Sophronitis cernua (Project 14 - Spring 2012)

[camille1585]

I don't know what they mean by 'between 2 leaf nodes', but yes, Sophs do have pseudobulbs. They are so small that they don't look like it, but they are.

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

I wondered about the term pseudo-bulb when I was looking at the sophie.

According to this definition

Pseudobulb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The pseudobulb is a storage organ derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes"

sophies don't have pseudobulbs ? What do you all think ?

They do have pseudobulbs. Just like Cattleyas. Every species pbulbs are a little different. If you read the whole page in the link you provided it says pbulbs can be short with one leaf at the top just like the cernua. The definition you posted above describes more of a Dendrobium like pbulb. They have many nodes and can have many leaves along the pbulb. As long as an orchid has a rhizome (sympodial orchids) they have pseudobulbs. Even Masdevallias have little tiny pseudobulbs. They are just very thin and stem like instead of swollen like most pbulbs. So Masdevallias can't tolerate drought like orchids with large pbulbs. I googled Masdevallia psuedobulbs and some resources say they do have thin like pbulbs and some say they don't. But I think they have some form of a pbulb.

[The Mutant]

Originally Posted by camille1585

There, I ordered from Schwerter!!! With several TCs.
Soph cernua will be traveling with:
*Dtps Liu's Berry
*Phal Bronze Maiden (schilleriana x mannii)
*Haraella odorata
*Den aberrans

And since I don't want the box to be lonely in transit, I also ordered from a Dutch grower, Claessen Orchideeën.
*Phal parishii
*Gastrochilus japonicus
*Sophronitis mantiqueirae

I don't know how I will find space for all of these! At least the spac issues are temporary, I will be moving in a few weeks and the windows have extra wide windowsills!

Oooh, nice list there Camille! I think you'll love Dtps. Liu's Berry, it seems to be a vigorous hybrid. Mine has only lost one flower so far, despite being shipped across Europe.

Unfortunately, I received no plants this week... Or rather, my newest Schwerter order arrived, but since I'm working now, I couldn't be home to receive the order, and there was some sort of delay at the post terminal so my Pahl. Stone Dance and Phal. equestris var. coerulea are stuck at the terminal during the weekend. Also, no package from Orchids & More so no cernua and no Phal. stuartiana. I hope they'll come next week, otherwise I'll have to send an e-mail asking whether they've shipped them or not - the order has been payed for after all.

[Call_Me_Bob]

nice phals camille!!

[Paul Mc]

Ok, so this is a "how to" question. Mine came in a net pot and I want to leave it in there and let it grow all over it. So how would I hang it? Also, what medium, if any, should I put in there?

[Call_Me_Bob]

if you want to hang it, i would just use a wire hook

[Mira-Claude]

Both cernua var mineira (mine and Medelia's) arrived today in good shape but highly dehydrated. They are currently sitting in water with a tiny bit of SuperThrive. I'll send pictures tomorrow when I'll know which one's whose.
We had a little gift too, a Tillandsia capitata Peach.What ever will we do with this guy? lol!

[Bud]

@ Josh and Bobby...
Chaz Smith has a large plant just posted on Ebay for bidding starting at $25 ending in 2 days...I emailed him to do a 'Buy It Now' for me for $30 since theres no bidder yet...he agreed ...so now i am a proud owner of a bigger plant from him for $30 (free shipping)
It is well established in a 2 inch air-cone pot. It has 8+ growths, the tallest just two inches long. This plant is from a clone he made. It has bloomed on the last 4 growths, and has started to grow in 2 directions.

* arriving to me on Monday...
I will mount the other one I have and let this just be in the pot as is...

[bballr4567]

I saw that last night. It's a beautiful plant and really makes me want it. I guess I just got to grow mine to that size. Crazy I paid almost the same price.

[Bud]

I am watering this with distilled water like my Sophronitis coccinea, since Manhattan tap water is kinda scary...I am also going to save rain water just for these kind of plants that I have ...I also asked Chaz for some tip on how he raises this baby...culture and all