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Originally Posted by calvin_orchidL
What a coincidence - I was just about to start a thread on one of the hybrids of this orchid. Beautiful blooms, by the way - I just love the angular pristine white blossoms. I apologize in advance for the hijack, but HOW do you grow this one?
I have dend. roy tokunaga x nora tokunaga and it has sulked for 2 years  It produced a new growth last summer, only to have it rot off even though I did absolutely nothing different. It tried to make another one late summer and it's much shorter than the existing growths which have, over the 2 years, dropped leaves and shriveled although they aren't dead yet. I have noticed a new growth appearing just a month ago - should these be kept constantly moist when in active growth? I've been letting mine dry out completely and I think that this may be the problem.
Latouria dends are my nemesis  |
Not sure about Roy's needs, but a little on Nora. I grow mine in a GH. It sits up high in the warmer/high light parts. I grow intermediate & warm plants. Humidity is pretty high, so is air movement. When the nightime temps go below 65 I start watering it less. I think it only got 3 waterings in dec and 1, maybe 2, in jan. It has one maturing cane getting ready to spike, 2 other spikes an inch long developingon old already flowered canes and a new growth that is 1 1/2" that started about mid dec. In dec I was also stingy with the thermostat and let nights drop to 53.3F, currently the night temps are 58-59F. 55-85% humidity. It's planted in plastic pot that sits in a clay orchid pot. The mix is pearlite and a white chalky rock, the name illudes me at the moment... In the summer I water it as much as 5 times a week.
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