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Originally Posted by camille1585
It's not necessarily what caused it to die. People who are huge fans of japanese orchids often potted them up the traditional japanese way, like the way Neofinetia are potted. I had a Sedirea potted in a sphag moss mound, and it did great, and had terrific root growth. Sadly I lost it over the summer while on vacation. A relative who was supposed to care for the plants forgot to water this one.
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Okay...
If that's the case, then I'm at a loss.
All I have to contribute is that I don't think the fungus is what killed the Sedirea japonica. Sure, the fungal infection was pretty bad, but from what I've seen of my own collection, it doesn't necessarilly cause death; it just looks ugly.
The only thing I can think of is that it may have been a long standing issue to begin with. This doesn't seem to be an immediate death.
Maybe it was grown too warm and didn't have enough air circulation, idk.
If Louis C lives close to where I live, he is actually able to grow Sedirea japonica outdoors all year round with no problems nor would he have to resort to using any kind of tricks whatsoever.
Same goes for the Neofinetia falcata, as well as Neostylis, (should he choose to get this beautiful intergeneric hybrid). Outdoors all year round, no problems, no tricks, pretty straight forward.
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