Blooming Onc. Sweet Sugar in S/H - Orchid Board

blackorchid · #1 01-15-2009, 04:36 PM

This is the Sweet Sugar I transferred to S/H 7 months ago and I watched them put on a spectacular show with 2 spike. It works like magic!

Sun rm.N.E. · #2 01-15-2009, 04:53 PM

Thanks for posting photo of this healthy and beautiful plant

Ethan · #3 01-15-2009, 08:16 PM

Hi, Black Orchid - I think this is the same variety that I have - not sure as it's a NOID (photos below) When I first bought mine, it had a spike that only had about 20 flowers on it. This fall, I couldn't belieive it - it rebloomed with over 100 flowers on a single infloresence!!! If you have any questions about care or cultivation, let me know!

blackorchid · #4 01-16-2009, 12:06 PM

Mine came from the Home Depot "baggie" chids. The root is not fully established but the plant is in good health after 7 months in semi-hydro. The flower is huge, the biggest I've seen in yellow dancing lady. Hopefully it's gonna look like yours someday. Go Sweet Sugar!

Ethan · #5 01-17-2009, 08:23 AM

It looks like you're taking good care of it. It seems to be one that the larger the whole plant gets, the more flowers it produces. I agree, the largest flower I've seen on a dancing lady - I love this one!

Bob2741 · #6 01-17-2009, 03:11 PM

Yours seem to have a deeper yellow than mine does I like it

Leisurely · #7 01-17-2009, 05:02 PM

My success with growing plants using the S/H method has been very poor. I planted twelve plants in S/H in Dec. 07. Ten were Oncidium hybrids and two were Paphs. There are only three healthy plants remaining is S/H. The rest declined so badly that I removed them to save them and re-potted in very loose sphagnum moss. The three remaining plants in S/H are extremely healthy. Two of them are Beallara Tahoma Glacier and the other is Degamorara Wildcat 'Bobcat' The p-bulbs are so fat they are nearing splitting. One has three spikes. All of the others that I moved to sphagnum have recovered and doing fine. One is Oncidium Sweet Sugar 'Excelcior' and it has a branched spike with a two inch lip. I wonder what the reason is that some of the plants thrived and others tried to die on me?

Onc. Sweet Sugar below:

Orquidia · #8 01-18-2009, 07:26 AM

What is a S/H? can somebody explain a little.

Joansorchid · #9 01-18-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orquidia

What is a S/H? can somebody explain a little.

Hi Orquidia
SH is semi hydroponic. Water grown! You need a container with a reservoir. You need to use a free draining medium. Like hydroclay. These need to be soaked before you use them so that you wash away any residues and get the balls really absorbent. then place them into your pot plant the orchid and surround with the hydroclay medium. Give the orchid a good soak then allow to drain. Once you have done this just feed as normal and water when the reservoir looks almost empty.
Hope this helps you.
Hugs Joan

Orquidia · #10 01-20-2009, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joansorchid

Hi Orquidia
SH is semi hydroponic. Water grown! You need a container with a reservoir. You need to use a free draining medium. Like hydroclay. These need to be soaked before you use them so that you wash away any residues and get the balls really absorbent. then place them into your pot plant the orchid and surround with the hydroclay medium. Give the orchid a good soak then allow to drain. Once you have done this just feed as normal and water when the reservoir looks almost empty.
Hope this helps you.
Hugs Joan

Joansorchid,

Thanks for the great explanation.

Orquidia