Mafate
You know what? I'm happy!
Hello all, here is my Diuris jonesii, a terrestrial from Western Australia, in bloom for the first time.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
Diuris jonesii
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Lovely, the texture looks so velvety.
beautiful photographs!
Sweet. I think we bought some of those in the Nesbitt order years ago. I know mine didn't get far.
What's it growing in? Is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing.
What's it growing in? Is it fragrant? Thanks for sharing.
Mafate
You know what? I'm happy!
Hi, thanks all. They grow in a substrate composed of 4 parts pumice and 1 part blond peat, but I used to grow them in a substrate composed of 95% blond peat and 5% quartz sand and that worked very well too. I changed to a more mineral substrate because the substrate composed mainly of peat was very difficult to rehydrate after the summer rest period.
They have no scent unfortunately.
Beautiful flower and photo.
That is stunning! Tell us everything!
One of the few growing Aussie terrestrials successfully I see! Very cool, and beautiful to boot!
Gorgeous. I have never seen one. Thank you for posting.
Awesome! What is the watering/feeding regimen?
Mafate
You know what? I'm happy!
Thanks all.
The Australian terrestrial orchids I grow (Diuris and Thelymitra) grow in nutrient-poor soils and therefore do not require high-dose fertilizers. As mentioned previously, my substrate is composed of 4 parts pumice and 1 part blond peat. They have a very pronounced rest period, dry and if possible in a not too hot place, during the summer. They resume their growth in the fall and it is only when I see the shoots emerging from the substrate that I gradually resume watering. In general, a few weeks before the vegetation resumes, I remove the plants to check the condition of the tubers and I take the opportunity to bury 8 or 10 grains of osmocote in each pot. Once the vegetation is well established, I water regularly so that the substrate is never completely dry and once in a while, I give them a little low-dose fertilizer (between 200 and 300 µS/cm). I only use rainwater. And of course, these are full-sun plants, it is essential for their well-being. When the leaves begin to turn yellow in late spring, I stop watering and fertilizing, store the plants in my shed for their summer rest, and then the cycle begins again the following fall.Hope it helps, they are not difficult to grow and flower easily.
