Zygo Louisendorff

[silken]

Thanks for the info orchidsarefun. When you put yours outside are they protected from rain falling on them? I put mine out for a while last summer to avoid the heat of the greenhouse. But I don't have a good covered place to put it. It bloomed two gorgeous spikes after being out but after the blooms were done, the leaves in the very centre turned brown and died and one bulb died and I have to think it was due to rain water getting into the crown of the leaves.

[burz]

zygonisia roquebrune I think is what I saw when I was searching it:/

[silken]

Originally Posted by burz

I'm not sure, I got it marked zygo alliance:acacallis cyanea x self. Is there a way to tell? Its supposed to look like this
http://store01.prostores.com/larryso...7a135dc8_s.JPG

Kind of a small pic but maybe it will help. Any suggestions?

According to OrchidWiz, it is also called Aganisia [Agn.] cyanea. Cyanea means "blue orchid" per OW. Light should be filtered or diffused (2000 to 3000 fc) and never direct sun. Good air movement and good amount of water when actively growing and a bit dryer in winter but never totally dry. Fairly warm growing 80 day 70 nights.

[burz]

Thanks. And again great pics

[orchidsarefun]

mine are placed under shrubs and trees in Spring/Summer.
Chicago is not called the windy city for nothing ! Also my property is'nt fenced - very few are here. Consequently there is a lot of air circulation. So while the leaves may get wet, they don't stay wet for long. I water with a hosepipe too in the early morning, so everything does get wet with that method.
Despite this some of the leaves do get that dreaded ( but seemingly harmless ?) black spot.....maybe I will spray with physan20 this year, during those occasional nights when its very still and humid.
Zygonisia grexes are much smaller than zygos and don't seem to be prone to those black spots/craters on the leaves. I have a pod on one that is almost mature, so I am excited about it.

[orchidsarefun]

Mine have been outdoors for a while. Just noticed - and this happened in the last day or so - that the 3 new growths have developed spikes. Hoping for a 4th, but can't be greedy ! Overnight temps have been dropping here and I think that is what has caused spiking.

[orchidsarefun]

Brought indoors due to low 40's weather. Noticed that 2 growths each have 2 spikes ! That's a first and whoopee:thumbup: makes 5 spikes in total!



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[NYCorchidman]

That is amazing!!!

I didn't know Zygos send up more than one spike per growth.

[orchidsarefun]

It's not usual, I have a couple and it's always been 1 for 1.
5 spikes will be spectacular on one plant. It seems like dynamite slow release fertilizer did the trick, that and being outdoors for summer.

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[TOMMYMIAMI]

Awesome, I love orchids that blooms multiple times a year!