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07-13-2012, 11:37 PM
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Summer Blooms
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07-14-2012, 12:43 PM
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Very nice, as usual!
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07-14-2012, 02:21 PM
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Wow.
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07-14-2012, 03:53 PM
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07-14-2012, 04:13 PM
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Lovely blooms! I especially like the pink-orange vanda. What is that growing/drooping down in the vanda basket? It looks like roots and I've seen it before somewhere at a show...
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07-15-2012, 09:28 AM
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My thanks to everyone for the nice comments.
Nastia...That is a type of tillandsia, commonly known as Spanish Moss. It grows wild and rampant in Florida, and it favors the limbs of oak trees. I was in need of something to boost and briefly retain more moisture on my bare root specimens, so I harvested a few handfulls from a woodsy vacant lot. It looked healthy, but before draping it on my plants it was treated with multiple treatments of an insecticide/funguscide. The moss has adapted well to the shadehouse and I give it frequent haircuts to keep it under control.
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07-15-2012, 11:03 AM
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Your blooms are absolutely beautiful, as always!
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07-15-2012, 11:48 AM
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Gorgeous blooms! I really like the idea of using Spanish Moss to drape the bare root plants. It gives it a very natural look.
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07-15-2012, 09:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Junebug
Nastia...That is a type of tillandsia, commonly known as Spanish Moss. It grows wild and rampant in Florida, and it favors the limbs of oak trees. I was in need of something to boost and briefly retain more moisture on my bare root specimens, so I harvested a few handfulls from a woodsy vacant lot. It looked healthy, but before draping it on my plants it was treated with multiple treatments of an insecticide/funguscide. The moss has adapted well to the shadehouse and I give it frequent haircuts to keep it under control.
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That is neat! Great idea to naturally boost humidity and moisture retention. It might be too dry here in northern California households for this type of tillandsia but if I ever get a greenhouse going, it might be great to use it in same manner as you do. Thanks for sharing your secrets  |
07-16-2012, 10:25 PM
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A lot of nice blooms as usual. Thanks for sharing.
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