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07-03-2016, 11:30 AM
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Those are gorgeous, fragrance?
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07-03-2016, 01:45 PM
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Yes, it has a light but very lemony fragrance. Reminiscent of Pledge lol. The tag says Blc. Waianae Leopard 'Ching-Hua'. It was an HD "bag baby". First blooming. Buds last year but they rotted.
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07-03-2016, 06:31 PM
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Looks great! I was just going to ask if it has a name as it looks like mine of the same name. Mine developed a real strong scent once the blooms were open for a few days.
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07-04-2016, 01:13 AM
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Wow..........that's a beauty !
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07-04-2016, 05:50 PM
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Great flowers! Love the spotting and lip color combo. That cutting really helped!
A HD plant!......you guys have the best Home Depots in the US. All we seem to get is rough phalaenopsis!
A couple from our society that grew in a greenhouse used to regularly cut the top off 1" off all their cattleya flower sheaths. Supposedly to prevent any condensation from causing rot of the developing buds.
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07-05-2016, 12:34 AM
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Great flowers! Love the spotting and lip color combo. That cutting really helped!
A HD plant!......you guys have the best Home Depots in the US. All we seem to get is rough phalaenopsis!
A couple from our society that grew in a greenhouse used to regularly cut the top off 1" off all their cattleya flower sheaths. Supposedly to prevent any condensation from causing rot of the developing buds.
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Interesting concept. I'd be curious to hear if anyone else has heard of that. |
07-05-2016, 12:58 AM
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I've heard for many years of cutting sheaths. I don't understand it. In habitat there's no Tinkerbell to flit around with magic scissors, cutting off sheath tips.
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07-05-2016, 02:18 AM
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I've heard of It too and occasionally do it. Sometimes a bud can get trapped in there and the stem get all bent if it can't get out. So depending how things look as the buds progress, I either leave them alone or cut them. They might have more suitable environment in nature than in our homes and greenhouses. Or maybe buds die in sheaths occasionally in nature and no one really cares.
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07-05-2016, 11:17 PM
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Quote:
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In habitat there's no Tinkerbell to flit around with magic scissors, cutting off sheath tips.
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What do you mean, there's no Tinkerbell?!? Next you'll be telling us that Santa Claus isn't real!
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