Calanthe rubens Ridl.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Tropic

Mauro... just place the bulb piece on some dry river sand and leave in shade. Do not water. In a while you will probably see a small delicate shoot developing. Remove bulb off the dry sand and plant this in a new pot with Calanthe growing medium when the roots are about 3 cm long. Only start watering when the shoot and roots show more development and keep it damp from then on. Give it a diluted balanced fertilizer or mix in a tsp. of time release Nutricote 13-13-13 / pot to guarantee lots of regular food.
Your photograph of the 'strangled' Calanthe rubens bulbs show the possibility of making at least 8 new healthy plants, or more ...

Thanks for the tips!

[quietmorning]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Also known as Calanthe elmeri, this deciduous Asian orchid has a very interesting characteristic in the strangled pseudo bulbs. I fell for this pure white variation with only a vivid red in the throat!

Ohhhhh that's gorgeous!!!

[Tropic]

Mauro ... Estava me perguntando onde você obteve essa alba Calanthe? É muito bom. Na verdade, eu estou olhando agora para um como esse.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Tropic

Mauro ... Estava me perguntando onde você obteve essa alba Calanthe? É muito bom. Na verdade, eu estou olhando agora para um como esse.

Consegui esta planta com um amigo que cultiva orquídeas há mais de 50 anos. É coisa antiga que ele tem na coleção.
I got this with an old friend who has been growing orchids for more than 50 years. This is an old plant he has in his collection.

[Tropic]

Wonderful Mauro ... !!! So, it would be a good thing to make some bulb divisions and increase its number. I get my Calanthe plants growing from last year's bulbs flowering within a year. So they are tough. I have been growing orchids now for a bit more than 60 years and have grown, developed and lost three major collections within that time.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Tropic

Wonderful Mauro ... !!! So, it would be a good thing to make some bulb divisions and increase its number. I get my Calanthe plants growing from last year's bulbs flowering within a year. So they are tough. I have been growing orchids now for a bit more than 60 years and have grown, developed and lost three major collections within that time.

So, you are an expert and must have many, many things to share!
As for this Calanthe, I'll try to multiplicate it, yes, because , several friends asked me for a piece when they saw it a few weeks ago when I brought it to our Society meeting.

[smweaver]

Fantastic flowers, Mauro. And I'm actually quite relieved to learn that it's normal for the pseudobulbs on the deciduous calanthes to easily snap off. Although I don't grow any of the species now, I used to have Calanthe rosea, and every fall when the leaves dried and fell off I would end up with at least one broken pseudobulb (usually this happened when I stupidly picked the plant up by one of the pseudobulbs--thinking that, like the bulbs on cycnoches and catasetums, that the calanthe bulbs would be just as strong and durable). Now I learn, thanks to this board, that the bulbs can easily snap off and be repotted as new plants. Maybe I'll have to try to grow another calanthe now.

Steve

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by smweaver

Fantastic flowers, Mauro. And I'm actually quite relieved to learn that it's normal for the pseudobulbs on the deciduous calanthes to easily snap off. Although I don't grow any of the species now, I used to have Calanthe rosea, and every fall when the leaves dried and fell off I would end up with at least one broken pseudobulb (usually this happened when I stupidly picked the plant up by one of the pseudobulbs--thinking that, like the bulbs on cycnoches and catasetums, that the calanthe bulbs would be just as strong and durable). Now I learn, thanks to this board, that the bulbs can easily snap off and be repotted as new plants. Maybe I'll have to try to grow another calanthe now.

Steve

These are rewarding plants as you know, STeve. You should give them a new chance!!!