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05-02-2018, 12:20 PM
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Cattleya nobilior var. amaliae- NOOOOO!!!
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05-02-2018, 04:14 PM
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That's awful. Hopefully the pollen was mature. How long were the blooms open?
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05-02-2018, 04:54 PM
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They opened up to the position you see here for a few days and the top flower started dying. I harvested the pollen ASAP.
Want some?
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05-02-2018, 06:08 PM
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Good that you got the pollen--and strange that they died so quickly.
No thank you to the generous offer of pollen. I think I already have my hands full around here--and the arrival of bottles of baby orchids might be grounds for the initiation of divorce proceedings. So I'll be content with what I already have. :-)
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05-02-2018, 06:38 PM
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Well, if anyone has need for amaliae pollen I've got it available. All I ask in return is a flask!
I think I tried to send Subrosa pollen last year at this time but a brand new baby around the house prevented a trip to the post office.
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05-02-2018, 11:51 PM
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I had this (or something like it) happen once with a C. intermedia. A very premature aging of the flowers. It was just a one-time thing with that plant, so maybe your luck with this nobilior's next flowering will be better.
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05-03-2018, 10:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Anglo
I had this (or something like it) happen once with a C. intermedia. A very premature aging of the flowers. It was just a one-time thing with that plant, so maybe your luck with this nobilior's next flowering will be better.
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Ya, the inflorescence was bent when I got home from work one day as the blooms were opening. I think I'll have to stake it differently next year.
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05-03-2018, 11:48 AM
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Next year
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05-03-2018, 02:03 PM
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Bummer, pretty color though!
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