Suprise Orchid Gift
I am now the proud owner of 4 orchids! I got a package in the mail and discovered two orchids a Clo. Melana's Daughter and a Fdk. New Hybrid (Mo. Painted Desert 'SVO' HCC/AOS x Ctsm. Karen Armstrong 'SVO'). The gift giver is anonymous so I don't even know who to thank.
They look pretty good as far as I can tell. One was fairly dry and the other was so dry that the sphagnum had the consistency of Styrofoam. I watered both and placed them in a Western facing window at my office.
As I understand it, I should be watering them when the moss just begins to feel dry and should expect that will drink quite a lot. They should flower in Fall and then their leaves fall off and I basically ignore them until new growth starts in the Spring. Correct?
My questions are (as usual) many. How much should I be fertilizing, as in, what PPM of nitrogen to shoot for and how often? Currently my Maxillaria in S/H gets 25 ppm every single time I water. Sounds like Catasetum type orchids are very heavy feeders but I'm not quite sure what this means.
Second, when talking about, or writing about orchids, what is proper when naming them? Can I just say Clo. Melana's Daughter, or do I include the ( Cl. Rebecca Northern 'Grapefruit Pink' x Ctsm. Melana Davison 'Bombshell')?
Finally, any tips or other things I should know?
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