Haul from Motes: Biting Off More Than I Can Chew

[alecStewart1]

Hey gang, my haul from Motes (almost all) came in, and my my I think this a sign that I should chill out on collecting plants.

I got

• Vanda Karina Motes
• Vanda Motes Interstellar
• Papilionanda James Craig Adamson x Vanda insignis
• Vanda Nancy Bloomfield

I have Vanda Motes Miami Heat still coming in as well.

Now, I know mature Vandas are pretty big plants. For whatever reason, though, when I saw the deal on the MotesOrchid website, that didn't register with me for some reason. My silly lizard brain said "ooh, purple!" I did not think through how big these plants would be, for whatever reason.

Vanda Karina Motes' roots are ridiculous, but impressive. Vanda Motes Interstellar's roots are funny in that it, as my fiance said, looks like it's doing the splits.

The flower stuck around somewhat, so there are some pictures. We hung up Karina Motes and Motes Interstellar with some cotton string, since their roots are sprawling too much to be managed in a pot.

I had some bark mix and leca left, so Vanda Nancy Bloomfield is, urm, mostly potted until I get more leca in tomorrow.

Papilionanda James Craig Adamson x Vanda insignis I'll need a bigger pot.

I pot the other two because I don't really have good places to hang them, and it'll be easier to manage whenever I have to overwinter them inside.

Karina Motes and Motes Interstellar get their roots misted with the hose, and a little spray bottom I have.

Really great looking plants, but I think this is a sign I should pull back on collecting.