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lienluu
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Thanks! It was a division I got from Orchids Limited. If you ask specifically for divisions, they will sell them if they're available.
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Thanks! It was a division I got from Orchids Limited. If you ask specifically for divisions, they will sell them if they're available.
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lienluu
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Yes, quite reliable... though the plant went on a downward spiral for a while because it was neglected, so it didn't bloom last year. But it's been very reliable in years past and hopefully now that it's no longer neglected it'll go back to being reliable.
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Bolero
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Awesome colour and shape........very impressive!
I beilieve they were listed by name in the online catelog.
JeanLux
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Great shape and color!!!! Jean
You have great green thumb.
I once had many besseae, all types from many sources, not one survived under my growing environment, absolutely heart wrenching to see all these named divisions from Acker, and other varieties like paute, dalessandroi, colombia etc.from other peruvian, ecuadorian & US sellers..slowly going into decline and perished.
I once had many besseae, all types from many sources, not one survived under my growing environment, absolutely heart wrenching to see all these named divisions from Acker, and other varieties like paute, dalessandroi, colombia etc.from other peruvian, ecuadorian & US sellers..slowly going into decline and perished.
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Yes I've had a hard time w/ straight besseae also.
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koshki
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Ah. Does that explain your enthusiasm for besseae hybrids?
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lienluu
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I honestly have not found straight P. besseae to be any more challenging to grow than its hybrids. They all grow in the same environment, medium, etc.
The one thing I have noticed however, is that they resent being repotted and thus I never repot. When I need to pot up, i just throw the old pot into a new pot and put medium around it. When i've repotted the "traditional" way, the plants always spend 6-8 months sulking and going downhill before coming back to life.
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goldenrose
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Me too! I do fine with most of it's hybrids.
The last couple of years I've been switching over to cypress bark/mulch, has taken a strain off repotting & plants seem to like it ........
maybe it's time to try again!?
I don't have any problem with my besseae so far. I found they like cooler temps than other phrags and that they absolutely won't tolerate being repotted during hot weather. Otherwise, I repot them when needed like all other phrags. They also need lots and lots of good water and good shade. I have several new clones and they're all growing well. I'm absolutely in love with them and will always buy more. :smitten:
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lienluu
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hrm interesting observation, is it just during hot weather that yours have resented being repot? In the past, whenever i repotted my besseaes "the normal way" (remove old medium, insert fresh) they've always sulked for months and months, but i don't remember now if I repotted while it was hot or warm or cool when that happened.
I find straight besseae not able to handle water as well as most hybrids. The photos from Ecuagenera, with the sphagnum and loose rock media, look interesting. Maybe I'll move some to a deep pot of that mix.
The short answer is yes. I found out last summer during a heat wave that besseae and besseae hybrids suffered a serious setback after repotting. One besseae flava died while my best one (Wings of Gold) nearly succumbed. The original growth died quickly but two new shoots managed to hang on and now a third one has appeared. I also got the impression that besseae flava likes it colder than the regular besseae.
My biggest plant of besseae, the one with the tree fern post on the side, (a climber) is potted in a normal clay pot. It grows well in a mix of tree fern, bark and sponge rock. No sphagnum moss. It is watered every day in summer and every other day in winter. If the clay pot doesn't feel cold and humid, I water. For some reason, the first new spike this spring aborted but there's two more on the way.
