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Forum: Propagation Today, 11:49 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 5,738
Posted By Roberta
Hummingbirds LOVE those bright reed-stem...

Hummingbirds LOVE those bright reed-stem Epidendums! (They also self-pollinate pretty easily) The Epis also don't seem to be picky about where they germinate... I have found them growing in other...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance Yesterday, 03:33 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 558
Posted By Roberta
First, Welcome! Having killed multiple Den....

First, Welcome!

Having killed multiple Den. cuthbertsonii over the years (I'm an outdoor grower, it's the summer warmth that slowly did them in) I have given up. They do love humidity, pure...
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! Yesterday, 03:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 617
Posted By Roberta
Welcome!

Welcome!
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance Yesterday, 11:25 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 250
Posted By Roberta
I can only sympathize, no advice to give. I have...

I can only sympathize, no advice to give. I have found this species to be a really reluctant bloomer. I have tried drying it out, not drying it out... It was previously named Den aggregatum, more...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-09-2025, 07:11 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 5,769
Posted By Roberta
I think that these may need to move outside, just...

I think that these may need to move outside, just bring them in when temps are down to serious frost. (They can tolerate a few degrees of sub-freezing for a few hours just fine) I recall, in a talk...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-09-2025, 06:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 534
Posted By Roberta
I have, all doing well: Den chapaense Den...

I have, all doing well:
Den chapaense
Den hekouense (Andy's orchids also a source)
Den scoriarum
Den serratilabium
Den xichouense

By the way, Den bensoniae may not stay small... mine is...
Forum: Dendrobium Alliance 03-09-2025, 06:43 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 534
Posted By Roberta
Take a look at Announcing Hengduan Mountains...

Take a look at Announcing Hengduan Mountains Biotechnology website...
Forum: Pests & Diseases 03-04-2025, 05:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,511
Posted By Roberta
That doesn't look anything like virus.. I think...

That doesn't look anything like virus.. I think you don't have to worry about that. I wonder if they have been hit by cold water? Some of that looks a bit like botrytis. Are they near a chilly...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-04-2025, 11:49 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,135
Posted By Roberta
For purple/deep coerulea lip, look at C....

For purple/deep coerulea lip, look at C. purpurata f. werkhauseri. Not one of the more common forms, but gorgeous.

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Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-03-2025, 08:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By Roberta
It may be starting its new growth somewhat early....

It may be starting its new growth somewhat early. As far as how to proceed going forward, wait for some more responses. We have some very experienced Catasetinae growers here.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-03-2025, 07:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By Roberta
That's why I wondered where it came from. I am...

That's why I wondered where it came from. I am starting to get some serious leafing on some of my Catasetinae (maybe only a few weeks from water) while most are just sitting there, so it is possible...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-03-2025, 06:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 430
Posted By Roberta
I don't see anything worrisome. The loss of the...

I don't see anything worrisome. The loss of the lower leaf is probably just shipping stress. If it came from the northern hemisphere, actually this is the time when new growth is just getting started...
Forum: Maxillaria Alliance 03-03-2025, 03:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,169
Posted By Roberta
Looks like a spike to me too.

Looks like a spike to me too.
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-03-2025, 03:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,728
Posted By Roberta
Note that this is a VERY old thread (last...

Note that this is a VERY old thread (last activity was in 2012). Why don't you introduce yourself in the Introductions - Break the Ice forum?
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-03-2025, 03:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,135
Posted By Roberta
C. purpurata is in the "bulletproof" group. Not...

C. purpurata is in the "bulletproof" group. Not only is it heat tolerant, it's also cold tolerant. And with so many color forms to choose from, you can love as many as you have room for... and then...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-03-2025, 03:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 763
Posted By Roberta
It's all about ancestry... Sophronitis and...

It's all about ancestry... Sophronitis and Hadrolaelia Catt species do that naturally, when then are dominant in a hybrid, that's one of the results. If other Catt group are dominant you get sheaths....
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 03-03-2025, 10:47 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 763
Posted By Roberta
A note about blooming habit... The small size and...

A note about blooming habit... The small size and the brilliant color often come from Sophronitis (Cattleya) coccinea, this one is almost half S. coccinea (with a complex ancestry) And it is typical...
Forum: Beginner Discussion 03-01-2025, 08:42 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 664
Posted By Roberta
I suspect thrips. they can et into buds and...

I suspect thrips. they can et into buds and damage them at the edges before they even open. I also see a few spots where the flower has little circular almost transparent spots. Thrips do that too....
Forum: Outdoor Gardening 02-28-2025, 11:18 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,942
Posted By Roberta
A tribute to the power of orchids, you make it...

A tribute to the power of orchids, you make it work.
Forum: Introductions - Break the Ice ! 02-25-2025, 09:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,496
Posted By Roberta
Welcome!

Welcome!
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-25-2025, 07:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,354
Posted By Roberta
Note that anybody can give a cultivar name to any...

Note that anybody can give a cultivar name to any plant (to identify a specific plant that might be used in breeding for for sale) , but unless it is awarded, the name doesn't have any "official"...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-25-2025, 11:14 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,354
Posted By Roberta
I didn't name my purpurata. It's just 'Tipo' x...

I didn't name my purpurata. It's just 'Tipo' x self. In this case 'Tipo' was the name of the cultivar that was awarded... and it did look like a tipo according to the description. But clearly there...
Forum: Cattleya Alliance 02-25-2025, 10:28 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,354
Posted By Roberta
A selfing still shuffles the genes... I have an...

A selfing still shuffles the genes... I have an L. pupurata that was a selfing of an awarded pink one that blooms white. You don't know what was in its line breeding. Yes, no matter how it comes...
Forum: Catasetum and Stanhopea Alliance 02-24-2025, 10:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,313
Posted By Roberta
Resist! In not very long, you will see the...

Resist! In not very long, you will see the little green shoot of the new growth. Continue to resist... the roots need to get 3 inches long or more before it's ready to water. Probably close to 6-8...
Forum: Miscellaneous & Other Genera 02-24-2025, 07:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,714
Posted By Roberta
Pots should be fine. If you keep them close to...

Pots should be fine. If you keep them close to the house, they won't hard-freeze. They should grow under conditions similar to those Hostas.
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