Sunset Valley Orchids Catasetinae Plant Offering

[Roberta]

I'd expect heat damage. Probably the small amount of fertilizer didn't make a difference. If they were Catasetinae or other deciduous orchid, no worries... not only will the "toasting" not harm the current growth, next year they'll get new leaves and all insults will be forgotten. Heat damage typically does take a bit of time to show up. (Personally, I would not fertilize a freshly-unpacked plant...get them hydrated first) Water, and keep in shade or the house for a day or two to let them "readjust" to life out in the open. This on general principles, not only in the middle of a heat wave when it's even more important.

[estación seca]

I agree it's a combination of heat and dry medium. I was fortunately home when my plants arrived. They left Vista the previous day, so only about 24 hours in transit. The medium was not yet crisp dry. It was also 111 F / 44C when they arrived. I brought them into the house and opened the box. I let them sit in the box, still wrapped, for an hour for the temperature to drop slowly. Then I unwrapped and watered each plant with 1 teaspoon / 5ml of MSU powder per gallon of water. I put them in plastic basins standing in a little fertilizer solution and put them in a warm, bright Northwest facing window. I had no heat damage.

[RJSquirrel]

just let the burned leaves fall off and retire the plant for the season? mine have started to turn yellow and spotty

mother nature is the beast we all been hearing about for 2000 years..

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

just let the burned leaves fall off and retire the plant for the season? mine have started to turn yellow and spotty

mother nature is the beast we all been hearing about for 2000 years..

Being as it is still pretty early in the season, if they were my plants I would keep on watering. Sometimes these even do another new growth. Or pop out some more leaves. Catasetinae have lots of tricks up their "sleeves".

[RJSquirrel]

I cut the spike off the galeandra greenwoodiana bec it had 2 small flowers and was suffering from heat stroke. It has grown back to grow more buds from the old spike.

Wasnt done yet I guess.

also rooting around in the bin came across the Ctsm. Jaime Lawson XOXO, I thought it was growing a new cane, but no, its growing a flower spike..

Joy from the rubble of a long too hot summer.

[vanda2020]

RJSquirrel, Galeandra greenwoodiana orchid is a successive bloomer. Never cut off the spike. It will make more flowers off that spike till it goes dormant or the bulb dies. The next year it may even make more flowers off the bulb.

[orchidman77]

Raise your hand if your Cycnoches cooperi is spiking

David

[RJSquirrel]

gonna try again next month and Ill add that one

[RJSquirrel]

yay the greenwoodiana has 1 flower bud on it this time

BUT the jaime lawson has twice as many ...