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Name: lindsey wesley chapel, fl     sugarcane Apr 26, 2020 12:51 PM CST |
I've got a few new things to share today.  Siblings...Myc. Suncoast Pink Passion Originally tagged as Den. farmeri but I've learned a bit today and the tag now says Den. thrysifolum  And first time blooming Myc. Cupid's Arrow lindsey |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More             drdawg Apr 26, 2020 1:23 PM CST |
| Wow, Lindsey, gorgeous flowers for sure. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Ursula Fair Lawn NJ, zone 6b           |
Ohh, how pretty!! Nice Show!  |
Name: Ursula Fair Lawn NJ, zone 6b |
Here is the reason Guarianthe skinneri is not alba but albescens!! ( also var. occulata 'Debbie') Older blooms show the bluish tint.   On a different note, this was another rainy and cold Sunday! Where is Spring this year here in NJ!? |
Livonia, Michigan (Zone 6a) He who dies with the most toys wins           BigBill Apr 26, 2020 4:38 PM CST |
| We are getting Spring here in the next two weeks so it is coming! Forecast 58-70, some isolated showers. Sounds promising. I hope it comes your way too! The key to orchid growing is to match the orchid to your conditions. |
Name: Gina Florida (Zone 9a) Tropical plant collector 35 years    Gina1960 Apr 26, 2020 4:42 PM CST |
| Gorgeous show ladies! Award winning beaded art at ceinwin.deviantart.com! |
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change        dyzzypyxxy Apr 26, 2020 10:13 PM CST |
| We've got wonderful warm spring weather this week, coming along to you folks, downstream of the Intermountain West. Really enjoying gardening in this wonderful weather, I must admit, although I'm missing my orchids. I get to do the Trader Joe's run tomorrow, so hope they have some new and interesting orchids on display. The 'Debbie' is even prettier with the nice blue lip now, Ursula. What a beauty. Lindsey, amazing colors on those siblings. Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Apr 27, 2020 11:20 AM CST |
| Cloudless skies, only getting up to around 80, and the humidity is lower than average here in Vero Beach. That's a good thing because I am having to replace my shadehouse with a new one. I got the old one down, broken up in 6' sections so that I can transport the metal framework to a recycling center tomorrow. I knew when I put this one up 2 yr. ago that it wouldn't last long. I needed something fairly light so that I could put it up quickly. I was sort of desperate to have some shading for the orchids that I brought. I've covered up all the orchid-filled benches with the shade cloth from the old shadehouse and I'll build the new structure around all those plants. This new framework consists of very heavy galvanized pipe, and this pipe probably weighs 3X that of the previous pipe. It'll be slow putting up, doing it all by myself. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Jim Hawk Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b)     hawkarica Apr 27, 2020 1:08 PM CST |
| So here I come again and just in time for Schomburgkia season. From the OC: Myrmecophila thomsoniana: Myrmecocattleya Luster:  Myrmecophila tibicinis:  Myrmecophila grandiflora 'Classic Beauty': The spike is at least 6 feet and I am standing on the top step of a ladder to take this pic.  Moving on, Encyclia Rioclarense:  Oncidium sphacelatum:  Jim "Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it." -- Steven Leacock |
Name: Jim Hawk Odessa, Florida (Zone 9b) hawkarica Apr 27, 2020 1:12 PM CST |
Some lady from a garden club I spoke at sent me this pic. Any ideas?? Jim "Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human intelligence long enough to get money from it." -- Steven Leacock |
Livonia, Michigan (Zone 6a) He who dies with the most toys wins BigBill Apr 27, 2020 1:32 PM CST |
| Eggs of some type is my guess. I would have gone with Bush snail or slug but I would think that they would be in a darker, more moist area. Could they be from something like a species of skipper or smaller butterfly like a cabbage white or cloudless sulphur? But I guess we should maybe find out what the plant is and then determine if there is a butterfly, or moth, that the larva feed on. That's all I got Jim.  The key to orchid growing is to match the orchid to your conditions. |
Name: Ursula Fair Lawn NJ, zone 6b |
| I am clueless regarding this! Jim, I love the Schomburgkias! They sure need the room, but they are certainly worth it! Very showy!! My alba Schom superbiens is doing something similar in the ceiling!  The Encyclia and Oncidium are looking great too!! |
Livonia, Michigan (Zone 6a) He who dies with the most toys wins BigBill Apr 27, 2020 2:05 PM CST |
| Oncidium sphacelatum is like the Forsythia Bush of the Orchid Family!! It always put on a great show for me In Florida and it always bloomed in April down there in Cape Coral. I gave 4 or 5 large ones to friends down there and they probably hate me by now because they grow like weeds! I was thinking of having the largest plant drive the rental to Michigan but then, where was I going to sit?!  The key to orchid growing is to match the orchid to your conditions. |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Apr 27, 2020 5:33 PM CST |
| drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.     ctcarol Apr 27, 2020 6:45 PM CST |
| Cant help with the eggs, but Jim, I envy your space to grow those lovelies! |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Apr 27, 2020 7:13 PM CST |
| Speaking of eggs, but not eggs on plants. You'll get a kick out of this, Bill and the rest of you Floridians. I went out this morning to my irrigation pump to remove and clean the filter. I do that about weekly. There was a large hardshell turtle digging a hole near that filter canister and I had to step over the turtle to get to the filter. OK, no problem. I have lots of turtles in the pond, and they often are digging, so I didn't pay much attention. When I went back to the pump to reinstall the filter, there were two large eggs in that hole, and I assume the turtle was still doing her "job", since she was still on the edge of that hole. I was too lazy to return to the house and grab my camera. It's a zoo here. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Livonia, Michigan (Zone 6a) He who dies with the most toys wins BigBill Apr 27, 2020 7:22 PM CST |
| Large eggs? Are we talking snapping turtle? The key to orchid growing is to match the orchid to your conditions. |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Apr 27, 2020 7:54 PM CST |
| No, not a snapper, Bill. I don't know what kind it is. It lives in the pond and comes to me when I'm feeding the fish. All the turtles swim my way as soon as I approach the banks of the pond. Some sort of big box turtle. I'm not up on turtles. I know the soft shells (the ugliest turtles I've ever seen), and have a couple of red sliders, but I don't know that these large hard shells are. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
Name: Alice St. Johns, FL (Zone 9a)       ardesia Apr 28, 2020 5:57 AM CST |
| That is so cool about the turtle eggs. If you knew what kind it is you could research their gestation period, there is nothing cuter than baby turtles emerging from the ground. This is one site I used to ID one a while back. http://wildflorida.com/florida... Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open. |
Name: Ken Ramsey Vero Beach, FL (Zone 10a) Tropical Plants & More drdawg Apr 28, 2020 7:39 AM CST |
| These turtles are larger than the red-eared sliders (at least the ones in my pond) and rather than the red slash on their necks, they have white slashes. Maybe some sort of box, slider, or cooter. I just don't know. The eggs were about 2" in diameter. drdawg (Ken Ramsey) - Tropical Plants & More http://www.tropicalplantsandmo... I don't have gray hair, I have wisdom-highlights. I must be very wise. |
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