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10-06-2010, 12:14 PM
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Thanks.
I got one and I read that the roots rot easily so I am worried about overwatering.
I mixed lava rock and diatomite in a clay pot. When you water daily does the medium dry in a few hours? TX must be drier than NY this time of year
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10-06-2010, 12:38 PM
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Stefano,
I am near the Gulf and we are pretty humid here generally even if he haven't had much rain. Although recently our humidity has been lower.. I checked my gauge and in the last 48 hours, my humidity has gone varied from 20% to 100%.... and not a bud has blasted! It does probably dry within a few more hours. In the winter, I will cut back on watering to about once a week or less depending on how cold it is...for the 'mounted' type plants. However, they will likely get misted every other day or so. In their native habitat, the rain drys up for a few months in the winter but they get heavy dew and I try to replicate this.. As far as rupiculous type laelias go, I think this is one of the easier to species to start with..
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10-06-2010, 12:44 PM
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Mab,
thanks this is my one and only rupicolous. I do not want to mess up. I read it needs a dry winter rest. Do you still mist it in the winter?
just want to make sure. Do you have many rupiculous?
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10-06-2010, 01:09 PM
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I do observe the rest mainly because I have many species such as C.warscewiczii and C. dowiana that definitely need one so most all the plants get one as well.. However, I have heard that you can get by without a rest in this species as they tend to grow all year anyway.. There is a good article about rupicolous laelias that was published several years ago in Orchid Digest by Greg Alikas (I think), it has some nice tips if you can find it. I don't have a lot of rupicolous laelias, but I do have a handful or so. These include lucasiana's obviously, L. milleri, L. ghillanyi, and L. briegeri. Maybe another species that I can't remember.
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10-06-2010, 04:27 PM
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Fantastic miniature Laelia!
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10-06-2010, 04:53 PM
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10-06-2010, 04:58 PM
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definitiely one for the with list!! its so darn cute
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10-07-2010, 06:41 AM
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nice color! wish i could find one here in our area  |
10-08-2010, 06:42 AM
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Oooh, that's cute!
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10-10-2010, 01:37 PM
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Very cute!
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