Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[Bird Song Farm]

Originally Posted by Jeff9

I forgot to note, we were discussing earlier about where the yellow form originates from;

I asked the vendor and they said the yellow form naturally occurs in their seedlings sometimes and thats how they get it. He told me they have been growing it for decades now.

Could you ask him if he ships to any U.S. growers/vendors?

Thanks,
Al

[Jeff9]

I will pm you his e-mail and you can ask him

[Bird Song Farm]

Originally Posted by Jeff9

I will pm you his e-mail and you can ask him

Got it, thanks,
Al

[Call_Me_Bob]

It has arrived!! i still need a name for it though.

i counted at least 60 psuedobulbs. and it had 6 spent blooms. i detected no coconut scent, only the scent of pecans!

it arrived a little shriveled, but its really plumped up since the pic!

pretty good for $6 eh?

[stefpix]

where did you buy it so large for $6? how much was hipping? any other plants? good deal!

[Call_Me_Bob]

i got it from los osos. the shipping was $10 and i got tc's but not from the same place, lol! i got an lc secret love var. alba, an alcra. pacific nova ' pacific heights ', and a better gro blc ( lawless freischutz x goldenzelle ) 'gold'

does anyone know if that one is registered? because i couldnt find it on rhs, but im not so sure im using the site correctly

[Bird Song Farm]

Help: Sounds like you got the cream of the crop!! Good for you and good luck with the growing part. Bet it will be a beauty when it blooms again.
Al

[RosieC]

Wow Bob. That's such a big plant for a tiny price. Congratualtions on your purcharse, I bet you are thrilled.

As you have already seen the p-bulbs seem to plump up well. Mine was mounted and in shipping for a week so was very shrivelled, but now all except the oldest looking p-bulbs are nice and plump.

[Duane McDowell]

I got my plant a week or so ago from Oak Hill. Here it is along with the Amesiella monticola that I got (just to keep it company...). Both are potted in clay with big chunks of styrofoam (1"). For the Maxillaria, I lined the entire pot with chunks so that the moss covers the top of the pot and then forms a sort of inverted cone down to the drain hole. For the Amesiella, I put the roots in first, then packed in the styroafoam, the topdressed with a little moss. I like clay in the research greenhouse at work because it's really a little bit too hot and bright, and the clay helps to keep the roots cool. They'll get watered every 2-3 days. If they're staying too wet, I'll move them closer to the vent. If they are drying out to much, I'll move them closer to the floor. So far, so good!

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Bird Song Farm

Help: Sounds like you got the cream of the crop!! Good for you and good luck with the growing part. Bet it will be a beauty when it blooms again.
Al

yes, i definitely did! and i a so VERY PLEASED! and pleasantly surprised.

i think i might pot it in sphagnum moss with some lava rock. but ive never potted in sphagnum before. any words of wisdom?? i am planning on potting in clay, because sphagnum scared the living daylights out of me. should i line the pot with lava rock? like duane did with the peanuts? i will repot later today, after i think it through, and decide