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Happy New Year! I am glad 2020 is past and hope that 2021 will be a much happier for us all. I feel that we are lucky to raise orchids. While, we can't go out and visit friends, we can still safely work with and enjoy our beautiful babies. Hopefully, orchid shows may begin...
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Here are a couple images that I took today inside of my greenhouse of my first bloom of Phrag. QF Leina'ala. I acquired this plant as a seedling a couple years ago. I feel that uou can really see the Inca Treasure influence in this flower.
Here are some picture of my Bel Croute which won me an AM in June of 2019. I growth it with the rest of my long petal phrags on the south side of my greenhouse where they get plenty of strong light. I feed them weakly weekly, 1/4 to 1/2 strength, with an alternating variety of fertilizers. They...
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I have several from Chuck and one from another grower. They all seem to be slow growers and tend to be on the small side. I grow mine cool, just like my Kovachi.
George
I am a bit confused. I have made many attempts to cross some of my paphs and phrags.. I have been successful every time with my paphs. and yet have never made a successful phrag. cross. I just seem to be missing something??? Now I see you talking about swapping pollen? Is this possible???
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I grow it , like most of my phrags., in my greenhouse with a humidity of 70-80% in a mix of small and medium Orchiate bark, Charcoal, and medium sponge rock. I water weekly with a 25% Cal-mag fertilize with Voodoo juice added. I am experimenting with adding a small amount of Grodon...