Sophronitis cernua (Project 14 - Spring 2012)

[nenella]

Wonderful growing Camille! Nice photos!
And yes I use those pots on some of my orchids they are ace!

[Rowangreen]

I like those pots! If anyone has any spare, is there a chance of sending some to the UK? LOL

[orchidsarefun]

anyone else notice that the new growths look like tiny fingernails ? I have 2 at that stage

[nenella]

Originally Posted by Rowangreen

I like those pots! If anyone has any spare, is there a chance of sending some to the UK? LOL

Well you never know? What size do you need? At the moment I have 4, 100g pots Tiny (which are like yoghurt pots) The "holed" transparent pot is inside the plastic one.
Here's a photo, you might find this in the UK seeing you now seem to get alot of french cheeses available... they go up to 1Kg pots! which I use on my bellina & equestris for the moment.

[nenella]

Originally Posted by orchidsarefun

anyone else notice that the new growths look like tiny fingernails ? I have 2 at that stage

That's Cool!
Actually watering mine today I spotted a tiny thing which could be a growth? I'm not sure but seeing I only noticed the other 2 when they were much bigger..I reckon this may be one? It may also be a has been like Camille mentioned happened to hers?
Here's a quick pic not very visible...
Is this what you mean?

[Wynn Dee13]

Orchidsarefun- Do you grow many Cattleya alliance orchids? I didnt really know at first what you meant about little fingernails but I think I do now. On Catts, Laelias, Sophronitis, etc. The new growth point does look like a tiny fingernail in the very first stages after the new growth starts to grow away from the pbulb. I would take a pic of one of mine and post it if I was home. So yes I think they look like little fingernails too.

[Wynn Dee13]

Nenella- That does look like a new growth but it also looks like it turned black and died. Is it on one of the older pbulbs? They can do that and I don't know why sometimes.

[nenella]

Yes it is one one of the older ones... I'll keep an eye on it. When this happens does the old pbulb try putting out a new growth again? Thanks for your input Wynn.

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by nenella

Yes it is one one of the older ones... I'll keep an eye on it. When this happens does the old pbulb try putting out a new growth again? Thanks for your input Wynn.

I meant to push quote not like but oh well!

I'm not really sure if it is the old pbulb trying to put out a new growth now or if it tried when it was a new pbulb and it didn't grow beyond that point. I know some of my new pbulbs try and put out a new growth and something happens to cause this. Then they try again and it goes fine. So that black growth of yours might of been there and you just didn't notice it. But who knows. I quess it could try again but I would think it won't unless you cut off the old pbulbs or something. These do branch and grow in different directions especially as they get bigger but usually from the newer pbulbs.

[nenella]

Thanks!