D. cuthbertsonii bicolor

[ronaldhanko]

Originally Posted by Vanda lover

That's good to know! If your water is good enough, then ours likely is too. It has almost no trace of chlorine, right from the tap, and tastes great. It seems neither acid or alkaline, but someing in between. I have found that my fish do well in it, too.
Maybe it's time that I tried another Cuthbertsonii!
But the only practical place to grow it is the basement, and I prefer to have it where I can see it.
How do you get reduced night temperatures if you grow them under lights?

I use a window to control the temps as much as possible - 55-70 or thereabouts in the winter and 65-75 in the summer.

[Vanda lover]

I guess that makes sense. I have my masd. in the basement on a window sill, with the window always cracked. It looks really happy, but still hasn't bloomed. Once it does, I'll bring it up stairs if it doesn't get too hot.

[RJSquirrel]

nice cuthberts . let me ask? can a single plant have different colored blooms?

mountain orchids has a nice stock of variables on these I might add. they are catching on. I need a few more myself to fill out my hillside

[fishmommy]

I don't think one plant can have different blooms, but if you take more than one plant and pot them together they will eventually form a single mat with different color flowers. I may do that with mine (I have two different ones)

[ronaldhanko]

Fishmommy is right, though flower color can vary a bit with temperature and light. Generally cooler temps and higher light produce darker colored flowers in reds and oranges.

[RosieC]

These are so cute!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Rosie.

[nenella]

I had missed this thread. That's a stunning plant and flowers! Blooms for 6 months.. WOW. Thanks for showing us Ron.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Cutie!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Nenella and Cody.