5 New Orchids
 

:hello!!Well it has been awhile since I visited the Orchid board. I was in the hospital for 12 days, I'm doing good. Let's go onto more important things Orchids.

I went to RF Orchids in Homestead, Fl., I bought 5 plants all in spike, 1) Phal. Bellina (species) (to re-place the one that died), 2) Phal. cornu cervi (species) (red form), 3)Psy. Mariposa 'Peloric' (hybrid), Zygo. 'Jumpin Jack' (hybrid) and number 5) A Cattleya (no name--I'll have to wait for it to bloom) , I bought it at Ideal Orchid in Pompano Beach, Fl.
I didn't re-pot the Phal. Bellina, Psy. Mariposa and the Zygo. JumpinJack , they are all in bud and bloom. I re potted the Cattleya and the Phal. cornu cervi semi hydroponically.
I'm new to S/H growing (I started in May 2018), I've lost a few plants, but, I expected to lose them. Most of the plants I started S/H where not well established and my environment is not to good either (I grow my plants in a Florida room facing SSW). The biggest problem is Temperature, the room gets very hot, I now have a portable A/C to regulate the rooms temperature. I have found do to my conditions I have had to a just my watering schedule, it seems some of my plants need Daily watering and the others seem to need every other day watering. I believe once the plants have become established and the roots reach the reservoir they will acclimate them selves to sitting in water.
I'm having a problem figuring out if a Zygopetalum is a Warm or Intermediate temperature plant. Some of the information I have read say 70-80 degrees fahrenheit and other information says they will do OK at higher temperatures. I would like some feed back from members. I'm happy to be back:waving...Zoren...









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Based upon your discussion of your room temperature in the past, I'd put the zygo as close to the a/c as you can.

Psychopsis DO NOT like being transplanted. Make sure it is growing brand new roots before repotting it.

Don't count on getting a reliable name for the cattleya. There are just SO many hybrids that look similar, that you'll never know for sure.

Sorry you had to spend so much time in the hospital. Hope you're better, fast.

Welcome back, glad that you're back home!

Wow! 12 days in the hospital! That's a lot! Hope you feel better soon. It seems 70-80 is about intermediate. In relative terms where 55 is the max cold, and 90-100 is max heat.

I also have a ton of spikes/sheaths. One is also psychopsis-- first spike ever.