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Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 03-10-2015, 12:52 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,007
Posted By upnorthorchids
In spite of your lighting, the photo is truly...

In spite of your lighting, the photo is truly remarkable! Thank you for sharing! What is your primary growing medium for your paphs? It looks like fine/medium fir... thanks~
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-26-2014, 10:45 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,462
Posted By upnorthorchids
May I ask how tall your plant is? I have an...

May I ask how tall your plant is? I have an orange potinara, George's Jewel 'Ursula', that has not bloomed and is quite short -- about 6 inches total. I have seen potinaras as tall as 14 inches, so...
Forum: Cypripedium Alliance - Paphiopedilum 02-26-2014, 11:53 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,333
Posted By upnorthorchids
Oh good! There's hope for my delenatii after all....

Oh good! There's hope for my delenatii after all. :-) Thanks for that tip on the lack of extra growths, Orchid Boy. Mine is three years old, and still in it's original "fan" of leaves... Got...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 02-26-2014, 11:33 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,503
Posted By upnorthorchids
Absolutely wonderful, Rosie! I've read about...

Absolutely wonderful, Rosie! I've read about pleione since my first orchid books, and it's great to see a classy plant like this one. Beautiful photos, as always!
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 02-19-2014, 11:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,948
Posted By upnorthorchids
Rosie, your information makes my day! I don't...

Rosie, your information makes my day! I don't think this plant has ever been pruned, so I'm going to see if I can talk my wife into letting me have a go at it. And I was happy to hear that potting...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 02-19-2014, 11:48 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 48,763
Posted By upnorthorchids
Hi Laurel, I, too, have seen these...

Hi Laurel,

I, too, have seen these "mutations" in grocery store orchids and thought for sure it was chemicals or fertilizers. That was until I saw a post referring to a "peloric phalaenopsis",...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 02-18-2014, 10:12 PM
Replies: 555
Views: 48,763
Posted By upnorthorchids
Yes! It was still at the store... Red peloric mini Phal.

Okay, so I had the chance to go back in to town today, and the reddish-orange (true color, my photos show too much red) peloric mini phalaenopsis was still in the floral section of the grocery store!...
Forum: Hybrids 02-18-2014, 05:48 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 993
Posted By upnorthorchids
Phalaenopsis Baldans Kaliedoscope 'Golden Treasure' in bloom

Hi everyone,

I know this is probably a popular orchid, and yes, I did buy it from WalMart, but it was worth it! I love the apricot tones, and the fuschia veins... the only thing is that it's not...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 02-18-2014, 04:56 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,948
Posted By upnorthorchids
Hi RosieC, Very beautiful plant of Ludisia! ...

Hi RosieC,

Very beautiful plant of Ludisia! My wife has recently been asking how I can make hers look better, so here I am asking for any tips. Searching the forums didn't help me much, so if...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-17-2014, 12:11 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 7,779
Posted By upnorthorchids
Calbears, I know I'm a few months late in...

Calbears, I know I'm a few months late in noticing this thread of your fantastic Potinara, but just wanted to congratulate you on a beautiful specimen! Flipping through each post and seeing the "is...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-16-2014, 09:07 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,703
Posted By upnorthorchids
Wow! My mom bought Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' for...

Wow! My mom bought Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' for me 10 years ago when it was $75. At least it was blooming size! She also had good faith that I'd be able to grow it "for her". There's a photo of...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-16-2014, 08:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,823
Posted By upnorthorchids
I purchased my Ports of Paradise 'Emerald Isle'...

I purchased my Ports of Paradise 'Emerald Isle' from Hausermann's about five or six years ago... for the fragrance, of course! Was told that this cultivar is capable of blooming twice a year, and...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 02-15-2014, 10:56 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,423
Posted By upnorthorchids
Thanks for your background, CJ! I, too, have a...

Thanks for your background, CJ! I, too, have a wife that enables me to keep the orchids. It's the only think that keeps us sane during the cloudy and colorless winter days here in northern...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 02-15-2014, 10:37 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 934
Posted By upnorthorchids
Very nice! If I keep looking at more cattleya...

Very nice! If I keep looking at more cattleya photos, I may have to add another one to the collection! Have always wanted a white with burgundy lip... or a Yellow/Red... :-) or a pink... oh, the...
Forum: Orchid Lounge 02-14-2014, 10:52 AM
Replies: 555
Views: 48,763
Posted By upnorthorchids
A teacup phalaenopsis from Meijers! It was...

A teacup phalaenopsis from Meijers! It was perfect, deep blackish purple and survived transportation in sub-zero weather... and I saw a peloric mini at the local grocer Wednesday night.... I just...
Forum: Hybrids 02-04-2013, 02:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,093
Posted By upnorthorchids
What great info, everyone. I was interested in...

What great info, everyone. I was interested in the effects of temperature on phal spikes. That's good to know, and may also be why I don't see the higher bud count.

I'm off to the repotting...
Forum: Hybrids 01-31-2013, 09:53 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,093
Posted By upnorthorchids
Hey Ordphien, Thanks for your insight! I do...

Hey Ordphien,

Thanks for your insight! I do not melt them prior to putting them in the pots. I was so skeptical of this method at first, that I never recommended it to my friends who complain...
Forum: Hybrids 01-30-2013, 10:52 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,093
Posted By upnorthorchids
I have a question about fertilizer. I know that...

I have a question about fertilizer. I know that increasing the light for the plant is a primary factor in getting flowers, but so far no one has mentioned fertilizer.

For the past 8 years, I...
Forum: Hybrids 01-26-2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 987
Posted By upnorthorchids
Thanks so much, everyone! Ordphien, this...

Thanks so much, everyone!

Ordphien, this phal doesn't currently have a fragrance, although I was certain that it did. Maybe I'll try putting it in some warm sunshine in a window, which I find...
Forum: Hybrids 01-25-2013, 10:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 987
Posted By upnorthorchids
Golden Potential in bloom

Hey Phal friends~

Just wanted to share this photo of my Phalaenopsis Brother Golden Potential on this forum in a little more detail.

I'm a windowsill grower in Michigan, and have had this phal...
Forum: Hybrids 01-25-2013, 10:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,598
Posted By upnorthorchids
Phalaenopsis Brother Golden Potential in bloom

Hi everyone.

Here is Phalaenopsis Brother Golden Potential.

I have had this Phal for a few years, and really enjoy it. I thought it was fragrant at one point in time, but maybe I was...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-25-2013, 09:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,795
Posted By upnorthorchids
NYC - I'm glad you mentioned that it's not always...

NYC - I'm glad you mentioned that it's not always necessary to trim the sheath. I have had some catts bloom from a pseudobulb that I removed the sloughed sheath from, thinking it was not mature...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-25-2013, 04:51 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,668
Posted By upnorthorchids
Beautiful! I'm excited now for my big catt to...

Beautiful! I'm excited now for my big catt to bloom around mother's day... I'll share a photo for sure! :-)
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 01-23-2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,795
Posted By upnorthorchids
Hi NYC. I have never heard of trimming the ends...

Hi NYC. I have never heard of trimming the ends of the blooms sheaths before. I may try that on my Blc. Chia Lin 'New City', that is holding a sheath on me right now, as well! I'm glad I stumbled...
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 05-10-2012, 10:20 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,655
Posted By upnorthorchids
Hello. Thanks for sharing your photos! I am...

Hello. Thanks for sharing your photos! I am glad to see your success with the Wilsonara. What a nice gift to receive in memory of your grandma! I have heard that Phalaenopsis will never die of...
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