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Old 05-07-2009, 04:07 AM
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Default How Red is too red on the leaves?

So after looking a picture I posted here back on may 1st of my Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' and then looking at the plant today, I'm thinking it's getting too much light now with the addition of a new T5, duel bulb fixture I put into the orchid enclosure. But then again, I don't know. The light meter reads out an average of 1200 FC at the top leaf for about 13 hours a day.

Before that the plant has some red patches, but now the top leaf and the new one forming are really red/purple. In a recent trip to a local orchid grower I saw an example of this Neo that was 10 years old and it had no red coloration on it.

10 days ago:


Today:


Now the up side is that, yes there is a new leaf forming and root growth is in full production. I counted a total of 5 new roots today.

So, should I back it out of the heavily lighted area? I can back it way down on total FC recieved. Is this a normal thing for this plant or am I smoking it?

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