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09-08-2010, 03:05 AM
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Can a Thelytchiton tarberi (King Orchid) be potted
 , I have just taken down a huge King Orchid, from a tree stump, which I saved, as the land was being cleared. My question is, can some of this orchid be put into pots, as I don't have a tree to tie it to. The whole orchid had just about wrapped the trunk. 40cm wide. Thanks. |
09-08-2010, 06:51 AM
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ok your in trouble ....keeping the picture hostage will not get help
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09-09-2010, 01:52 AM
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ok your in trouble ....keeping the picture hostage will not get help
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Sorry, Johnblagg...did you give me an answer? |
09-09-2010, 02:10 AM
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Sorry, Johnblagg...did you give me an answer?
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Sorry this is what the King Orchid looks like. |
09-09-2010, 02:39 AM
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Thats a speciosum right? I have not delved into the breakdown of Dendrobium to know that name. If indeed it is a speciosum then it will grow in a pot, albeit a very large one.
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09-09-2010, 02:50 AM
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Queenslander, you have a Dendrobium speciosum which is a native to this part of the world and yes, it will happily grow in a pot.
Baz
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09-09-2010, 04:58 AM
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Thanks Baz in Oz and SOS. I was thinking of terracotta pots? I will need to cut this big thing up. I will give some away.
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09-09-2010, 07:52 AM
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that is truly awesome ...and lol sorry but king orchid just did not give much info and your picture not only helped id it but gave us the pleasure of seeing a great natural specimine ...thanks
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09-11-2010, 07:38 AM
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Very nice save. And I agree, they will grow wonderfully in pots. I have a variety pedunculatum (supposedly a "dwarf," but I think that must only be in relation to the other members of its extended family) and it's continued to grow like a weed every time I've repotted it over the years. Congratulations on your new plant. My only advice would be not to be overly concerned with pampering your new acquisition. This, in my experience, isn't an orchid that needs (or probably even prefers) a lot of tender loving care.
So now the members of the Dendrobium speciosum complex have a new genus name, Thelytchiton? Sometimes I really wish the taxonomists would find something better to do with their time. Maybe I'll just keep the label with the old name in case they change their minds later.
Steve
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09-11-2010, 12:14 PM
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Its Thelychiton, two Ts not three.
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