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06-13-2020, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Ray
I’d love to have year-round outdoors orchids. Know any that can handle the 90’s with 100% RH and the 30’s in winter?
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I haven't been brave enough, but Cattleya (Laelia) purpurata is supposed to tolerate that. |
06-13-2020, 02:07 PM
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The winter 30's might be a challenge - mine get occasional mid-30's F but the days warm up somewhat, and it's not that often or for that long. Prolonged low temps are more of a challenge. Tougher than L. purpurata is L. anceps, but even there, prolonged low temperatures without a respite would be pushing it. Neither would mind the heat.
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06-13-2020, 02:28 PM
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What a name!!! The label must be longer than the plant! It's an exquisite little mini.
I love mini's and micro minis, but as said before, there's a fine line between them thriving and dying. I've tried several, but killed so many trhat I've stopped buying any until I maybe eventually build a terrarium.
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06-13-2020, 02:35 PM
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What a name!!! The label must be longer than the plant! It's an exquisite little mini.
I love mini's and micro minis, but as said before, there's a fine line between them thriving and dying. I've tried several, but killed so many trhat I've stopped buying any until I maybe eventually build a terrarium.
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A 1 to 4 quart / liter pickle jar makes a good small terrarium. |
06-13-2020, 05:02 PM
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This one actually wants to grow on the cool side. So depending on location, the terrarium might be problematical. The pickle jar trick works pretty well for Psyogmorchis.
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08-23-2020, 11:34 AM
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I don’t know how I missed this but I’m glad I’m seeing it now. That is such a sweet little flower. Looks like it’s sort of a rambler or a climber?
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08-23-2020, 11:41 AM
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Easy to miss things... the "unread" flag on forums is unreliable... I look at dates, but then if I don't look at the whole forum after I pick up the most recent, there are often other current threads, and they get missed.
This is an outrageously cute twig epiphyte. So far, it just seems to be slowly climbing the mount, with newest growth hanging somewhat free. The plant is teensy, and grows slowly.
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08-23-2020, 12:49 PM
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I’d love to have year-round outdoors orchids. Know any that can handle the 90’s with 100% RH and the 30’s in winter?
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Re-hijacking... Terrestrials? Bletilla striata? It does fine outdoors in colder winters and similar summers. |
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