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08-27-2008, 08:36 PM
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Laelia jongheana
Laelia jongheana has always been a trouble species for me. Well... now I must say it was. I had tried it several times, always with poor results, most of times the plant lost the roots and got dehydrated, so I had decided to let it go. Last year I thought ‘Well, let’s give it one more try, but this time in sphagnum moss’, which is something I had never used with it before... and here it is, healthy and in bloom!! I am really glad!
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08-27-2008, 09:18 PM
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Mauro, you give me hope!
I love this one and have been told that it won't grow here...
but I think I'm going to have to try one!  |
08-27-2008, 09:28 PM
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I just love Laelia...very nicely done
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08-27-2008, 09:31 PM
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very nice Mauro! And she's a wee one too!
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08-27-2008, 09:32 PM
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That is so lovely, Mauro. I'm glad that you persisted as it's well worth the wait!
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08-27-2008, 10:05 PM
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That is just such a beautiful Laelia! I am really partial to these little orchids.
How interesting. I would not have thought that it would like the sphagnum! Or that it would prefer more water held around its roots.
Great growing and blooming!
Thanks so much for the awesome photos. . .keep em coming. I sure do look forward to them.
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08-28-2008, 12:17 AM
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Wonderful, Mauro! Thank you so much for sharing your story on this one! Love love love those Laelias!!
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08-28-2008, 01:44 AM
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it was well worth you,re persistance; and now we all know how to grow it. thanks to you mauro.
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08-28-2008, 09:51 AM
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Looks like a large flower for a short body. Ha! Laelias look elegant and yet simple. Thanks for the pic.
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08-28-2008, 09:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Perusse
Looks like a large flower for a short body. Ha! Laelias look elegant and yet simple. Thanks for the pic.
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Yep, that's right, the flower is larger than the plant!! |
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