very old stanhopea - Orchid Board

dendro photo · #1 01-13-2013, 10:50 PM

I am looking for some help from the folks that have been around a bit. I aquired a very old stanhopea rodney w jones today and I was told in the area of about 50 years old the repot tags go back 30 years that are stuck with it with evidence of 2 others broke off. Question being dose anyone know anything of this hybrid i can find nothing so i repoted it and am treating is as most other stanhopeas hoping for the best. Problem being it has been neglected for some years now and is down to one leaf and i dont want to loose it any advice would be great thanks.

vjo · #2 01-14-2013, 07:55 AM

Hi Brian, I am surprised that no one has jumped in on this, sorry I can't help. It sounds like a worthwhile project tho. Good luck on this one....Jean

cbuchman · #3 01-14-2013, 08:11 AM

Could not find it in OrchidWiz. Sorry.

greengarden · #4 01-14-2013, 08:36 AM

Wow, sounds like an amazing bloke.

RODNEY W. JONES DIES AT 107 - DEVELOPER OF HYBRID ORCHIDS - NYTimes.com

If you have access to journal searches maybe try searches for some of the articles he wrote, you might find a clue in one of them

Kevinator · #5 01-15-2013, 07:24 PM

I didn't find much info about it but it should fall in one of the two stanhopea groups, horned and hornless The only cultural differences are:
-horned: can stand lower humidity and tolerate drier conditions. They should have a drier winter rest. Can stand higher temps. (Example: Stan. wardii)
-hornless: needs extra humidity and more water. No winter rest. Needs cooler conditions (Example: Stan. tricornis)

Hope this helps!

isurus79 · #6 01-15-2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dendro photo

I am looking for some help from the folks that have been around a bit. I aquired a very old stanhopea rodney w jones today and I was told in the area of about 50 years old the repot tags go back 30 years that are stuck with it with evidence of 2 others broke off. Question being dose anyone know anything of this hybrid i can find nothing so i repoted it and am treating is as most other stanhopeas hoping for the best. Problem being it has been neglected for some years now and is down to one leaf and i dont want to loose it any advice would be great thanks.

I can't seem to find the hybrid and OW doesn't have it, then there is a good chance it doesn't exist. Instead of it being a hybrid called Rodney Jones, it might be that he collected it and gave it to someone who then labeled it the way you see it.

I would just treat it like a normal Stan. Keep it somewhat shady and a bit drier than normal (not super dry!! Think dry for a Phal) until it puts out new growth. Then hit it with lots of water and fertilizer. If it is as big as I'm thinking, I would also divide it up when it starts to send out new growth. Any pics of this guy?

dendro photo · #7 01-16-2013, 10:27 AM

That is what I was starting to think. It came out of a very old collection of someone that just may have known Rodney Wilcox jones. Come to find out he was famous for going to over 20 country's and collecting and he was the pres of the AOS for a bit in the 1940-1950s