New Orchid lover

[karenk]

I am a novice - just started growing orchids last year.I just purchased my fifteenth orchid in Florida. Drove it all the way home in the back seat. I have a variety of phals, cattleyas,one oncidium. one dendrobium, two pahilopediums, one phragmepedium, one cymbidium, one agraecum and one hybrid trichoglottis brachiata philippineensis. Has anyone ever heard of the last one? It was a gift and I can't get it to bloom.

 

[likespaphs]

hi there
i just killed, well, am in the final process of killing a Trichoglottis brachiata.....

 

[NYEric]

Yep, I killed a few too, keep it alive for a while and worry about flowering later!
Welcome from NYC!

 

[SlipperFan]

Welcome, Karen!

Check out: http://orchidspecies.com/trichbrachiata.htm

Are you growing it in a pot or mounted?

 

[etex]

Welcome to the forum! You came to the right place!

 

[Ernie]

Welcome!

-Ernie

 

[Heather]

Hi Karen!

 

[Paphman910]

Welcome to the site!

Paphman910

 

[NYEric]

I'm curious if you have a hybrid of trichoglottis brachiata x phill. or just the species var. phill.?

 

[Brave heart]

There is a cross between Trichoglottis brachiata x Trichoglottis philippinensis. It was registered in 2005 by Jer Nan Su under the name Gu-Gon Best in the RHS. Unfortunately I can not find a photo on the Internet.

 

[NYEric]

Maybe KarenK will post the first!

 

[nikv]

Welcome, Karen!

 

[JeanLux]

Welcome from Luxembourg!!!! Jean

 

[McPaph]

Welcome from southern california

 

[rdlsreno]

Welcome Karen!

Ramon

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: WELCOME to ST! Get ready for those numbers to go up, we're wonderful at enabling!

 

[karenk]

Returning

Dot,
I have it in a clay pot in a bright sunny southern window with a curtain to shade bright rays. It is growing tall, but no signs of blooming. I am wondering if I should repot it?

 

[karenk]

Hybrid

I'm curious if you have a hybrid of trichoglottis brachiata x phill. or just the species var. phill.?

I believe it is a hybrid, but I am not sure. I received it as a gift from an online source.

 

[GuRu]

Hello Karen and a hearty welcome from Germany, rudolf

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot,
I have it in a clay pot in a bright sunny southern window with a curtain to shade bright rays. It is growing tall, but no signs of blooming. I am wondering if I should repot it?

How long have you had it, Karen? If longer than a year, it might be a good idea to at least look at the roots. Judging from what orchidspecies.com has to say, the plant probably has to be fairly big to bloom.

Are you fertilizing it?