Phaioclanthe Kryptonite

Erythrone · Dec 27, 2011

Suppose to be 2 different clones, 'Bloodbath' and 'Chariots of Fire'. There are less flowers thant last year. I think I have grown them in a too shady area last summer.

Erythrone · Dec 27, 2011

Oops... I didn't write Phaiocalanthe correctly...

paphioboy · Dec 27, 2011

Holy cow..!!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :clap: :clap: :clap: And you call that a 'not-so-good' blooming?

tocarmar · Dec 27, 2011

Very Very Nice!! How do you grow them?

Erythrone · Dec 28, 2011

paphioboy said:
Holy cow..!!! :drool: :drool: :drool: :clap: :clap: :clap: And you call that a 'not-so-good' blooming?

Erythrone · Dec 28, 2011

tocarmar said:
Very Very Nice!! How do you grow them?

They are the easiest orchids to grow for me. They grow in ProMix (mostly peat moss and perlite). I keep them moist all the year, even wet in summer. Fertilizer: osmocot or nutricot (the one I buy for the plant in pots outdoors). I also add liquid fertilizer I use for my other orchids at almost each waterings.

Temperature: They are resilient plants. They like warm summer temps (32 C) and cooler in winter ( min 12).

They can grow in a very bright location. From 2009 to the end of 2012 they were at 4 ft from a 1000W HPS. But since they became large plants I decided to move them under 8 4ft T12 bulbs. They are now in the living room.

The only problem is that mealies realy love those plants. Fortunatly the plant is suitable for raising a mealybug eater, the Crypto bug!