Summer project 2012- Plant suggestions

[JaneEyre]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

My GOOD GOSH!!!!!! That is a fabulous list, Jane!!!! I was wondering if we should add hybrids with a Brassavola species as one of the immediate parents? I know that adds several just from Cloud's Orchids alone.

Thanks hope its not overwhelming.
I added couple primary hybrids to the list but I did not look for them specifically.

[Wynn Dee13]

Originally Posted by TheBlazingAugust

My GOOD GOSH!!!!!! That is a fabulous list, Jane!!!! I was wondering if we should add hybrids with a Brassavola species as one of the immediate parents? I know that adds several just from Cloud's Orchids alone.

I actually sent a PM to Camille today asking her this same question. I only could find plants of the Hadrolaelias at one vendor in Canada so I asked if I should add hybrids with one of the parents being one of the six Hadrolaelias so I could add other choices like Lc. Mini Purple (C. walkeriana x L. pumila). She told me to stick with only primary hybrids between the group of species so everyone would have similar plants. She thought if we added hybrids out of the group the plants would be too different.

[Wynn Dee13]

I like the Brassavola group a lot but didn't some of those get taken out of the spring project because many of those species can get quite large?

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Wynn Dee13

I like the Brassavola group a lot but didn't some of those get taken out of the spring project because many of those species can get quite large?

i think there are some that are small enough to be suitable...

[camille1585]

Thanks for all the work guys, and looking up growers!! That saves so much work! When I started the project I was just busy. Now I'm spending very long hours at work, on top of the other things I do in the evening to destress. So I don't have much time or energy for the project...

For the Brassavolas, I saw that many of them are warm-hot growers. We need to stick to the ones that can be grown as similarily as possible.

[FairyInTheFlowers]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Thanks for all the work guys, and looking up growers!! That saves so much work! When I started the project I was just busy. Now I'm spending very long hours at work, on top of the other things I do in the evening to destress. So I don't have much time or energy for the project...

For the Brassavolas, I saw that many of them are warm-hot growers. We need to stick to the ones that can be grown as similarily as possible.

I think Brassvolas can take a wider range of temps than just hot.

[camille1585]

I wouldn't know, I'm not a Catt person and Iospe is my only source of info at work! (Orchidwiz is on the computer at home)

[Leafmite]

My brassavola does very well for me. It is outside at 55'F and winter temps are 64'F (by the window, 56'F at night). With colder temps, I do recommend mounting as they prefer being kept dryer in cooler temps. Hope this helps. The fragrance is truly divine, the flowers lasted almost 10 weeks for me this past winter.

[nenella]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

My brassavola does very well for me. It is outside at 55'F and winter temps are 64'F (by the window, 56'F at night). With colder temps, I do recommend mounting as they prefer being kept dryer in cooler temps. Hope this helps. The fragrance is truly divine, the flowers lasted almost 10 weeks for me this past winter.

WOW! Congrats!
I have tried to grow this one once and I killed it.. tried all sorts but didn't manage to figure out what was wrong..

[Leafmite]

Size: Individually, they don't seem to be large but they do put out many new growths each year and in a few years become a speciman-sized plant. They are really easy to divide, though, so this isn't too much of a problem. All my orchids seem to tolerate occaisional night temps just over 45'F, including the brassavola.