Haraella retrocalla (Project 8 - Spring 2009)

[Beverly]

Mine finally opened today. It took forever. I tried to upload a picture, but its not working.
I have what may be a new spike started and a new leaf.
Camille, sorry to hear about your bud blasting. That happened to my Angraecums recently. I was very disappointed.
Beverly

[Beverly]

I got the picture uploaded.
I also has a faint lemony scent.
Beverly

[shadytrake]

Here are a few pics of possible seed pods. The flowers only lasted 5 days after pollination but the pods look okay.

I wonder if I will get any more spikes.

[Blueszz]

Certainly looks like seed pods! Don't know if you'll get knew spikes.

[RSS]

Yep, those look like the start of seed pods to me. I never tried to get pods from my last one so I have no clue if you would still get more spikes or not. I would think not, considering the strain seeds put on most plants.

I finally found the time to get pictures taken of my 2 flowers this morning but I can't get the pictures off the new memory sticks on this old PC and the laptop is in the shop so it will be a week or so before I can get them posted up.

My 2 flowers have no smell to them .

[nenella]

Originally Posted by RSS

My 2 flowers have no smell to them .

Have you tried sniffing in the evening? Mine only have a scent from roughly 5/6 pm to 9/10 pm
Look forward to seeing your pics.

[RSS]

Here is my spoiled one on his little perch.



And a closer look, you can see the front flower facing the driftwood.......



A little work with some tie straps here.



And the back flower here.



As for my growing conditions. He is growing in an Exo-terra 24" X 24" X 18" under 2 T5 HO lights about 10" from the bulb with humidity ranging from 80-99%, temps are 65-68 nights up to 78 daytime. Misted for 15s in the morning by 2 misting nossles with a PC fan running for the daytime hours and off for the nighttime hours. The Exo-terra is filled about 3" with some of those little clay balls. The top of the Exo-terra (that steel mess) was removed and a piece of plexi-glass was cut to replace it. I water the live sphagnum moss every morning about 10 am with a small amount of water, maybe 1 tablespoon. I think that covers the basics, and my 2 flowers have no noticable smell.

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[Blueszz]

Aaaaaaaaaw, this is *so* beautiful! It's as beautiful as a painting, almost unreal! What else is growing on the driftwood, besides the Haraella and the Sphagnum moss?

Nicole

[RSS]

Originally Posted by Blueszz

Aaaaaaaaaw, this is *so* beautiful! It's as beautiful as a painting, almost unreal! What else is growing on the driftwood, besides the Haraella and the Sphagnum moss?

Nicole

Lets see...most of these were small divisions I took from established plants and most seem to have taken, but a few are too new to tell.

Ceratostylis phillipnesis (the dry sphagnum moss)
Schoenorchis micrantha (behind the Cera, hanging down)
Diplocaulobium tentaculata (back left tall one)
Cephalotus (just below the Cera)
Davallia parvula (fern in the middle)
Utricularia sandersonii (Just below the Cephalotus, still small)
Cryptocoryne parva (out front in the mud)
Pilularia globulifera (in the back, probably not in any of the pictures)
Pleurothallis grobii (around the flower in the back)
Trichosalphix chamaelepanthasis (right side of Haraella hanging down)
Dendrobium torresae (small piece of driftwood to the right)
Lepanthopsis astrophora 'stalky' (small piece of driftwood to the right)

[flhiker]

Excellent job! and great choice's. Make's want to do one. I have to go now