Sartylis Blue Knob

[Roy]

Flowering season for this plant starting again. There is another spike opposite this one, just starting off.


20170810_123746 by WEST VIC, on Flickr

 

[Mark Karayannis]

Love the color and the markings. Congrats

 

[Secundino]

Very charming!

 

[Erythrone]

Gorgeous!

 

[Lanmark]

Fantastic! Do these have any fragrance?

 

[Roy]

Minor to nil scent, well not that I can detect anyway.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's sweet. I want one.

 

[abax]

I'm not familiar with this plant. Can you give a little background? It really is lovely.

 

[Happypaphy7]

That's sweet. I want one.

I feel the same!

This is so good!

 

[blondie]

It's a fantastic flower and spike, congrats
A sweet little thing.

 

[Roy]

I'm not familiar with this plant. Can you give a little background? It really is lovely.

Parents are Sarc. hartmannii x Rhyn. retusa. Registered in 1973.
There were 3 clones that I know of that were mericloned & their quality was 1 - 3.
It will grow cool, not cold. Doesn't like a hot climate either. Flowering goes in cycles, this plant may have 5 or 6 or more spikes for its season. Other plants not so prolific. Flowers last for 3 weeks approx'.
I grow it in a coarse bark only medium. Others grow their plants differently, like any orchid. It gets watered & fed with everything in the house.

 

[Ozpaph]

Lovely

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting cross. I didn't realize there were any intergeneric with Sarcochilus.

 

[abax]

So it's grown approximately like Sarco? It seems to be
doing very well in your climate. I've never been to your
part of Australia. Do you have to make adjustments for
climate? The more I look at the plant the more I like
it...very distinctive and beautiful. Thank you.

 

[NYEric]

Very nice.

 

[Roy]

So it's grown approximately like Sarco? It seems to be
doing very well in your climate. I've never been to your
part of Australia. Do you have to make adjustments for
climate? The more I look at the plant the more I like
it...very distinctive and beautiful. Thank you.

Temps range from -7c to 45c+. Humidity outside from 5% to 100%.
Lots of work required in the orchid area to get a balance.
Its a challenge at times. Particularly when electricity prices are bank balance breaking. Gas prices not far behind either.

 

[Brabantia]

Beautiful !

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[Roy]

Interesting cross. I didn't realize there were any intergeneric with Sarcochilus.

Dot, there are/were some extremely nice Sarconopsis around. Sarcochilus x Phalaenopsis. Rarely seen these days, why I'm not sure.

 

[Ozpaph]

remake one, Roy, with a harlequin phaly

 

[Roy]

Love to give it a crack. Have a deep pink Phal in spike, just remembered. No hartmannii but plenty of other Sarcs (for a change).