thank you.
Ill put my baby in a basket come spring.
Ill put my baby in a basket come spring.
Love the dorsal on this one, Rick. Plus, I'm envious of all those growths. Nice clumping! I "think" my plant will begin clumping now that I'm paying a lot of attention to not letting it stay damp all the time. Very careful watering in a clear pot and now, growing it in a net pot help to give it a wet/dry cycle that seems to suit this species. Have you tried giving it a bit more calcium (Calcium nitrate), once you see the bud coming up. The blasting problem strikes me as a deficiency and my first thought is too little calcium causing weak-walled cells in the tender and rapidly growing flower stems/buds.
Love the dorsal on this one, Rick. Plus, I'm envious of all those growths. Nice clumping! I "think" my plant will begin clumping now that I'm paying a lot of attention to not letting it stay damp all the time. Very careful watering in a clear pot and now, growing it in a net pot help to give it a wet/dry cycle that seems to suit this species. Have you tried giving it a bit more calcium (Calcium nitrate), once you see the bud coming up. The blasting problem strikes me as a deficiency and my first thought is too little calcium causing weak-walled cells in the tender and rapidly growing flower stems/buds.
Nice one Rick!
John, the blasting is caused by warmth and wetness at the wrong time. (from before the bud shows until the flower opens) It needs to be cold during dormancy. Mine is outside under cover and gets about 5C every night. Sometimes 2C! Nice and dry too. You should only start free water after the flower is gone in my experience. I don't think it's a deficiency (especially Ca) All your other orchids flower well!