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Old 02-06-2010, 12:14 PM
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I got this plant a week ago at the SOOS meeting. It has two spikes and is in perfect condition.

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Old 02-06-2010, 12:20 PM
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Gorgeous!
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Old 02-06-2010, 04:12 PM
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Wow! Thats gorgeous! What medium is it potted in? I got one last summer and I need to do something with it. It's not very happy.
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man thats a beauty!!!
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Old 02-06-2010, 07:35 PM
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Wow! Thats gorgeous! What medium is it potted in? I got one last summer and I need to do something with it. It's not very happy.
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It is potted in a very coarse medium made of coconut husk and bark. Hope this helps!!!!!
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Old 02-06-2010, 08:38 PM
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I am star struck! What a lovely flower!
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Old 02-06-2010, 08:51 PM
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It is potted in a very coarse medium made of coconut husk and bark. Hope this helps!!!!!
Thanks, after seeing yours, I really want to save mine.
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Old 02-06-2010, 10:08 PM
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Wow! Thats gorgeous! What medium is it potted in? I got one last summer and I need to do something with it. It's not very happy.
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C.Cristata, can be a difficult plant to grow successfully it does not take kindly to being repotted and tends to go backwards if watered with water which is high in salts . I find that mine grows well if I use rain water with a very small amount of fertilizer. It also gets a once a month dose of Super thrive during the growing season .
If your plant is showing signs of leaf tip die back ,then the salts are too high .
It is also better to just pot this plant on when it grows out of its pot . It makes a beautiful specimen plant . Mine had 300 flowers last season .
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Old 02-06-2010, 11:40 PM
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What is the ns of the flowers ? They appear much larger than my Coelogyne mossiae.

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Old 02-07-2010, 11:23 PM
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C.Cristata, can be a difficult plant to grow successfully it does not take kindly to being repotted and tends to go backwards if watered with water which is high in salts . I find that mine grows well if I use rain water with a very small amount of fertilizer. It also gets a once a month dose of Super thrive during the growing season .
If your plant is showing signs of leaf tip die back ,then the salts are too high .
It is also better to just pot this plant on when it grows out of its pot . It makes a beautiful specimen plant . Mine had 300 flowers last season .
It looks like you know how to grow it.Could you tell me how to take care Cristata during the winter time,when to stop water and for how long.Thanks
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