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Old 04-24-2008, 10:05 AM
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The blooms on my galeopetalum giant Rhein Moonlight are now done and I'm not sure what to do next for it. Do I cut back the stem? It's drooping and browning at this point.
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Old 04-24-2008, 02:13 PM
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I always wait for the stem to brown all the way down before I cut it back, It just seems more natural for the plant to die back on its own.
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:12 PM
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Paul---where exactly do you snip? This is my first experience with a pseudobulb orchid.
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Old 04-24-2008, 06:59 PM
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I just lop it off as close as i can get with my shears without doing any damage to healthy tissue.
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Old 04-24-2008, 08:10 PM
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Awesome flower -
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Old 04-24-2008, 09:07 PM
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yeah it is! i just picked on up last month at a show. liked it so much u pollinated it with keferollea alice marlow. what do you think ill get?

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Old 04-24-2008, 09:29 PM
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What ever it will be - it's going to be stunning !
I had no idea there were crosses betwenn kefersteinia (spelling?) and bollea .. Another awesome flower!
I have a kefer NOID whose buds kept blasting on me last year .. hopefully I'll get one to bloom completely this year ( Oh I hope )
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Old 04-24-2008, 10:00 PM
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the keferbollea is an awesome little flower. mine put up 3 flower spikes around valentines day which bloomed for about a month. then while watering this morning i noticed two more buds coming up!
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Old 06-02-2008, 05:16 AM
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Howdy,

I am thinking of buying a Galeopetalum Giant "Rhein Blue" that is see on Larry's Orchids website. It looks like a great plant.

Since you folks have some direct experience with it, would you answer a coupla questions?

It looks very much like a zygopetalum. Does it take similar culture conditions?

Is it fragrant? How long do flowers last? Anything that you particularly love/hate about this plant?

I'm a newbie with orchids, but I've been bitten by the bug and am interested in trying some additional varieties.

Thanks for any info you can share.

Jess
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Old 06-02-2008, 05:19 AM
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Oops, sorry....the plant that I'm thinking of buying is "Rhein Moonlight" not "Rhein Blue". Sorry for the misprint.
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