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Originally Posted by Stefan
great job mauro,
this shows that even you are only human, and that orchids still can get the better of you, lol.
well donr agian, beautiful bloom.
stefan
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You bet, Stefan, I'm only human! There's a lot of orchids I can't grow well!
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Originally Posted by isurus79
Mauro,
Im curious, what makes lueddemanniana so difficult for you? Are your cultural conditions too different or is this species a particularly finicky one? I dont personally have one of these (yet), but Im curious for my own reference. As always, thanks for any info!
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Honestly, Steve, I don't know! This species really frustrates me. I used to grow it the same way I grow my other unifoliate Cattleyas and always had poor results. Then, a year ago I decided to change the media I used to use (tree fern fiber and plastic pots) to sphagnum and clay pots. I guess I finally hit the nail on the head because I got a flower from this and the several other seedlings I grow (caerulea, concolor, dark, suavissima, semi-alba etc) are all well rooted and having a consistent development now. So, I can only think that, for my general growing condition, the combination tree fern fiber/plastic pot was not satisfactory for this species. This is a little bit strange, because some of my friends who grow luedemmanniana use tree fern fiber and get well-developed plants. Go figure!
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