Monthly Status Reports - April 2008

[shakkai]

Spring is here and lots of new growth is going on!

First, what's still in flower:
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...rst-bloom.html



Dendrobium williamsonii



http://www.orchidboard.com/community...bracteata.html



http://www.orchidboard.com/community...rket-phal.html



Paph. hainanense: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ost-bloom.html



Two NOID Paphs: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...tead-moss.html



Miniature peloric Phal: http://www.orchidboard.com/community...html#post90862



Phal. Brother Lancer:
Phal_BrotherLancer.jpg

In bud:

Den. Unicum: FIVE nubbins

A NOID NOID, some kind of Oncidium type probably, picked up for £1 at the garden centre where it was completely dehydrated (but better than completely wet and rotted!) It only had one p-bulb, but has since completed growth on a second p-bulb, and that is now in spike. I can't wait to see the flower so that I know what it is!! Here's the link to the thread Anybody's guess!

Sedirea japonica (one of two, the other has a tiny 'nubbin' that hasn't really taken off yet).

I think I see one (1!!!) bud on Den. jacobsonii. I think I let this plant get too dry over winter, but I do see new canes starting to form now. I'll know better next year!

Leptotes bicolor - only one bud on this one as well, but I bought it as a young plant, so I'm happy.

Coelogyne ochracea (syn. nitida IOSPE PHOTOS) - has a spike, or new growth??? I've never seen this flower, so I can't tell. Here is the post with pics: Coelogyne nitida (syn. ochracea)


In growth - tons of stuff!!

Many of the Paphs are growing new leaves now.

All of my Phrags are putting out new growths. My Phrag. Silver Rose (bought as a 2 growth young seedling last year) is putting out two new growths!

All of the Brassia and Encyclia (or whatever they are called now...) have new p-bulbs starting.

Many of the Den. kingianum hybrids are growing new canes - and lots of them! Boy, these plants will get big quick!!

Den. spectabile (which I shouldn't be able to grow as it is far from warm here...) has three new growths. Maybe I can grow it but not flower it? We'll see!

All of my Masdies seem to be putting on new growths left and right.

Sophronitis coccinea matured one new growth last year. This year Sophie has two new growths, and lots of nice new roots!! Alas, no flowers yet!!!

What else?

My Project 4 Aerangis seems to be resting... a bit of root growth, but nothing much since it matured its new leaf. Same with the other ones I have. I think I see what might be the beginning of a spike (a nubbin!!) on the modesta x mystacidii, though.

I'm also kinda worried about Phal. lowii... When I got it, it was going dormant and duly lost all of its leaves. The roots have stayed nice and healthy through the winter, but I don't yet see new leaf growth. When should I start worrying??? (Too late, I guess, as I've already started to worry.... Maybe I should say 'When do I start to panic????'!!!)

Oh, and there are the new babies I just Deflasked! to keep my busy!!