Hormone Rooting solutions

[britbloke]

I have recently re-started my orchid collection after 5 years, in the mean time I moved from Michigan to Florida..

I ordered a few blooming size and NBS plants and maybe thirty or so seedlings.

I have been 'painting' the base of the seedlings with Olivia's Cloning Solution without dilution (because I had it on hand) and I seem to be getting strong new root growth...

Has anyone else tried this and what are the pro's and con's of doing this...

[Call_Me_Bob]

never heard of that product. but i use superthrive when i water, and soak the plants in a solution of it, if i feel they need an extra boost

where did you buy them? which ones did you get? wed love to see pics!

[britbloke]

My seedlings came from Oakhill Gardens in Chicago. I used to buy lots of plants there and have always found them very reasonable, so that's where I started when I wanted a new collection.
Most of them are relatively small and anywhere from 2-5 years from blooming, (that's why I added a few BS & NBS plants).
I'll try a few photographs of emerging roots if my camera will show that detail. I feel it's more than coincidence that I'm getting 2/3 new root growths on maybe 30% of these seedlings...

[Call_Me_Bob]

could have something to do with it. if its not a a special orchid rooting hormone, than you might want to be careful, if its not diluted and applied to often, it can burn them.

what plants did you get? ( ex. phal violacea, den apertum,catt intermedia)

[britbloke]

I got a selection, mainly species..

A few Paphs (warm growing), a couple of Phals, many Cat/Laelia species, 2 Vanda types, 3 Stanhopeas, 2 Lycaste, and a few thin leafed types, like Huntleya which came by default...

[Call_Me_Bob]

thats cool! what phals and laelias/catts did you get? i keep them

[britbloke]

The Phals were schileriana and stuartiana,

The Cat's, Aurentiaca, maxima, intermedia, bowringiana, skinnerii, L. ancepts, tenabrosa, purpurata. B. nodosa, cuculatta, Epi paniculatum, Enc. cordigera

Stanhopea wardii, tigrina, jenishiana

Vandopsis parishii, Asco. curvifolium, Aer. luteo alba

Angreacum didieri

[Call_Me_Bob]

nice! thanks for the list i love it!! i have alaelia anceps, and i want a brassovola nodosa!

[britbloke]

In the past I had a large B. nodosa, it flowers wonderfully, although I like the B cuculatta flower more, but the hybrids 'Little Stars, David Sanders, etc flower almost constantly and grow into large plants very quickly.

[Call_Me_Bob]

cool!