Spring 2021 plant project: sign up and plant suggestions

[neophyte]

As the weather is starting to become warmer, I was wondering if we could get a 2021 growing project going... maybe we can first list some species we might be interested in growing?

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Essentially, in this project we will be picking a specific plant together that everyone will buy and have fun growing, and sharing photos/updates/information on how they are growing the plant!

I think we'll first compile a list of members who are interested, as well as a list of possible choices for the species we will be growing, and from there we can start voting on which plant we would like to grow. Ideally, the plant should be on the smaller end, not too picky about temperature/humidity, and not too difficult to find for sale. Please chime in if you're interested or have any plant suggestions; the more the merrier!

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Members:

orion141
3rdMaestro
Afid
Keysguy
camille1585
DirtyCoconuts
Davey
Jmbaum
SADE2020
joshy
Clawhammer
Mr.Fakename
neophyte

Maybe, maybe not:
rbarata?
Dorchid?

(green = has voted)

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List so far:
Aerangis punctata
Ancistrochilus rothschildianus
Ascocentrum ampullaceum (Vanda ampullacea)
Ascocentrum miniatum (Vanda miniata)
Barkeria lindleyana
Barkeria obovata (B. chinensis)
Barkeria spectabilis
Bulbophyllum electrinum (B. hirundinis)
Bulbophyllum lobbii
Cadetia (now considered a section of Dendrobium, I think)
Dendrobium aberrans
Dendrobium laevifolium
Dendrobium moniliforme (lots of variegated forms exist as well)
Dendrobium peguanum
Dendrobium unicum
Laelia/Cattleya lundii
Paphiopedilum micranthum
Phalaenopsis bastianii or P. mariae (two similar species formerly regarded as synonyms)
Phalaenopsis deliciosa
Phalaenopsis parishii
Polystachya concreta
Tuberolabium kotoense or T. quisumbingii (very similar species) - managed to find it in limited stock at Brookside Orchids (I think DirtyCoconuts has ordered from them before)

(The options with the bullet points are ones where we suggested a genus, so I just put some random species that came to mind. )

(Options in blue are new suggestions that we may not have looked into regarding availability.)

(Options in black are ones with 1 vendor, or ones that we haven't yet found any vendors for. Options in orange are ones with 2-3 vendors. Options in green are ones that have 4+ vendors or have vendors that have a large stock. Look at Camille's post on page 5 for more detailed info!! )

[orion141]

Thanks neophyte for posting. I will come up with a few ideas and post them soon!

[orion141]

Aerangis punctata
Bulbo. Lobbii
Phal. Parishii
Podangis dactyloceras
Dendrobium laevifolium

Just a few suggestions. Will think about a few more!

[neophyte]

Ohh those sound super cool!

I'm down for anything on the small side that isn't super picky about humidity. Or something that doesn't need to be mounted.

Just adding to the list:
Sarcochilus
Bulbophyllum electrinum (Bulb. hirundinis)
Phalaenopsis lindenii
Dendrobium peguanum
Ancistrochilus rothschildianus
Staurochilus ramosus (Trichoglottis ramosa) - can only find seedlings of this one
(are rupicolous Laelias/Cattleyas too tricky? I've never tried them before; maybe L. lundii?)

I don't know too much about the culture of these, so feel free to point out if they are a bit too hard to work with...

[rbarata]

(are rupicolous Laelias/Cattleyas too tricky? I've never tried them before)

You'll find them under the genus Hoffmannseggella (I believe, under the actual nomenclature, they are all classified as Cattleya).
There are some variations between species caused mainly by the altitude of their habitat. They live in mountains areas with small bushes or even without any (only grass).
They grow almost exclusively (which I think it's not quite right) between rocks growing theyr roots in the debris accumulated in the crevasses.
The temp is, in general, warm in daytime and cool during the night (depending on the species, it can go down between 5 to 8ºC in the cool season)
Another important factor is light...full sun in winter and really bright indirect light in summer (although some species tolerate full sun in summer).
Humidity, as long as you water them by night fall, they will be ok even if the RH is lower. Water must be reduced in winter but abundant in spring and summer. These plants collect condensed water from the cool air in the cool season and that's the only water they get. This water flows from the cool rock into the crevasses I mentioned before.
If you can mimic these conditions, they are not hard.

[orion141]

We actually did a rupic. Laelia project a few years ago. I still have mine that hasn't flowered yet haha.

[rbarata]

Originally Posted by orion141

We actually did a rupic. Laelia project a few years ago. I still have mine that hasn't flowered yet haha.

Which Laelia was it?

[3rdMaestro]

Out of the ones listed so far, one of the phals or bulbo lobbii sounds most interesting

[Afid]

Originally Posted by 3rdMaestro

Out of the ones listed so far, one of the phals or bulbo lobbii sounds most interesting

Exactly what I was thinking as well, it could also be fun to do some Epidendrum species, as they are not terribly hard to find for sale, often easy-growing, and usually not too large or expensive.

[camille1585]

I was going to suggest 2 plants that Neophyte already listed, and a couple other ones:

• Sarcochilus
• Dendrobium peguanum.
• Dendrobium hekouense (is really cute!) Dendrobium hekouense - Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web !
• Capanemia superflua (uliginosa) or Capanemia micromera Capanemia superflua
• Holcoglossum rupestre