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Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 05-18-2010, 12:36 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,421
Posted By pixieStar
2 spikes in full bloom, congratulations I am...

2 spikes in full bloom, congratulations I am envious! I would love if you would post some pictures. Does yours have a fragrance?

Mine has started growing some new root-tips so I think it is doing...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-03-2010, 01:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,872
Posted By pixieStar
Thanks Orchidbyte, that it does help. I wanted to...

Thanks Orchidbyte, that it does help. I wanted to know if my bud blast could have been the result of cold temps, I guess not if yours are get down to 40. I was thinking it might have a more...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 05-02-2010, 06:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,872
Posted By pixieStar
I found your post. Lovely. Yes I bought a tiny...

I found your post. Lovely. Yes I bought a tiny piece of mine after seeing an enormous specimen that must have had 20-25 spikes on it during my visit to a greenhouse. Even larger than yours if you can...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 05-02-2010, 12:12 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,759
Posted By pixieStar
I just got a piece of one of these today! I saw...

I just got a piece of one of these today! I saw one awhile ago and just loved the magnificent blooms and amazing fragrance. Any special growing needs? Grow like a cattleya—wet to dry?

Thanks.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 04-30-2010, 03:38 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,307
Posted By pixieStar
Re:

Thanks Jerry. That makes me feel better.

I re-potted mine in a plastic slatted see-through pot with styrofoam peanuts at the bottom in a mix of coco husk chunks, perilite and charcoal. The mix...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 04-29-2010, 08:58 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,307
Posted By pixieStar
Hello everyone, I have one of these that has...

Hello everyone,
I have one of these that has been growing along just fine. It began to spike and I was thrilled but it blasted last weeks. It has two other blasted spikes from before it was mine....
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-15-2010, 03:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,578
Posted By pixieStar
Latest Update

Spike on unchained melody is has fully opened. Has a sweet but then something else..."hmm...not sure about that" at the end fragrance. I love its little charming arching way. Nitida is progressing...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 04-09-2010, 03:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,988
Posted By pixieStar
Re-potted

I re-potted my epi. parkinsonianum. Thank you all for your advice.

He is now in a smaller basket lined with sphagnum moss, loosely filled with a mix of coconut chips, charcoal and perilite. I hung...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-09-2010, 01:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,578
Posted By pixieStar
Coelogyne Blooming

Almost forgot to attach the photo. Here it is.
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 04-09-2010, 01:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,578
Posted By pixieStar
Yes actually, funny you would ask. The first...

Yes actually, funny you would ask. The first bloom cracked yesterday and just fully opened this morning! I love it. The coelogynes are working their way up my favorites list. The nitida is coming...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 04-06-2010, 10:04 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 5,421
Posted By pixieStar
Hi David, I have one of these and I lost the...

Hi David,

I have one of these and I lost the spike on it about a month ago. I have been so dissapointeded. I think it may have been lost due to a very quick and early blast of direct sunlight I...
Forum: Coelogyne Alliance 03-31-2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,578
Posted By pixieStar
Coelogyne Unchained Melody & Nitida-in spike

I thought I would share some of my candy with everybody. This is my first self cultivated coelogyne spike. I also recently purchased coelogyne nitida in spike and my mom got a lovely blooming...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-13-2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,988
Posted By pixieStar
Thanks everyone, Yours just bloomed! Wow,...

Thanks everyone,

Yours just bloomed! Wow, congratulations! Water how often coolPhrog, weekly in coconut husk? Does it like to dry out between being watered?

I would love to have it mounted...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-11-2010, 03:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,162
Posted By pixieStar
I have these! I thought they were spidermite...

I have these! I thought they were spidermite babies and have been rinsing, washing and spraying...rinsing, washing and spraying and tearing my hair out! What is the best way to get rid of them? Or...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-11-2010, 03:26 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,988
Posted By pixieStar
Epidendrum Parkinsonianum cultural advice please?

Hello to all,

I recently purchased an Epidendrum parkinsonianum. I have been looking for information on this species but have had a hard time finding how people are successfully cultivating it.
...
Forum: Pleurothallis Alliance 03-02-2010, 08:23 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,600
Posted By pixieStar
I saw one of these at the Pacific Orchid Expo....

I saw one of these at the Pacific Orchid Expo. last weekend that had at least 15 blooms. It was amazing but I don't have the conditions for these and forced myself to move on. Andy's Orchids carrys...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 11-09-2009, 10:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 34,184
Posted By pixieStar
Hi Frank, I have a Cattleya walkeriana var....

Hi Frank,

I have a Cattleya walkeriana var. coerulea and have been looking for culture advice. Would you mind passing on some tips and wisdom considering yours is doing so well? I have mine in a...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 09-11-2009, 09:27 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,137
Posted By pixieStar
BLC Greenwich culture ?

Hi. I have a BLC Greenwich but I think it could be doing better. Does anyone have any tips for me about its culture? I was giving too much sun and crisped the edges of the leaves and a new growth....
Forum: Beginner Discussion 09-11-2009, 09:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,324
Posted By pixieStar
Hi. I also have a BLC Greenwich but I think it...

Hi. I also have a BLC Greenwich but I think it could be doing better. Does anyone have any tips for me about its culture? I was giving too much sun and crisped the edges of the leaves and a new...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-16-2009, 03:09 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,098
Posted By pixieStar
Thank you rastafouni. I'll take it one day at a...

Thank you rastafouni. I'll take it one day at a time checking for progress or regression and adjust humidity accordingly.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-15-2009, 08:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,098
Posted By pixieStar
Thank you rastafouni! What kind of potting medium...

Thank you rastafouni! What kind of potting medium do you have your rhynostylis in and how often you water and mist or how you keep the humidity? That would be really great.
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-15-2009, 06:08 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,098
Posted By pixieStar
Thank you nenella. Every bit of info helps me...

Thank you nenella. Every bit of info helps me piece it together a little more. I'll post some more photos as it progresses and hopefully add some information on cultivation when I see forward...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-15-2009, 04:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 12,098
Posted By pixieStar
Question Rhynchostylis retusa cultivation enquiry

Hello Everyone,

I am seeking cultural advice on Rhynchostylis retusa. I just got one and am feeling intimidated about how exactly to care for it and have had a hard time tracking down any info...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - others 08-15-2009, 03:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,774
Posted By pixieStar
Hi Veena, I just got my first rhynostylis...

Hi Veena,

I just got my first rhynostylis retusa and am seeking advice on how to cultivate it. Would you mind sharing your growing conditions, potting medium and care tips with me? That would be...
Forum: Vanda Alliance - Neofinetia 03-28-2009, 02:27 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 7,872
Posted By pixieStar
Thanks so much Bird Song Farm! Very helpful and...

Thanks so much Bird Song Farm! Very helpful and confidence boosting.
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