When cutting the flower stalks of the Phaius, use a clean sterile sharp razor blade and cut at a slight angle not straight across. If you use a garden share or scissors, it tends to crush the stalk and so creates the ideal media for fungus and bacteria infection. In some cases I actually dip the freshly cut end in liquid beeswax to seal it. This appears to help with my two node cuttings. It is also best to lay the cuttings on live damp spagnum moss bed in a flat container, cover with Gladwrap and leave in a shaded area - under a bench - within the comfort of the greenhouse. Then wait with patience for them to sprout. Now I wonder if the hybrids of Phaius Calanthe will have these same characteristics.
Last edited by Tropic; 04-21-2008 at 03:15 AM..
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