get great sun and the
same food and other spa treatments as the rest of the gang..a couple of them are from 2012
and have never bloomed...Blc. Emily Simmons 'Mendenhall' and Slc. George Hauserman 'Carl'..
I'm wondering how long I need to let them hang around using up oxygen?
Oxygen and real estate. On my small lot, if a plant does not perform or, as often happens here, it gets too big, it has to be shovel pruned. I generally donate the "extras" to various MG classes/events and the funny thing is they often perform well for the recipients.
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I was going to say the same thing, Elaine, but because I photograph so many of my orchids with either a black or white background, I didn't want to sound like a hypocrite.
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Not very impressive compared to some here, but this is my Coelogyne pandurata throwing out a flower spike. Only have it for a year now so I'm very excited. (When's the best time to pot it on btw?)
dyzzypyxxy said: Way to go, Lee-Roy. Usually we're advised to pot up our plants after they finish blooming.
Guess I'll have to wait another few weeks then :p And how should go about doing that? I mean, the pseudobulbs are all at a different height as you can see
Nice one!
Apropos potting on - this Coelogyne grows lateral and there are people who plant them into rain gutter type contraptions. Or when still small, rectangular pots and boxes are preferred rather than round pots.
As Elaine says, after blooming....I would just direct the new growth so that newly formed roots will grow right into the new bark and not worry about different size pbulbs.
Way to go, Lee-Roy. Usually we're advised to pot up our plants after they finish blooming.
