OH MY DEAR HEAVENLY DAYS!!! THANK YOU!!

[Bud]

This is from the SVO website = the Catasetinae culture....Fred Clarke is one of the best Catasetinae experts that I value and respect.

Sunset Valley Orchids - Superior Hybrids for Orchid Enthusiasts

[SlipperGirl]

Congrats on the new plant

[kindrag23]

Originally Posted by SlipperGirl

Congrats on the new plant

Thanks I am so freaking excited!!

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Originally Posted by Bud

This is from the SVO website = the Catasetinae culture....Fred Clarke is one of the best Catasetinae experts that I value and respect.

Sunset Valley Orchids - Superior Hybrids for Orchid Enthusiasts

Okay so normal care requirements. I do find interesting how they say to spray the top of the medium though..

[Rowangreen]

Looks good!

If people don't mind a diversion off topic: Bud, what were those 7 plants?

[kindrag23]

Oh good question!

[kindrag23]

Okay those interested in an Fdk. After dark a ebay seller has a smaller on on sale til tomorrows bids end for 17.95 at this point.

Here is a picture of what my lita should or could look like.

[nikkik]

Wow, very nice plant! What a generous person to gift it to you! Nice job potting it, it looks fantastic.

[WaterWitchin]

Most excellent! Both the gift, and the giver. I can see why you're excited kindrag.

A question: when you separated the "baby," why did you cut off it's leaf?

[kindrag23]

The leaf was laready gone. Its growing a new baby off that side.

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Rowangreen

Looks good!

If people don't mind a diversion off topic: Bud, what were those 7 plants?

four years ago I was given these basic must haves in a collection for an orchid grower....
I cut and paste the email he sent me:


"....1) Paph Frank Smith (Paph Norito Hasagawa X Paph rothschildiana)
2) Paph Ron Williamson (Paph niveum X Paph primulinum)
3) a mounted keikei of my Phal pulchra that is just starting to spike
4) a basketed dividision of Bulb Doris Dukes
5) a mounted, 2 years out of flask young plant of Den aphyllum, which should bloom this coming spring.
6) a Cattleya Burana Beauty
7) a Vanda coerulea
In the spring I will send you a Catasetinae plant, not sure which one yet. I will include basic growing instructions for each of the plants that you will then have to rethink for your growing conditions. Don't panic, none of the plants that I am sending are difficult to grow and will adjust nicely to your growing conditions. Consider them an early Christmas present. lol"-

*I have now an eclectic collection of orchids based on these few....since I know that they will grow on my windowsill I have been brave enough to grow Vandas and Mokaras my largest is an11 year old Euanthe sanderiana that though the years have produced five keikis and two of them are now separated as an individual plant.