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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you all! Will be fun to see how this turns...

Thank you all! Will be fun to see how this turns out :)

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-15-2016, 01:13 PM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you :)

Thank you :)

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-15-2016, 10:27 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you :) No, I have not done this...

Thank you :)

No, I have not done this before. I just thought the idea of crossing my two orchids to have mixed baby orchids was fun, so I found out how to pollinate them and did it... I should...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-15-2016, 09:39 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you both for your replies! :) And right,...

Thank you both for your replies! :) And right, racemes it is!

I've had this orchid for maybe 10 years, and it was not tiny when I got it, so I'm not sure if it has to do with it maturing, but...

Forum: Beginner Discussion

05-15-2016, 07:05 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Orchid growing unusually thick spike

I feel so stupid when it comes to plants, I never understand what is going on when something happens, but since I am already on this forum I'll ask here :D

My old orchid, one that I've had for...

Forum: Propagation

04-28-2016, 05:09 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Haha, maybe! But I don't think I want that many...

Haha, maybe! But I don't think I want that many new plants, but I suppose they could make good presents for people as well... make everyone in my family have one xD

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Forum: Propagation

04-27-2016, 08:49 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Haha, will ask the principal if I could use the...

Haha, will ask the principal if I could use the lab, I guess it is good that I know him well x) But maybe it is something written about it, like "not allowed", but I guess I will find out.

I don't...

Forum: Propagation

04-26-2016, 12:31 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Maybe it is a lot of work for a few more plants,...

Maybe it is a lot of work for a few more plants, if I even succeed, but that doesn't matter to me atm.

If I could use my university's lab it wouldn't be any issues keeping it sterile, I've worked...

Forum: Propagation

04-25-2016, 06:44 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you for your answer, I know they're both...

Thank you for your answer, I know they're both phalaenopsis orchids, I do not remember more than that. I'm not planning on selling the seeds or potential plants, this was for myself, a fun thing.
...

Forum: Identification Forum

04-25-2016, 06:20 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

I will probably ask for advice here when it is...

I will probably ask for advice here when it is time to separate them :)

Forum: Propagation

04-25-2016, 05:45 AM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

I think I made a mistake (ho ho)

Well, hello!

(Gosh, this turned a bit long, if tldr: I pollinated my orchids and now at least one of the flowers is changing appearance, is this an indication of that it "worked"?)

The day...

Forum: Identification Forum

04-24-2016, 01:06 PM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

I would never remove it before it got roots! I've...

I would never remove it before it got roots! I've had keikis before, but never basal ones :)

Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice !

04-24-2016, 01:05 PM

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Hello from Sweden!

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you, everyone :)

Thank you, everyone :)

Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice !

04-21-2016, 07:40 PM

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Hello from Sweden!

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you and tack! :)

Thank you and tack! :)

Forum: Identification Forum

04-21-2016, 07:39 PM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Alright. I hope it will be easy to separate then,...

Alright. I hope it will be easy to separate then, All I can image in my head is them being attached by like...a 1 cm area. The thought of cutting my orchid like that hurt a bit, but maybe it won't be...

Forum: Identification Forum

04-21-2016, 03:11 PM

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Posted By ErikaAurelia

Thank you for your reply! But if it has to stay...

Thank you for your reply! But if it has to stay attached to the motherplant forever...won't the keiki eventually become really big? Growing in that direction ... it will make the orchid huge and...

Forum: Identification Forum

04-21-2016, 12:42 PM

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