Phrag. besseae 'Carlisle'

[goods]

John, do you have any idea what the fern species is growing alongside this besseae? It's very nice and looks like it could be an Elaphoglossum species (ie not a typical greenhouse weed)

 

[John M]

No, I have no idea what the fern is. They just showed up in my greenhouse years ago. A nice one is very beautiful; but, they volunteer too much and they've killed a lot of seedlings and small, slower growing orchids. That one in the pot was planted there by me as an attractive accent. However, a year later I had to cut it out as it was growing too aggressively and crowding out the besseae.

 

[Ruth]

So nice!!!!
Do you think a bonsai container/dish
would be deep enough?

 

[John M]

Thanks. A depth of just a couple inches is plenty. What's important is that it's BIG!

 

[SlipperFan]

Thanks. A depth of just a couple inches is plenty. What's important is that it's BIG!

Hmmmm -- that for the roots to crawl?

 

[John M]

Hmmmm -- that for the roots to crawl?

Yes, Dot. The plants do better if they have room to "run", rather than coiled up tightly in a small pot.

 

[Bjorn]

Yes, Dot. The plants do better if they have room to "run", rather than coiled up tightly in a small pot.

I have seen that for other species/paphs as well. When potting up my flats of deflasked seedlings, I normally have to coil up the roots since they had been growing (crawling) rather extensively in the tray; which by the way is quite similar to those you use for bessae John. Tray growing is however too space consuming for most of us, my greenhouse is about to burst now. If those Roths (100 approx) grow more, it will get serious!!!:sob:

 

[The Mutant]

I have seen that for other species/paphs as well. When potting up my flats of deflasked seedlings, I normally have to coil up the roots since they had been growing (crawling) rather extensively in the tray; which by the way is quite similar to those you use for bessae John. Tray growing is however too space consuming for most of us, my greenhouse is about to burst now. If those Roths (100 approx) grow more, it will get serious!!!:sob:

You could always send a few of them to me, let me 'care' for them awhile, and then I'll send them back after they've shrunk a bit. :rollhappy:

 

[John M]

You could always send a few of them to me, let me 'care' for them awhile, and then I'll send them back after they've shrunk a bit. :rollhappy:

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[Bjorn]

You could always send a few of them to me, let me 'care' for them awhile, and then I'll send them back after they've shrunk a bit. :rollhappy:

Better kill some myself!:viking::viking::viking::fight::fight:

 

[gnathaniel]

Holy crap, John, those plants are incredible! I think I'll be putting my besseae in a shallow pan ASAP.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Congratulation John! This is a very well grown and happy plant!

 

[Ozpaph]

That is masterly growing. What is the moss growing on top of the mix?

 

[orchidsimplicit]

A Great thread. Thanks John.

 

[John M]

Thanks all!

That is masterly growing. What is the moss growing on top of the mix?

I have no clue. It's just sheet-moss that I collected from the forest. Eventually, it died off and was replaced by a much nicer, emerald green sheet-moss that volunteered on it's own.

 

[Ozpaph]

Thanks.