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Forum: Propagation 01-13-2014, 12:50 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,284
Posted By Tropic
Propagation of Calanthe from seed

I have a number of prized Calanthe seedpods ripening and am at a loss as to how best to propagate and grow some of these new crosses. What would be the best formula for a medium and any advise would...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-30-2013, 09:26 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 5,186
Posted By Tropic
Here in Costa Rica, at present the rainy season...

Here in Costa Rica, at present the rainy season begins with a daily schedule at 3 PM and lasts most of the night. This also gives us a heavy mist and lower temperatures and is expected to last until...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 07-29-2012, 12:53 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 19,388
Posted By Tropic
I also had problems with lizards ... not that...

I also had problems with lizards ... not that they were eating the orchid buds or young shoots ... but they slept at night on the flower and young shoot stalks, braking them at times and generally...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-28-2012, 09:37 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 4,608
Posted By Tropic
With Spathoglottis, I keep the nitrogen low in my...

With Spathoglottis, I keep the nitrogen low in my fertilizer formula. I give them a foliar feeding once every two weeks and they sure like replanting every year with fresh material.
Forum: Identification Forum 05-26-2011, 03:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 689
Posted By Tropic
Thank you Ron ... I now have the name:...

Thank you Ron ... I now have the name: Tricophilia galeottiana var. aurea
Quite a beautiful flower though its fragrance is very buggy ... a bit like roaches.
Forum: Identification Forum 05-26-2011, 12:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 689
Posted By Tropic
Tricophilia ID needed

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Forum: Cymbidium Alliance 10-14-2009, 09:05 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,582
Posted By Tropic
Cymbidium flower buds blasting ... why?

My Cymbidium plants are growing strong and healthy and all were producing flower spikes. As soon as the spikes were about five inches long, with some flower buds developing, the buds changed to a...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 10-13-2009, 10:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,703
Posted By Tropic
Check for mosses at: OFE International Web Page...

Check for mosses at:
OFE International Web Page (http://www.ofe-intl.com/)

They have good sphagnum choices. Maybe this will be some help.
Forum: Pests & Diseases 09-23-2009, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,084
Posted By Tropic
I think this looks very much like a fertilizer...

I think this looks very much like a fertilizer excess or imbalance problem. I have had no problem with the Phaiocalanthes, but definitely with some Phaius and Spathoglottis plants.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-17-2009, 08:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,620
Posted By Tropic
I grow my Spathoglottis affinis as I do my...

I grow my Spathoglottis affinis as I do my Calanthe vestita. After the flowering period in December / January, I replant the flattened bulbs in plastic pots with a base level of hardwood charcoal for...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-10-2009, 09:31 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,139
Posted By Tropic
Ray ... maybe a combination of the two would be...

Ray ... maybe a combination of the two would be the best choice. Would the cinnamon formula be the same with boiling a Tble. cinnamon bark bits / pint of water and let steep for a week? Strain and...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 06-09-2009, 10:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,139
Posted By Tropic
Ray... do you spray the whole plant or just what...

Ray... do you spray the whole plant or just what appears to be the infected area? I have used Hydrogen Peroxide with some success.
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 06-08-2009, 08:21 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,928
Posted By Tropic
Wonderful Mauro ... !!! So, it would be a good...

Wonderful Mauro ... !!! So, it would be a good thing to make some bulb divisions and increase its number. I get my Calanthe plants growing from last year's bulbs flowering within a year. So they are...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 06-08-2009, 01:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,928
Posted By Tropic
Mauro ... Estava me perguntando onde você obteve...

Mauro ... Estava me perguntando onde você obteve essa alba Calanthe? É muito bom. Na verdade, eu estou olhando agora para um como esse.
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 06-05-2009, 10:39 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,928
Posted By Tropic
Mauro... just place the bulb piece on some dry...

Mauro... just place the bulb piece on some dry river sand and leave in shade. Do not water. In a while you will probably see a small delicate shoot developing. Remove bulb off the dry sand and plant...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 06-04-2009, 10:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,928
Posted By Tropic
Great Photos Rosim... these 'strangled' looking...

Great Photos Rosim... these 'strangled' looking bulbs are actually one of the methods this Calanthe uses for propagation. When the leaves sort of dry off.... even a strong wind will snap the bulbs...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 05-24-2009, 07:40 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,948
Posted By Tropic
I wonder what the ratio would be with regards to...

I wonder what the ratio would be with regards to orchid wives / orchid husbands? It appears to me that there are an awful lot of orchid husbands about with their wives giving full support and...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 04-08-2009, 12:54 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 8,826
Posted By Tropic
Jerry ... what is this Bracillus bacteria and its...

Jerry ... what is this Bracillus bacteria and its source? I am sure we can expand a bit more on this additive.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 02-21-2009, 10:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,948
Posted By Tropic
In my collection the Psychopsis plants appear to...

In my collection the Psychopsis plants appear to be constantly flowering from the same old yet living existing spikes and really do not mind being transplanted into new fresh medium once there is not...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-28-2009, 10:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,215
Posted By Tropic
I agree with Roy ... leave them be and...

I agree with Roy ... leave them be and successfully keep to more heat tolerant tropical Cymbidiums that would do fine in Karachi.
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-26-2009, 10:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,296
Posted By Tropic
It would look as if it will need even more light....

It would look as if it will need even more light. My plant has a very dark near purple leaf color at the top and likes a bit of a dry spell and cooler period before flowering. In the wild I have...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 01-17-2009, 10:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,660
Posted By Tropic
This is a situation that none of us can escape...

This is a situation that none of us can escape and we should seriously be thinking of the next step for our cherished orchid collections should such an event occur. These are hard cold facts that...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-16-2008, 07:33 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,583
Posted By Tropic
Not only have I found that the color and color...

Not only have I found that the color and color intensity was different, but the flower size as well. This I think was because of the change in temperature, light intensity, fertilizer and water...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-11-2008, 11:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,637
Posted By Tropic
The Brassavola species and their hybrids make...

The Brassavola species and their hybrids make such a great show when flowering on a well grown big specimen plant that I would be personally very reluctant to reduce its size and so try to find a...
Forum: Advanced Discussion 12-07-2008, 08:57 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,745
Posted By Tropic
When using the polystyrene peanuts for pot bottom...

When using the polystyrene peanuts for pot bottom drainage in larger pots containing heavier plants and growing material, there were many times that I have had serious compression of the peanuts...
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