Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by Jeff9

I wonder if the yellow tenuifolia occurs naturally, it's probably crossed this way or something.

it occurs naturally, the same way you have Cattleyas alba, semialbas, coeruleas, albescens, or Paphiopedilum alba and aurea, and so on... most orchids have different color forms in nature, some more often than others... This does not mean that the plants are bred to look this or that way

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

it occurs naturally, the same way you have Cattleyas alba, semialbas, coeruleas, albescens, or Paphiopedilum alba and aurea, and so on... most orchids have different color forms in nature, some more often than others... This does not mean that the plants are bred to look this or that way

but if you breed a yellow with a yellow, wont you get a yellow?

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by help

but if you breed a yellow with a yellow, wont you get a yellow?

most probably yes... but the two yellow plants you used for the cross: where did they come from? They occurred naturally.... I think that was the question..

now, I said 'Most probably yes', because it depends on where the mutations for both yellow plants are located... e.g. if the mutation inhibiting the red color are located in different loci, they can complement each other and you obtain a plant with regular flowers... there several examples of alba orchids (I mean, different alba clons), which give colored flowers when crossed with each other. If I recall it correctly now, I think that if you cross Paph bellatullum album with Paph niveum album or Paph concolor album, you will never get album plants...

[Jeff9]

Thanks for the information, the only thing i found weird is usually the seller doesn't specifically ask you for your credit card security code, but thats probably since i always buy via webshop or paypal transfer and you just enter it there.

And yeah intresting to hear about the yellow occuring in the wild. I was reading something recently i wasnt fully able to commit my time to yet about infertile orchids? Is that common?


And Ramon do you think these guys carry any other intresting orchids that aren't listed on their website? I forgot to ask them in my reply :/

Thanks

[kavanaru]

actually, the security code is needed in order to ensure that teh cards belong toyou, and not that you are charging other people cards... it is normal for serious webshops to ask for it...

I am sure they mighthave other interestiung plants, but I did not ask them either... well, yes, I asked for Catasetinae (as I always do with all nurseries) buttehy did not have anything of interest for me...

infertile orchids? can happens... you can also have some clons which ar emore fertile than others... and if you have polyploidy (which does occur in nature too, contrary to what most people think) you can have fertility problems too...

basically, you can have almost everything... known... sometimes more often than others... like you have black, white and yellow humans, fertile and infertile humans, women who tend to have multiple babies and other who hardly get pregnant... it's all in the genetics...

[RosieC]

I think I've missed this somewhere... but how much light does the Max tenuifolia need?

I'm not sure if I can put it out with my Milt spectabilis which gets direct morning light or not. I also have a Vanda and a C. purpurata in the same spot and all seem happy... just not sure if I can add the Max or not.

[Call_Me_Bob]

from what i got, i think it needs cattleya light, maybe even a bit higher. but DO NOT take my word for it, i not even sure if im right.

[RosieC]

Thanks Bob. Well my C. purpurata seems to like this position so I may move it up to that and see how it goes. I've moved it this morning into higher than it was previously getting, I'll try moving it a slowly as see how it goes.

[Call_Me_Bob]

i would move it slowly.

mine should be here today or tomorrow!!

[RosieC]

Don't worry, I will. I will also probably move it to the brigher spot on a day when I'm in the house all day so I can keep checking on it.