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Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-20-2012, 02:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,578
Posted By thepurpleorange
wow!! these are beautiful!!! love the variation...

wow!! these are beautiful!!! love the variation of colours!!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-07-2012, 08:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,564
Posted By thepurpleorange
beautiful!

beautiful!
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-06-2012, 02:43 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,131
Posted By thepurpleorange
ok great, thank you! I think i just needed a...

ok great, thank you!
I think i just needed a little re-assurance that this was ok! lol

Anyway, you raised a question I have always had re:fertilization during bloom. Do you stop fertilization...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 03-06-2012, 10:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,131
Posted By thepurpleorange
Mokara spike stalled

Hi everyone, I have a Mok Calyso cutting that I received a few months ago. It was topped from a mature plant. The roots are doing well with nice reddish tips and the leaves are growing nicely.

I...
Forum: Hybrids 02-29-2012, 07:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,368
Posted By thepurpleorange
Thanks for all your responses!! Well the...

Thanks for all your responses!!

Well the roots are green since the sphag moss it's in is constantly moist. That's why I was worried about the overwatering. But I thought if that were the case, the...
Forum: Hybrids 02-28-2012, 03:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,368
Posted By thepurpleorange
Phal flowers wilting prematurely

Ok so by now, I've had a fair amount of experience with orchids, but this is my first Phal. I know everyone says Phals are the easiest to take care of but in my tropical (11' north of the equator)...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-09-2012, 08:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,512
Posted By thepurpleorange
thanks for your suggestion! yes I've been doing...

thanks for your suggestion!
yes I've been doing a lot of reading up on them... another orchid on that very post is also in spike at the moment (actually, it was the first time they were both in...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-08-2012, 01:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,512
Posted By thepurpleorange
Thanks bballr4567. This makes a lot of sense. The...

Thanks bballr4567. This makes a lot of sense. The carpenter bee has for the last week or so been working away at preparing its nest... which is like i said on the same 5 ft post the orchid is on. I...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-08-2012, 01:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,512
Posted By thepurpleorange
No, slugs aren't very common in my garden and I...

No, slugs aren't very common in my garden and I see no trace of them at all... I can't imagine that they could be so quick to come and disappear within a few hours leaving no trace. I am wondering...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 01-08-2012, 12:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,512
Posted By thepurpleorange
SO disappointed - Something ate buds

I have been waiting with bated breath for my beautiful mokara to blossom. It suffered crown rot some months ago, grew a nice keiki and shortly after began to spike.

This morning I went out to...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-06-2012, 01:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,220
Posted By thepurpleorange
would love to see when this is in bloom!!

would love to see when this is in bloom!!
Forum: Beginner Discussion 01-06-2012, 08:49 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,220
Posted By thepurpleorange
wow, amazing plant!! how old is it?? hope...

wow, amazing plant!! how old is it??
hope someone can help on the leaf spot issue
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 12-15-2011, 08:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 8,509
Posted By thepurpleorange
beautiful!!!

beautiful!!!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 08-22-2011, 11:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,653
Posted By thepurpleorange
So here's an update after a few days! The...

So here's an update after a few days!

The buds are developing nicely! In the past, this orchid was prone to bud blast I think as a result of insect damage so I'm looking out for that! but so far,...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-17-2011, 05:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,748
Posted By thepurpleorange
I'm trying everything but nothing seems to work. ...

I'm trying everything but nothing seems to work.

Anyone know if lizards eat orchid roots? they are the only living thing I see continuously in my orchid pot whenever I scour it for the culprit....
Forum: Growing on Mounts 08-16-2011, 05:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,549
Posted By thepurpleorange
hi Tony, those are beautiful slabs you got there!...

hi Tony, those are beautiful slabs you got there!

the problem with mine too is that I don't even know what species of pine it is. Anyway, I feel like I will forego the whole mounting on pine idea!...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 08-16-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,653
Posted By thepurpleorange
wow! keiki with a spike? I never heard of it! so...

wow! keiki with a spike? I never heard of it! so does this mean it's going to eventually get leaves too? I thought spikes were only produced by mature growths?!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 08-16-2011, 12:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,653
Posted By thepurpleorange
oops, that didn't work out, let me try again ...

oops, that didn't work out, let me try again

The first one is one of the spikes, a week after the previous photos above...


The second and third are the roots of that spike.

The fourth is...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 08-16-2011, 12:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,653
Posted By thepurpleorange
GREAT NEWS! here is an update, my 'keiki' is...

GREAT NEWS!
here is an update, my 'keiki' is actually a spike! AND it's also growing roots!! what's up with that?! I didn't know spikes had roots!

this is one of the spikes, a week after the...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 08-16-2011, 12:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,549
Posted By thepurpleorange
oh wow, thanks for your input, both of you!! ...

oh wow, thanks for your input, both of you!!
pine is not a common tree here in the tropics, but i recently went up to a friend's house on a mountain and saw some cut slabs and got an idea to mount...
Forum: Growing on Mounts 08-14-2011, 11:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,549
Posted By thepurpleorange
Mounting on Pine?

I've recently acquired a couple slabs of pine and have been wondering if this is a suitable media to use for a mount?

I've been doing some research online but the results vary. some say use pine,...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-08-2011, 08:36 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,789
Posted By thepurpleorange
I have no idea really what caused the crown rot....

I have no idea really what caused the crown rot. I suspected stagnant water between the leaves since it has been raining a lot. I don't think it was damaged. But you're right, it went bad a long time...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-07-2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 3,789
Posted By thepurpleorange
well that's a good idea about turning it upside...

well that's a good idea about turning it upside down but my vanda is growing on a wooden post! so it's basically un-moveable. obviously did not consider this when I mounted it! lol
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-05-2011, 12:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,532
Posted By thepurpleorange
don't dendrobium leaves turn red before they get...

don't dendrobium leaves turn red before they get sunburned??
Forum: Pests & Diseases 08-05-2011, 12:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,532
Posted By thepurpleorange
No, I have no idea actually. The plants were...

No, I have no idea actually. The plants were given to me by someone who was migrating! I do hope it's a simple matter of age!
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