Wilsonara Aloha Sparks 'Pele's Glow'

[flexdc]

Orchidman, if you can grow this plant you can grow Miltonopsis. They can be grown side by side. The new Milt. are much more temp tolerant.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by flexdc

Orchidman, if you can grow this plant you can grow Miltonopsis. They can be grown side by side. The new Milt. are much more temp tolerant.

hope so. I looked up informations on wilsonara. some of them are warm tolerant but most are cool growing, although I couldn't find out any info regarding this specific hybrid.
It is growing new shoots, so I guess so far so goo. let's wait for the summer.
Have you grown this??

I don't have a clue what the breeding background is behind this white miltoniopsis, but I did find white miltoniopsis that are a bit warm tolerant. Thing is I didn't like that other white one. it is white with light yellow center. I like the brown ink mark on the center of this one.

[flexdc]

Wilsonara is an intergenric hybrid between Cochlioda, Odontoglossum and Oncidium of which Cochlioda and Odontoglossum are both cool growers.
I have grown this before, they are always available here in our local trader joes. I grew this outdoors here. Temps varies from the 40s in the winter all the way to 80s in the summer. They are very easy as long as no sun burn. I know I like to burn my plants LOL.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by flexdc

Wilsonara is an intergenric hybrid between Cochlioda, Odontoglossum and Oncidium of which Cochlioda and Odontoglossum are both cool growers.
I have grown this before, they are always available here in our local trader joes. I grew this outdoors here. Temps varies from the 40s in the winter all the way to 80s in the summer. They are very easy as long as no sun burn. I know I like to burn my plants LOL.

Thank you for sharing your growing condition.
Wow~ they must take quite the temperature range. I was worried they would suffer here, but the new shoots have been growing so far, so I will have to see how it does here.

Speaking of Trader Joes, I saw a few of these at Trader Joes in Chelsea last weekend as I was walking by. They were only $12!!! but they were much smaller in size and flower count. so I didn't feel too bad.

[flexdc]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Thank you for sharing your growing condition.
Wow~ they must take quite the temperature range. I was worried they would suffer here, but the new shoots have been growing so far, so I will have to see how it does here.

Speaking of Trader Joes, I saw a few of these at Trader Joes in Chelsea last weekend as I was walking by. They were only $12!!! but they were much smaller in size and flower count. so I didn't feel too bad.

Ah that was my trader joe! I have dragged many orchids/grocery to my apt. when I lived there!

[NYCorchidman]

I didn't know we had Trader Joe in Manhattan. I think I've seen two or three so far.

now with that price, I'm tempted to get one just to enjoy the flowers and the scent.

[flexdc]

There is another on in Union Square near NYU. But I haven't seen Orchids there.

[blackvine]

Originally Posted by RosieC

I'm afraid I'm really not an expert on Oncidium, but I understood they should be kept slightly more moist than Phals. However I'm always scared to do that and I give them Phal type watering... then I get concertinas on new growths which is a sign of underwatering... I've never worked them out, except that they grow for me... just with the concertinas.

Hi, all! I just purchased a Wils. Aloha Sparks "Halloween" and was looking for culture info on this thread when I cam across this term: "concertinas on new growths", which has me stumped. This is an old thread, but, Rosie, if you are still here, can you explain? Or anyone? Thanks!!

[WhiteRabbit]

Originally Posted by blackvine

Hi, all! I just purchased a Wils. Aloha Sparks "Halloween" and was looking for culture info on this thread when I cam across this term: "concertinas on new growths", which has me stumped. This is an old thread, but, Rosie, if you are still here, can you explain? Or anyone? Thanks!!

Crimped, pleated foliage

[RosieC]

Yes, exactly as Sonya says. Pleats/crinkles in the foliage.

I still have the same problem, still scared to water then enough and still getting the crinkles