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09-09-2014, 04:50 AM
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Cycnoches Swan Cascade
This plant may be mislabeled based on other photos that I've seen of Cyc. Swan Cascade (Cyc. cooperi x Cyc. Jean E. Monnier). In any case, the plant is a nice addition to my collection. I have the plant hanging in a 6-inch plastic basket with New Zealand Sphagnum Moss as the media.
 Cycnoches Swan Cascade by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
 Cycnoches Swan Cascade by hawaiiansunshine, on Flickr
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Mel
I'm a small backyard grower in a residential area overlooking Pearl Harbor. I barely have enough yard space to keep my orchids happy. Most of the photographs that I post on this Board are of plants that I raised and bloomed. My best friends are orchid people.
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09-09-2014, 12:54 PM
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Cool plant and flower. So...grown outside year round? I imagine that your growing environment/climate is fairly consistent year round?
Any cultural tips can you share, Mel?
I have Fredclarkeara After Dark, but it is not close to this well grown. Doesn't seem to getting larger, isn't getting smaller. At least it is growing, I can build on that!
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09-09-2014, 08:29 PM
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Gorgeous!
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09-09-2014, 10:04 PM
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Looks good Mel! You have female flowers, so this one might be correctly labeled after all. You'll only know for sure with male flowers!
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09-09-2014, 10:16 PM
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It's beautiful either way. Trying to tell if you get a mislabeled seedling is always tough since you could have that one seedling that is different from all the others.
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09-11-2014, 05:02 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by isurus79
Looks good Mel! You have female flowers, so this one might be correctly labeled after all. You'll only know for sure with male flowers!
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Thanks for the explanation Steve. Forgot that Cycnoches and Catasetums have female and male flowers.
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Originally Posted by Oscarman
Cool plant and flower. So...grown outside year round? I imagine that your growing environment/climate is fairly consistent year round?
Any cultural tips can you share, Mel?
I have Fredclarkeara After Dark, but it is not close to this well grown. Doesn't seem to getting larger, isn't getting smaller. At least it is growing, I can build on that!
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Hi Dave. Yes, all my plants are grown outdoors. Our tropical climate is pretty much the same year round--maybe a little cooler and wetter during the winter months. My Catasetums and Cycnoches grow best hanging in baskets with New Zealand sphagnum moss as the media. I fertilize them weekly with foliar fertilizer. I had a Fredclarkeara After Dark blooming a couple of weeks ago. I posted some photos on this forum at this link: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...fter-dark.html
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09-21-2014, 03:33 PM
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Beautiful flowers and pictures as always!!!
At first glance, I saw cooperi influence, which I love.
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02-24-2015, 02:59 PM
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Oh my, love this one!
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