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louis hurn · #11 02-17-2008, 05:42 AM

I think I will just let it rest and grow, time will tell what it is. Greetings Louis.

kavanaru · #12 02-17-2008, 05:57 AM

Louis, when yo re.potted the "Lilly", did it had a bulb like an onion? The plant look much like an amaryllidaceae to me (don't panic with that name, that's the family of "standard" lillies...). If it is indeed a Lilly (onion like bulb, relativelly soft leaves, that you could peel off like in onions) I would remove it immediatelly from that "soil mix" and bring it back to normal soil!

do you remember have seen the flower of that plant? Does it look a bit like anything hier: amaryllidaceae - Google Bilder ?

louis hurn · #13 02-17-2008, 08:46 AM

I was just too curious, had to take it out. This is what it looks like.
Louis

Dorothy · #14 02-17-2008, 10:10 AM

kiki-do · #15 02-17-2008, 10:41 AM

Looks like a vanda to me....anyone else?
Welcome Louis!!!!

If it is a vanda, it loves lots of light and air. Many people with vandas don't bother to pot them in medium, but have their roots hanging from a basket. You have the perfect setting for it.

kiki

shams · #16 02-17-2008, 11:54 AM

It does kind of look like a vanda....

I wonder... do you have any Orchid growers near to you? You could take it to them and maybe they might know what it is.

You can also grow vandas in a pot, but you want to get as much air flow as possible for the roots. I'd get a few more opinions on what kind of orchid it could be before putting it in a basket

Just in case....

louis hurn · #17 02-17-2008, 03:21 PM

Thank you to all for responding. A friend at church told me about a Chinese guy that sells Orchid at a roadstall about 5 Kilometer from my house. I will give him a visit tomorrow and at the same time scout for more, this bug has bitten me and I definately want more.
Thank you again and greetings, Louis

Orchidaholic · #18 02-18-2008, 01:06 AM

Welcome to the addiction! Atleast this is a good addiction right??? Kida costly to most of us, but unlike a drug, very rewarding. The main part of this addiction in the thirst for 1st:more plants, 2nd: more knowledge!!! So welcome aboard!!!
Your 1st pic is some type of cattleya. The Catt''s with 2 leaves at the apex of the PSB tend to get fairly tall, sometimes upwards of 2/3meters<~(trying to adjust to your metric sys) For the second, I have no clue either. Looks like a lilly, but at the same time a Vandaceous orchid. The leaves seem a little tight at the base to be a vanda, but the roots look almost like orchid roots. Some of these guys are tricky to identify!

Orchidaholic · #19 02-18-2008, 01:14 AM

A second look at the pics. In the 3rd pic, on the right side of the plant from your ring finger to middle finger. Looks like a basal growth ( a new growth from the base). Lilly's propagate and expand themselves in this way. From this I would say put it back into a soil mix or plant it in the ground outside. Get more info and opinions cause I would hate to be the one to give you bad info...

louis hurn · #20 02-18-2008, 07:50 AM

I must also state that the second plant (dubious one) was planted in very hard clay soil, very hard and dense, under a palm tree in a shady spot with very little water. So the growing conditions when I found it were absolutely poor. I had to use a pick and shovel to loosen the ground (with difficulty!) to get it out. The person who planted it there assured me it was an Orchid, but as you say I'm just not sure. Unfortunately the Chinese guy who sells Orchids at the stall will only be back later in the week. I will take a chance and keep it in my potting mix until I can get to this guy. Let's hope for the best.
Thanks and Greetings.