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Oh My! What a beautiful bloom!!!

I am in central MN and summer temps often rise above 80. Last Summer it was in the 90’s way too often and it would persist for up to 5 days! My Phrag Fritz Schomberg turned yellow then brown and the plant expired. Amazingly the roots are still alive. I was told to treat the remaining roots and...

I was planning to maybe put a cool mist humidifier in front of a fan between the fan and the Phrags! I had heard of people putting a bowl of ice in front of a fan to act as a makeshift air conditioner! What is the advantage of putting the humidifier behind the fan instead?

Can I ask what temperature you chose to grow Fritz Schomberg at? I lost one last summer and was told it was too hot a summer for it. I have no way to mechanically cool them. Also any recommendations on how to cool my Kovachii primary hybrids in the summer to come?

Well, I have the exact same plant! It has grown tremendously, but has yet to bloom. I have raised and bloomed many Epiphyllium hybrids, but really got lucky while at a sheep and Alpaca fibre event. An alpaca owner had it on her table! I asked if she would be willing to part with and she smiled...

Yes, I talk to them! Plants are sentient and appreciate soft praise and a show of such as gentle handling. A scientific test was run, having people go by plants that were wired to measure response, they each used different emotions from love and gentleness to hate and violence. The results were...

I love RF Orchids Vandas! In MN it is Hard to keep them happy in the winter! Considering I have Phrag Kovachii Primary Hybrids in the Kitchen, I can’t raise my heat too high! As is, it is a struggle keeping them (The Phrags) cool in the Summer! So each type has a season which is an issue! I was...

I am from MN which is the area that Cyp. Reginae grows naturally. It is common in winter to reach -35°F but we have deep snow cover usually. I would guess that it would require similar conditions to grow well

I have grown the “Rasberry” coloured one! Absolutely Gorgeous! It was lost during a serious Hail Storm (it was spending the summer outside) hail was the size of a baseball! Smashed quite a few of my plants! Leery of putting plants out now!

Now there is a good way to attract tiny food for a tiny frog

So tiny!!!

Release into a friendly environment as soon as he can breathe air! Not sure there are enough bugs to feed a tiny tree frog. My sis fed her tadpole small amounts of fish food. If this is a “tropical” tree frog, it should probably be given to someone capable of building it a terrarium and willing...

I use fans 24/7 all year round to encourage air movement. The misters will be tried next year. Certainly don’t want a repeat of last summer LOL

It is one of my FAV Catts! Absolutely lovely

I find my Kovachii hybrids HATE heat! After a beastly summer of incredibly high 90’s for the majority of the summer, I have nothing but roots left of my Fritz Schomberg! Sniff! The rest at delighted fall is here

Well, I was told by one of the growers that my shipment was going to be shipped via air from Ecuador to their site in Florida. There it is xferred to UPS and I receive a tracking #. Everything occurred exactly as he said and things were right on schedule. I have heard other folks claim to have...

Yes, I got nice sized plants and the roots survived the shipping well! They also notified me that one plant I ordered was not vigorous enough to make the trip! I was asked to order a substitute! Many places would have just shipped it...Yes, will definitely order again! I am wanting Phrag...

I have 8 (possibly 7) from Ecuagenera and they were all shipped from Equador to the Florida site...then rushed to me. I assume all Online purchases are shipped from Equador. Received them in April (all are primary hybrids of Phrag Kovachii and Phrag Besseae!) Most of them survived a horrible...

Well, our 3 month heat spell was almost rain free! I didn’t leave them outside! I am including misting to modify temps next year! We don’t normally have 3 month’s of 90+ temps or summer long drought! My collection is all Kovachii and Besseae primary hybrids! The Phrag that breezes through...

I am seriously considering trying a small ac unit just for them.