Orchids in water culture

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Evan

I am glad you are willing to experiment and might teach me something if you are willing to share your experience. Once, I took a Catt. to an orchid show table, at my society, growing in water culture in a vase with 4 six inch perfect blooms and only noted one person showing mild interest.

As far as timeline, I think you mentioned most of the variables including genetics. Perhaps I can add a little. If you have a plant that has a big enough food reserve in leaves and pseudobulbs, and showing a new lead (ie. its root nubbins have not yet been infected or already got used to growing dry) you will get bloom faster. I do have a Bl. Sunset Glory (Richard Meueller hybrid) that I guarantee to bloom within six months in water culture if given good light, the more the better. It grows like a weed, and I could sent you a division.

Unfortunately I am about to go on a trip and my response to posts will be erratic for a couple of weeks. In the mean-time, I have a lot of posts on my experience with orchids.
I would suggest on the second page, I believe.

Onc. Sharry Baby in water culture

for some additional info.

[greenbean]

Thanks Sun rm! Of course I'm willing to experiment! It's one of my favorite parts of growing things, second only to successful blooming and getting new plants!

Six months is a little long for my time schedule, at least if I were to do it for my class. I've got about 4 months to run the whole experiment. Would that at least be long enough to show results, as in healthy growth? I'd also need 5 each of several kinds of orchids. That's one of the main catches to this, as I'm not sure my college would be willing to supply that. It would be amazing, but I've got other ideas too.

Of course I'd love to do this on my own, which removes the time and supply issues, and I'd love to share my experience with everyone. I'd be more than happy to get a division to try. Bl. Sunset Glory looks like a lovely plant and it might help encourage my mom to get into orchids too. It's got Brassavola in it's background right? So does it have a scent? That automatically raises it's score. I'd love to try it in water culture. I can pay shipping or we can split it. I think I'd have to send a check, because I don't have any online pay services or at least don't know how to use them.