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Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 03-19-2016, 12:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,608
Posted By SilverShaded
C. cristata var alba

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1580/25563534950_11f18da3a9_z.jpg
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 03-13-2016, 08:26 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 28,238
Posted By SilverShaded
Sorry to resurrect a very old thread but it's one...

Sorry to resurrect a very old thread but it's one of considerable interest.

Has anyone really had good success with vandas in semi-hydro?

We really can't grow vandas very well, some of that is...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 01-23-2016, 06:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,672
Posted By SilverShaded
Spathoglottis affinis

Finally managed to get hold of this species a while back, still figuring out how best to grow it, it needs hot summers and cool dry winter rest (same climate as many dendrobiums except this is a...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 12-31-2015, 07:57 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,983
Posted By SilverShaded
Mine has long thin pseudobulbs, the difference is...

Mine has long thin pseudobulbs, the difference is interesting but could be just growing conditions. I havent found mine to be difficult in typical cool growing coelogyne conditions but it took a few...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-22-2015, 06:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,522
Posted By SilverShaded
Makes sense! Thanks!

Makes sense! Thanks!
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-22-2015, 05:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,522
Posted By SilverShaded
Does anyone know what this is?

Just to the left of this taeniophyllum sp. is an even smaller leafed plant, i think its an orchid but does anyone have any idea what?
...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-22-2015, 05:29 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
Not if the river started a few hundred metres...

Not if the river started a few hundred metres away at the top of a sandstone mountain. And what does this have to do with epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, i'm not sure what point your trying to...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-21-2015, 05:56 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
Think of it this way, without a continuous input...

Think of it this way, without a continuous input of, for example, phosphorous from Saharan dust, phosphorus levels in the amazon would have declined to very low levels by leaching out into the ocean....
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-21-2015, 05:43 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
This isn't quite true, dust is picked by wind...

This isn't quite true, dust is picked by wind from dried lake deposits in certain parts of the Sahara, this is known to significantly add to the fertilization of parts of southern europe and south...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-21-2015, 05:29 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
These are entirely natural in a rainforest at...

These are entirely natural in a rainforest at 1500m altitude.

P. villosum.

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Rain water in asia, in...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-21-2015, 06:51 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
I dont think in-situ nutrients is a problem, most...

I dont think in-situ nutrients is a problem, most of the nutrients arrive with the rain, falling leaves, ant poop, deer poop etc,

Take these guys in the tree as an example, no nutrients up there...
Forum: Scientific Matters 12-15-2015, 05:17 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 13,067
Posted By SilverShaded
Lithophytes probably live longer than epiphytes...

Lithophytes probably live longer than epiphytes on average. Some colonies on cliffs etc could easily be hundreds of years old and cover quite large areas.

Conversely, epiphytes typically only...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 10-07-2015, 01:45 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,118
Posted By SilverShaded
Probably upper 20s C and min 6C in winter.

Probably upper 20s C and min 6C in winter.
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 10-05-2015, 03:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,118
Posted By SilverShaded
The photo is not my plant but one of several we...

The photo is not my plant but one of several we found in a botanic garden. Based on what i saw it looks like a free flowerer (spikes were at several stages of development) its a clump forming plant,...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 10-04-2015, 05:11 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,118
Posted By SilverShaded
Coelogyne phuhinrongklaensis

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/580/20849925969_948f91efef_b.jpg
Forum: Identification Forum 07-22-2015, 06:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,196
Posted By SilverShaded
Agreed with above, its a grammo...

Agreed with above, its a grammo...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-28-2015, 02:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,668
Posted By SilverShaded
Thanks katrina thats usefull info. I'm going to...

Thanks katrina thats usefull info. I'm going to have to give this stuff a try...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-28-2015, 04:46 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,668
Posted By SilverShaded
Katrina, did you think the plants are healthier...

Katrina, did you think the plants are healthier or was it just that the bark lasted longer between repots?

I have a bag of orchiata lying around but havent gotten around to using yet, we opted for...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-27-2015, 12:54 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,668
Posted By SilverShaded
Its treated in some way to make it sterile and...

Its treated in some way to make it sterile and calcined with dolomite, not sure how the process works in detail.

The calcium probably stops it getting acidic (pine bark is acidic in nature) and...
Forum: Potting & Repotting 06-27-2015, 03:57 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,668
Posted By SilverShaded
Good bark is waterproof, thats why trees have it....

Good bark is waterproof, thats why trees have it. Bad bark holds water and rots. We often use polystyrene chunks in place of bark, it doesnt rot and harbours less pathogens.

Bark is just a space...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 06-17-2015, 06:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,585
Posted By SilverShaded
Great pictures! My favourite way to see orchids...

Great pictures! My favourite way to see orchids is growing wild!

I used to live in Japan and summers are very hot and very wet!
Forum: Scientific Matters 06-12-2015, 01:20 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 44,343
Posted By SilverShaded
Something weve yet to try, we even went out and...

Something weve yet to try, we even went out and scooped up a load of horse poop but never got round to using it, think its ended up on the roses.
Forum: Scientific Matters 06-10-2015, 04:36 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 44,343
Posted By SilverShaded
Elephant, deer, buffalo, sun bears, and lots of...

Elephant, deer, buffalo, sun bears, and lots of other things.

Erias, dendrobium, cymbidiums, doritis, coelogyne, thunia, pleione and just about any other lithophytic or ground dwelling species, of...
Forum: Scientific Matters 06-07-2015, 05:24 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 44,343
Posted By SilverShaded
I notice in the wild that some terrestrial...

I notice in the wild that some terrestrial orchids get massive doses of organic fertilzer for a short period. I started doing something similar, huge dose of fertilzer, then wash it out a few weeks...
Forum: Scientific Matters 05-24-2015, 05:32 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,859
Posted By SilverShaded
Orchids often grow seed pods, it doesnt allways...

Orchids often grow seed pods, it doesnt allways mean there is viable seed inside.
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