C violacea fma flamea 'Aki' x fma flamea 'Miriam Rosa' - Orchid Board

catwalker808 · #1 10-15-2009, 01:08 AM

C violacea fma flamea 'Aki' x fma flamea 'Miriam Rosa'

isurus79 · #2 10-15-2009, 04:44 AM

This is another nice one. Do you ever mount your violaceas? How do they do? I have one mounted and its just starting to take off, but more slowly than I would have thought.

catwalker808 · #3 10-15-2009, 06:17 AM

I think they would do well mounted. I don't usually mount them, but I make sure that they are potted in very loose and coarse media with styrofoam chips on the bottom.

The reason I don't pot them is because they are heavy feeders and vigorous growers since we don't really have a winter. Once the plants are mature enough, many of them bloom 3 times a year. We sometimes bloom a few 4 times a year. That couldn't happen on a mount ... I don't think.

pheli · #4 10-15-2009, 07:18 AM

Gorgeous! I am envy you have so many pretty C. violacea.

RosieC · #5 10-15-2009, 05:28 PM

That's a gorgeous one!

isurus79 · #6 10-15-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by catwalker808

I think they would do well mounted. I don't usually mount them, but I make sure that they are potted in very loose and coarse media with styrofoam chips on the bottom.

The reason I don't pot them is because they are heavy feeders and vigorous growers since we don't really have a winter. Once the plants are mature enough, many of them bloom 3 times a year. We sometimes bloom a few 4 times a year. That couldn't happen on a mount ... I don't think.

Bummer, I wish I'd known that about a year and half ago!! Maybe I'll just have to get another. lol