dang, that’s hot...

thanks for the reply! so many variables, and sliding ranges. im finally thinking some sort of notebook is in order, thanks for that perhaps unintended suggestion.

For what it's worth... Along with the small and unbloomed plants that I have bought on faith and hope, I have my share of things that I have bought in bloom at shows at different times of the year. I am very fortunate to live in a place with lots of shows and lots of nurseries, this isn't possible in most places. But with this strategy, over time I have amassed a collection where I have something (usually quite a few "somethings") in bloom at all times of the year. Of course, I'm also running out of space... a high- class problem.:biggrin:

In general, just be patient... and love each bloom as it occurs. The bigger and more diverse your collection, the better the odds of having something blooming at any given time. Yes, most species have a specific bloom time. Primary hybrids between spring and fall bloomers may favor one parent or the other, bloom twice during the year, or split the difference. Or whatever. More complex hybrids? It's a guess unless something is very dominant. And then there are the lovely species that bloom multiple times a year, there are some. So just keep buying more orchids :rofl: and you're covered.

estación seca, when I click on that link in firefox I get a secure connection warning. Using this link - Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia instead bypasses the problem by using an unsecured connection (http vs https).

-Keith

The issue seems to be I made the link h t t p s : / / and IOSPE does not support h t t p s. So some browsers report an error. When I type URLS I automatically insert the h t t p s. Next time I'll try to remember to copy and paste URLs on Orchid Board.

That's a "feature" that I have run into in Chrome (less often in Firefox or Edge actually) If you just put the domain name (such as orchidspecies.com) the browser wants to treat it as a site with an SSL certificate, and just sticks an "https:" in front of it by default. And if the site doesn't actually have a certificate (or if it is expired) the browser (or your Antivirus program) complains bitterly. If you explicitly enter the site as "http://whatever.com", you force it to behave. (Orchid Board itself had that problem for a long time, don't know if it is still there but I put the http:// into my bookmark and haven't had a problem since)

No problem, I was just looking to help, not criticize. I've made the same mistake myself more than once - and at other times I just misspell something in the link. :)

Edit - I see now that Roberta gave the long explanation filling in the technical details. :)


-Keith

I don't see temperatures quite that high but, I my C. dowiana and C. walkeriana seedlings have been growing very rapidly with daytime highs of 95F to (35C) at 50% sun in my greenhouse day in and day out in the S. central Mississippi summer heat. C. walkeriana, in particular, is known to tolerate high daytime temperatures in strong light. C . dowiana, not so much, but the seedlings sure seem to like it.

-Keith

:hijacked:How'd you fare through the storm, neighbor?

oh yeah, my folks mentioned a hurricane hitting down south of new orleans. i hope you are good or not in the path.