Phal Schilleriana

[alsorchids]

Wonderful photograph Ramon! I can see almost every fine detail on this bloom. It looks to my untrained eye to be near perfect! AL

[rdlsreno]

Originally Posted by alsorchids

Wonderful photograph Ramon! I can see almost every fine detail on this bloom. It looks to my untrained eye to be near perfect! AL

Thanks!

Ramon

[Zildjian]

Originally Posted by rdlsreno

Ang laki ng bulaklak ay 8.9 cm lang at 17 lang ang dami dahil ang mga 4N ay karaniwang mas mabagal lumaki. Ang ibig sabihin ng 4N ay ito ay isang polyploid, dumoble ang dami ng cells ng halaman. Kalyat mas malaki. Sa karaniwan, ang dami ng cells ng ordinaryong halaman ay 2N lang.

Ramon

marami pa rin po ang bulaklak. salamat po sa intro about cells.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

Yes Michael. I easily killed a plant in a pot so I have them mounted and they were doing great. I read somewhere that they should dry out within 3 days.

Now I know to mount it when it starts growing again! It is supposed to arrive in a 2 inch pot, Thank you for answering all my questions and congrats on the fragrance!!!

[Zildjian]

Originally Posted by Mikeg

Now I know to mount it when it starts growing again! It is supposed to arrive in a 2 inch pot, Thank you for answering all my questions and congrats on the fragrance!!!

Yes when there is new root growth. Check though first the pot medium if it dries out quickly at least within 3 days. You should be fine if that's the case. I noticed though that the roots of this species won't stay inside the pot. They would climb out of the plastic pot and roam. They would not attach or wrap around the plastic pot unlike if it is in a clay pot wherein the roots just wrap around the clay pots. This is actually how others are growing it here using clay pots in a mounted way meaning no medium in the pot. In this way the roots won't roam outside of the pots it will just wrap around the clay pot in and out no long roots hanging around.

Anyway, my backyard is now filled with its fragrance. The next interesting thing now is to see how long the flowers & fragrance will last.

[Mikeg]

So they just stick the plant in a clay pot and let it grow?

[Zildjian]

Yes. The clay pot is also hanging sideways so that water won't settle in the crown.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

Yes. The clay pot is also hanging sideways so that water won't settle in the crown.

The plant is also hanging sideways?

[Zildjian]

around 45deg from the horizontal. hanging sideways is fine initially the key is for the water not to settle in the crown. eventually the plant will be in the <=45deg position as it grows.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

around 45deg from the horizontal. hanging sideways is fine initially the key is for the water not to settle in the crown. eventually the plant will be in the <=45deg position as it grows.

...Makes sense. Again thank you for answering all my questions. I want nothing but success with this one, so I am trying to find out as much as I can. I am so stoked for this plant. Thanks again!!!