November-December Blooms - Orchid Board

PleuroPal · #1 01-22-2010, 02:12 PM

First time these plants have bloomed for me since I bought them 2 or 3 years ago. A NOID Pink Cattleya I picked up at the Orchid Farm on Hwy 152 outside of Los Banos, CA, and a Blc. Chunyeah 'Tzeng Wen' I picked up at Home Depot.
I think moving them outside this past spring and summer is what did the trick. Of course they've been back inside since it turned cold.
Enjoy!

RosieC · #2 01-22-2010, 03:25 PM

What great colours!

Junebug · #3 01-22-2010, 03:47 PM

Just beautiful. I especially like the pink noid. It looks spectacular growing on the mount. How often do you water her?

PleuroPal · #4 01-22-2010, 06:15 PM

I water them every couple of days on average. Glad y'all like them!

johnblagg · #5 01-22-2010, 06:41 PM

WOW those are great

nutgirl · #6 01-22-2010, 08:50 PM

Those are beautiful!!

I'm headed through Los Banos in a couple of weeks, do you have the address of the Orchid Farm? I'm always on the lookout for more sources.

Maureen

smweaver · #7 01-23-2010, 07:05 AM

Beautiful blooms. I too really like the mounted cattleya. They look fantastic when they're mounted, and if they weren't such a pain for me to water that way, I'd have all of mine mounted. Congratulations on your great finds.

Steve

Lagoon · #8 01-23-2010, 08:29 AM

Wow lucky you!! I wish I could pick up beauties like this at home depot.
Very cool mounts - congrats!

PleuroPal · #9 01-23-2010, 04:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nutgirl

Those are beautiful!!

I'm headed through Los Banos in a couple of weeks, do you have the address of the Orchid Farm? I'm always on the lookout for more sources.

Maureen

Hi Maureen,

I don't know the exact address, but it's just a few miles to the east of Los Banos on Hwy 152, on the westbound side of the road. Huge sign - you probably can't miss it.
Good hunting!

PleuroPal · #10 01-23-2010, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lagoon

Wow lucky you!! I wish I could pick up beauties like this at home depot.
Very cool mounts - congrats!

Thanks Gloria,

Yeah that was a lucky find for a HD plant. Both of these were originally in pots of course. I mounted them myself. One thing I'm stoked about is a couple of the catts I've mounted have become so seriously established root-wise, that I've since been able to remove the fishing line I tied them up with. They are hanging on to the stick all by themselves and they're solid! (Maybe I'll post a couple of good picks of the roots later.) I love arial roots.

Also, another quick note on the watering question. When they're mounted like that it's a good idea to get the whole stick wet. It really helps the roots get a good grab.