Recent content by southernbelle

I took it in bright shade with my phone. As it looked.

Thanks, it helps to start with a great plant!

Orchiatta, charcoal, sponge rock mix.

Thrilled with this bloom! OP purchased from Waldor in 2021, has never bloomed this well. It blooms twice a year every year for me under lights but this time paused, and hasn’t bloomed since this time in 2023. 3 flowers, one inflorescence. Largest is 16 cm NS which is a full cm larger than AM...

Best orchid forum on the internet IMO! Welcome from VA.

This is gorgeous!

LINUS!!! You silly goon!

I probably post the blurred ones 🤣🤣🤣

I don’t know about the mentioned species, but these colors are beautiful, very intense.

AMEN! We do it automatically now. Not an unreasonable request. And truly part of the equation.

Gosh, you can’t take requests like that personally! Trust me, on this forum the whole plant is important for reasons BrucherT listed. People here are detail oriented and we all learn.

So, that says to me that the Grodan cubes also would need to be replaced periodically even though they don't break down? Couldn't you use something like a flush with KleenGrow to break down the biofilms? I know salts have to be flushed, but I've not seen anyone grow exhibition phrags (in 5...

As was said above, the same thing that works for one, may not work for another. I grow my phrags on my bathroom windowsills with a E/SE exposure. They could use more light, but right now, the best I can do. Could not grow besseae for the life of me a couple of years ago. I had them in my...

Mine grow in East/South East windows. Besseae like it and bloom well, just realized I probably need to move the hybrids into more light. Thanks.