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NatalieS 07-26-2012 06:03 PM

Masdie haul
 
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Introducing my first masdies. :) This is also one of my bad habits in action - instead of buying just one to see how I get on, I now own five. They are as follows in the pics with a group shot at the end:

glandulosa
prodigiosa
ignea
coccinea var alba
amabilis 'red'

Any comments on plant condition etc. will be very welcome. I have never even seen a masdie in person before so can't really judge what 'shape' they are in. To my untrained eye the ignea looks a little sparse, but it does have new growths appearing.

King_of_orchid_growing:) 07-26-2012 09:39 PM

All of them may be over potted. Un-pot them all and check to see how large their root systems really are. I'm willing to bet the root mass is only 1/8 to 1/4 the size of the pots they're in right now.

NatalieS 07-27-2012 06:16 AM

Thanks for the advice king - I'll take a look at them when I get home this evening.

orchideya 07-27-2012 07:22 AM

Nice haul and they all look just perfect!
Looking forward to see the blooms pictures.

NatalieS 07-28-2012 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by orchideya (Post 513386)
Nice haul and they all look just perfect!
Looking forward to see the blooms pictures.

Thanks orchideya! I am eagerly awaiting blooms too. I'm hoping these guys will like living out on my sheltered balcony.

GardenTheater 07-28-2012 01:49 PM

Enjoy those cuties!

NatalieS 08-28-2014 09:44 AM

Update!
 
Another 'two years later' update. :D

These masdies were all doing fine outside in their plastic pots, but this year I decided to repot them in early spring into home-made baskets using capillary matting and spagnum moss. The result was an explosion of growth and a first flowering on the ignea and coccinea. I couldn't capture the colour of the red/orange on the ignea properly unfortunately.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8...o/DPP_0008.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E...o/DPP_0002.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3...o/DPP_0007.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-P...o/DPP_0015.JPG

LovePhals 08-28-2014 10:11 AM

They are beautiful!! Thanks for the update

Polarizeme 08-28-2014 11:31 PM

Bravo!

Tindomul 02-21-2015 04:55 PM

OMG!! Wow, great haul and flash forward (instantly for me) amazing results. Can we see the type of potting you are using. Thanks for sharing.


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