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Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 01-28-2014, 01:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,292
Posted By ASP
Hello! I ventured into Cyms a few months ago so...

Hello!
I ventured into Cyms a few months ago so will watch with interest how you grow yours..
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-27-2014, 09:32 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,853
Posted By ASP
I would also say fry "him" ! Maybe he was used...

I would also say fry "him" !
Maybe he was used to shadier conditions before you got him and he's a bit put out you didn't acclimatise him ? :)

I have one of these and a thomsoniana, and I keep...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-06-2014, 11:57 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
Island Girl you must! Its fantastic. Yes its a...

Island Girl you must! Its fantastic. Yes its a great way to remember someone, most of my memories as a young child with my grandmother are all about plants or the garden. She was very patient and had...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-17-2013, 04:26 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,484
Posted By ASP
Hi thank you for the tips. I have been keeping it...

Hi thank you for the tips. I have been keeping it too dry and cool - it arrived with some bruising that turned to rot. I had to cut a lot of it away and it has been stable ever since - just not...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 07-12-2013, 03:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,484
Posted By ASP
Hi Silje how is your V. polylepis out of...

Hi Silje
how is your V. polylepis out of interest?
I have been attempting to grow one in the Uk for about 2 years. It has been a green stick for all that time but I have noticed today a small...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-04-2013, 08:42 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
It does cool at night down to 8 or 9 c especially...

It does cool at night down to 8 or 9 c especially around August which is when the short rains begin.
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-03-2013, 09:33 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
thanks for looking - Thanks Rosie, Ive changed it...

thanks for looking - Thanks Rosie, Ive changed it to "canes" that was the word I was looking for - Ill blame the fuzzy brain on a slow recovery from New Year!

I'm fairly sure all the spotty yellow...
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-02-2013, 03:07 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
Thanks - yes its on my birthday wish list - only...

Thanks - yes its on my birthday wish list - only 13 days to wait!
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-02-2013, 02:31 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
Thank you Rosie. I enlarged the flowers and...

Thank you Rosie.

I enlarged the flowers and added it to the post.
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 01-02-2013, 07:56 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,214
Posted By ASP
Orchids growing in Kenya

Happy New Year all!

I have recently been back to Kenya and made a concerted effort to photograph all the orchids I came across.
There are lots so part 1 of the instalment is here
ORCHIDS &...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 11-27-2012, 09:41 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
I am also off to Kenya next week and hope to see...

I am also off to Kenya next week and hope to see some orchids !!!
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 11-25-2012, 01:18 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
Beautiful !

Beautiful !
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 11-25-2012, 05:50 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
Have you any photos ?

Have you any photos ?
Forum: Beginner Discussion 11-25-2012, 05:15 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,900
Posted By ASP
My variegated planifolia exudes a clear watery...

My variegated planifolia exudes a clear watery substance which also leaves a chalky looking residue. I thought it was hard water too.
It's called guttation - look it up as my brain is still too...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-22-2012, 05:06 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
Lovely photo nenella, they seem to be able to...

Lovely photo nenella, they seem to be able to grow just about anywhere.
That is the colour I've always seen them.
I wonder if anyone is growing the green var. and has photos?
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-12-2012, 02:58 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
Yes in Kenya, they are the sycamore fig - Ficus...

Yes in Kenya, they are the sycamore fig - Ficus sycomorus? I think they are widely cultivated so you probably have it.
Shaded ones more compact growing, very green and leafy.
The exposed ones have...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-12-2012, 01:18 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
I don't have any photos but I am hoping to get...

I don't have any photos but I am hoping to get some as i am going to visit family in a few months.
They definitely grow and flower under deep shade as I've seen them in large fig trees along...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-12-2012, 11:27 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
I suppose the canes are about 7 or 8 inches tall-...

I suppose the canes are about 7 or 8 inches tall- the var. alba is much squatter but apparently they tend to be more compact. I've only had them about six months and seem to have put all their...
Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 09-12-2012, 10:11 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 9,079
Posted By ASP
It looks great! I hope mine flower sometime...

It looks great!
I hope mine flower sometime soon, they just seem to like producing tons of keikis and new growths. Winter is coming so I will cut right back in the water.
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-30-2012, 09:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,869
Posted By ASP
Most of the literature I can find on Vanillas in...

Most of the literature I can find on Vanillas in the wild all seem to indicate that they like to grow in indirect bright light but under shade. My V. planifolia variegata grows in the North side of...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-17-2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,952
Posted By ASP
Just wind it downwards and when it reaches the...

Just wind it downwards and when it reaches the bottom start going up again :)
You will end up with a big green bushy support. Just be gentle and wind it as it grows a few inches or you will snap...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-17-2012, 09:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,472
Posted By ASP
How is your plant getting on ? Maybe an increase...

How is your plant getting on ? Maybe an increase in watering might persuade it to do something. They are thirsty plants and even in winter mine will have a growth spurt if I forget and am generous...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-17-2012, 08:18 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,869
Posted By ASP
:blushing: I'm blind ! - I see it took 4 years!

:blushing: I'm blind ! - I see it took 4 years!
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-17-2012, 08:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,869
Posted By ASP
It looks great! Very envious! How old is your...

It looks great! Very envious!
How old is your plant? On plantations the vines start flowering anywhere between 2 to 4 years after they are planted as cuttings usually about 3 feet long. The tips are...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 04-16-2012, 01:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,869
Posted By ASP
Its beautiful! There seems to be lots of...

Its beautiful! There seems to be lots of contradicting advice about the size or length before they bloom. I've started to collect vanilla's and wind them around bent bamboo that I wrap with coir. Im...
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