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Forum: Off Topic - Totally 11-05-2024, 05:39 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,921
Posted By SunnySmiles
Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys!! Hope it...

Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys!! Hope it all goes well today
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 10-23-2024, 08:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 838
Posted By SunnySmiles
Thank you all! Nice to be back :) I...

Thank you all! Nice to be back :)




I work in Kew Gardens here in London, in the Orchid Unit of the Tropical Nursery where basially all of our tender back-up collections are kept (i.e....
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 10-22-2024, 01:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 838
Posted By SunnySmiles
Long time no see!

Hi fellow orchid geeks!

I am logging in for the first time since 2021 (gasp!) and thought it a good opportunity to reintroduce myself... I wasn't super active back then, I was training as a...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 11-14-2020, 02:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,252
Posted By SunnySmiles
Heya! :) Thanks a lot for your reply, sorry...

Heya! :)

Thanks a lot for your reply, sorry it took me a few days to get back to you - the second wave of Covid has caught up with us and the entire household is now under quarantine...!
...
Forum: Bulbophyllum Alliance 11-08-2020, 01:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,252
Posted By SunnySmiles
Bulbophyllum membranaceum

Hi folks,

I've just been given a Bulbophyllum membranaceum by a friend. I've never grown Bulbophyllum before, did some reading up on it. As they prefer moist conditions, and seeing that it is a...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 05-02-2020, 03:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,438
Posted By SunnySmiles
Camille, when restrictions are lifted (at some...

Camille, when restrictions are lifted (at some point...), I would definitely be interested in an EU group order! I too was looking at that publication before lockdown started... If there were more...
Forum: Semi-Hydroponic Culture 04-21-2020, 06:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,360
Posted By SunnySmiles
I've got nothing of value to add - just needed to...

I've got nothing of value to add - just needed to say how much I LOVE this watering can / teapot look-a-like! That's the cutest pot I've ever seen :biggrin:
Forum: Orchids in Bloom 04-17-2020, 04:39 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,157
Posted By SunnySmiles
I love that colour! That's a beautiful plant :) ...

I love that colour! That's a beautiful plant :)

I can't really tell from the pictures - Do you just allow the flower spike to do its thing without supporting it?
Forum: Miniatures Show & Tell 04-05-2020, 10:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,578
Posted By SunnySmiles
Oh wow! That's spectacular :D

Oh wow!
That's spectacular :D
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-04-2020, 03:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,200
Posted By SunnySmiles
Well that's a start! :) Thank you - I'll...

Well that's a start! :)

Thank you - I'll wait (a while....) until it flowers and report back with pictures, guess I was being a bit impatient haha! :biggrin:
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-04-2020, 02:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,200
Posted By SunnySmiles
Hi Afid, thanks for the reply! Unfortunately...

Hi Afid,

thanks for the reply! Unfortunately I don't have photos of the flower. It' still such a young plant that I don't believe it has flowered yet, at least not in the last half year that I've...
Forum: Oncidium/Odontoglossum Alliance 04-04-2020, 12:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,200
Posted By SunnySmiles
Smile Oncidium / Odontoglossum "Wildfire"?

Hi all!

First off I hope you're all keeping well in these strange times.

Last autumn I went to my local orchid nursery and seem to have bought myself a mystery. It's a young plant, before...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 04-01-2020, 11:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,434
Posted By SunnySmiles
I like this thread! :) My collection is tiny...

I like this thread! :)

My collection is tiny by comparison, I only have 15 orchids or so, but that's my favourite:

Oncidium Heaven Scent "Redolence"

There is also one Phalaenopsis NoID that...
Forum: Propagation 02-18-2020, 03:13 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,487
Posted By SunnySmiles
I realize I'm a bit late and you didn't actually...

I realize I'm a bit late and you didn't actually have troubles with the pH in the end - but maybe useful for future reference?
I've never done this for orchids, but when we do micropropagation at...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 10-31-2019, 03:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,857
Posted By SunnySmiles
Welcome Mimi! I've only recently joined here...

Welcome Mimi!

I've only recently joined here myself and have already learned a lot. My experience has been that people are very helpful and friendly, and there is a wealth of information on all...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-26-2019, 03:07 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,461
Posted By SunnySmiles
Thank you for the advice, Roberta! I envy your...

Thank you for the advice, Roberta! I envy your growing conditions - even being in the warmer part of the UK is nothing like California, unfortunately! I'm quite limited for space indoors, but as you...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-25-2019, 01:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,461
Posted By SunnySmiles
Thank you, that's a great idea! I'll see if I can...

Thank you, that's a great idea! I'll see if I can find one of these.

I actually went out and got my Promenaea today - and also a few others, who ever left an orchid nursery with just one plant?...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-25-2019, 04:30 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,461
Posted By SunnySmiles
Thank you, that's really helpful! The spot where...

Thank you, that's really helpful! The spot where I am planning to put it is quite bright, but if it should struggle I do have artificial lighting that could go up there just in case.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-24-2019, 06:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,461
Posted By SunnySmiles
Thank you, Afid! I am a bit concerned about...

Thank you, Afid! I am a bit concerned about humidity, unfortunately have no way of measuring it at the moment. I'll need to see if I can pick up a cheap hygrometer somewhere - but with central...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 10-24-2019, 11:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,461
Posted By SunnySmiles
Experiences with Promenaea?

Hey folks,

I have recently fallen in love with Promenaeas and was wondering if anyone has experiences with them?

I've done a bit of research and I am quite hopeful that they would do well in...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 10-24-2019, 10:33 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,814
Posted By SunnySmiles
Hi guys! A quick update on the Phal that I...

Hi guys!

A quick update on the Phal that I was worried about a while back - it's blooming now and quite happy, apart from the very unsightly scorch marks on the leaves.. But the flowers are...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-30-2019, 01:10 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,148
Posted By SunnySmiles
I totally understand your enthusiasm! The first...

I totally understand your enthusiasm! The first orchid nursery I went to was Orchideengarten Karge in Germany, which is only about half an hour from where I grew up. If you ever get a chance to go -...
Forum: Pet Depot 09-29-2019, 05:35 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 18,841
Posted By SunnySmiles
Hahaha, of course! Quite right :biggrin:

Hahaha, of course! Quite right :biggrin:
Forum: Identification Forum 09-28-2019, 11:01 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,015
Posted By SunnySmiles
I think that's it Ray! I compared with my...

I think that's it Ray! I compared with my pictures and that looks just like it.

Unfortunately my few shots are poor quality and I didn't get a picture of the roots, but comparing it with all the...
Forum: Identification Forum 09-28-2019, 08:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,015
Posted By SunnySmiles
As far I recall the leaves were fairly smooth...

As far I recall the leaves were fairly smooth apart from the midrib - at least not as deeply ridged as for Gongora - but I'll keep looking! It definitely is a lovely one :)
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