Project 2015 Spring [main]: Amesiella monticola

[shadytrake]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Talk about a haul!!! And I hope you have space for all of that!! I'm jealous, this is the sort of orchid show haul I dream about, but I'm too sensible of a person and am too sensible with my money.

Were all of them pre-ordered, or are there a few which caught your eye at the show directly?

Most were pre-ordered. I get my company bonus the first week in May so there is usually massive orchid buying. Last year we built the greenhouse and I didn't buy many orchids at all. Then I sold a lot of orchids that were not flourishing and made room. We also lost around a 1/3rd of our collection 2 years ago due to a heater theft in the winter. So I am replacing certain plants as I find them.

[RandomGemini]

Originally Posted by shadytrake

Most were pre-ordered. I get my company bonus the first week in May so there is usually massive orchid buying. Last year we built the greenhouse and I didn't buy many orchids at all. Then I sold a lot of orchids that were not flourishing and made room. We also lost around a 1/3rd of our collection 2 years ago due to a heater theft in the winter. So I am replacing certain plants as I find them.

I am envious of your greenhouse. I need a greenhouse...

[AussieVanda]

Here's mine. It's a seedling that ive decided to repot in a round vanda style pot with volcanic rock and charcoal. I've hung it alongside some of my Angraecums just for a tad bit more shade in my vanda shade house. It's subject to a morning drenching as with the rest of the chids and fertiliser regime is twice per week at half strength but as the weather cools it will end up as once per week at half strength.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Question? So you guys were talking about the difference in the ones with the yellow center. I was just looking again at J&L and they say there's has a yellow center. should I not get this one? I am still waiting because it got cold then I went to Denver and now it is snowing as we speak.

I am hoping the end of this week I will order mine. But I want to get the right one.

[judith_arquette]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

Question? So you guys were talking about the difference in the ones with the yellow center. I was just looking again at J&L and they say theirs has a yellow center. should I not get this one? I am still waiting because it got cold then I went to Denver and now it is snowing as we speak.

I am hoping the end of this week I will order mine. But I want to get the right one.

The one with yellow is Amesiella Philippinense, the Amesiella Monticola is all white.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Originally Posted by judith_arquette

The one with yellow is Amesiella Philippinense, the Amesiella Monticola is all white.

Well that was my jest, but they do list it as monticola. But it says it has a yellow center. Why is this so hard to figure? I wonder how many will have a yellow center in them? Not quite sure what to do. Guess I have a couple of days yet before I need to get it done, it's 34 here right now.

[AussieVanda]

Originally Posted by judith_arquette

The one with yellow is Amesiella Philippinense, the Amesiella Monticola is all white.

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Shannon (sorry don't know hiw to do multiple quotes)

Hope this helps.

Straight from Australia orchid council. ...

The labellum of A. philippinensis always has a blotch of yellow or pale orange. A. monticola always has a pure white labellum, however some clones may also have a couple of small spots of lemon yellow at the base of the lip.

[LovePhals]

I don't really see how popular orchid growers that have been around for some time would sell incorrectly labeled plants and not know that Amesiella phillippensis is not Amesiella monticola. I am emailing Hausermann to get clarification on the matter. I did look at the link Randomgemini provided and that was a picture of monticola so I'm not too concerned.

[RandomGemini]

I suspect this is a mistake on their labelling.

Hausermann's still labels their Phal. Bellina as Phal Violacea var. Borneo. It hasn't been called by that name in what, 20 years?

[shadytrake]

As FYI, I got my three project plants from Clown Alley. They have excellent plants and very large. John and Sandy are super nice.
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