In my quest to bloom a cattleya I've purchased twenty seedling plants. I've mastered growing them after almost killing a few along the way. Now I'm running out of room they're growing so fast!

Flower Festival today and tomorrow in Torino. Haul of the morning:
Dendrobium lituiflorum & Aerangis distincta with 3 spikes!
And (no orchid):
Hoya macgillivrayi
Astrophytum superkabuto
Aloe haworthioides
haworthia mutica
maughanii hybrid

Yesterday, I bought the next orchids:
- Paphiopedilum gratrixianum (in spike)
- Epidendrum ibaguense
- Oncidium flexuosum
- Ludisia discolor 'Dawsoniana'
- Vanda-type orchid (unknown, I think an Angraecum germinyanum)
And last but not least a Laelia purpurata (the grower isn't sure)

Tips for growing these orchids are always welcome!

Gerben

Gerben, do,you grow under lights, on window sill, sunroom, greenhouse? The Epi grows quite tall so lots of head room is required. The Ludisia will grow nicely in a fairly shaded situation, but not heavy shade. I, just this week, received an Angraecum germinyianum and today put it into a net basket with wine corks and a small amount of New Zealand sphagnum, situation similar to Angraecum modesta which grows like crazy in a 10 cm terra cotta saucer with only some small pebbles for covering the original roots.

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Another good point Matt! However, growing from small plants is frequently a better way for the very reason that you give. I buy mature plants when I feel confident about their future, but sometimes still lose them. This brings up a problem about plant loss. I have discovered that there are times that I must accept a loss (monetary) when a costly plant dies, and they will from time to time. But, how does one upgrade their collection?

Bulbonut
I grow my orchids on a wondowsill.
Thanks for the tips.

Gerben

Well, technically I didn't buy these since they were freebies after spending a day repotting part of Ball State's orchid collection, but....

Here's "the list:"

Cymbidium madidum
Dendrobium amethystoglossum
D. anosmum semi-alba
D. kingianum alba
D. Stephen Batchelor (alexandriae x johnsonae)
D. Spring Bride (Ise 'Yahoi' x Mild Yumi)
D. Nagasaki 'S&W' x Wave King 'Butterfly'
D. unknown keiki
Laelia Santa Barbara Sunset 'Showtime'
Oncidium altissimum
Onc. sphacelatum
Onc. Belle Glade 'Everglade Waterfall'

Of course, I was out of room BEFORE I brought these home, and the Onc. species get pretty big....But I couldn't bear to see perfectly healthy divisions go into the trash....

Catherine

Just went to a local orchid show...
Dendrobium forbesii
Dendrobium cuthbertsonia
Dendrobium stratoides
Paphiopedilm villosum var. alba
Paphiopedilm stoneii
Pahaenopsis schileriana




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I call this my list of sins haha. My finance was hit pretty hard this years due Singapore garden festival and the annual Jakarta Flona Fair and the local orchid complex quarterly fairs. And starting this year the Flona fair will be twice a year event, the second of this year will be held in November so my finance will be further hurting hahaha.



Here are 2014 list of sins (in no particular order):

Den bicaudatum

Den canaliculatum

Den macrophyllum Bali

Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua

Den cherry song x enobi purple

Arachnis flos-aeris

Arachnis celebica

Vanda tricolor Bali n Central Java

Vanda insignis

Vanda helvola Bali

Vanda merilli

Aerides odorata Java

Aerides lawrenciae

Phal amabilis Borneo, East Java

Neof falcata

Phal hieroglyphica

Phal corningiana

Phal venosa dark red



Those are the ones I remembered

Wow, Suri, that quite a list! Heavy on vandals and relatives and phals, but a worthwhile list. I'm very afraid to list all of mine for the year.

My first Phals from Big Leaf Orchids!!! Sooo excited!! I have also got some new plants on my wish list for a very long time!! :biggrin: