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Old 11-17-2006, 02:06 PM
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Made this photo today. The huge platters of this Vanda are turning into a pinkish maroon colour in the sun. Normally the flowers are bright kobaltblue with darker veins. This is one of my favourite Vanda hybrids.

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Wow...gorgeous colouring. Have you measured that flower? How big is it. Very nice!
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Now that is beuatiful. You can see the pink in the flower. Another one that I have to find
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I envy you guys who have the room and climate to grow all these vandas. I have a few but they are small asco crosses...I'd love a big honkin vanda one day.
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Wendy, I don't know what the blooms will be like yet but how's this for honkin'?

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Nice one Peter! I like reddish hue on it!
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Excellent job Peter, the color is awesome, its sweet when the coloration changes climatically. nice job
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Vanda needs soil to serwive .We grow them on earth not in pots..its light meroon in color and bigger.
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Vanda needs soil to serwive .We grow them on earth not in pots..its light meroon in color and bigger.
SOIL And I thought they were obligate epiphytes!
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SOIL And I thought they were obligate epiphytes!
They are epiphytes in nature. Vanda's do well in baskets allowing the roots to dry out between rains in their natural habitat. I am wondering if your referring to "mud", "mississippi mud" and even so called "dirt", these names are what some orchid growers give for peat-based soil-less potting mixes which include Pro-Mix. Growing in "mud" has its distinct advantages. The main ingredient is these mixes is what we commonly call peat moss which is composed of residues of spaghnum mosses, light brown in color when dry. It should not be confused with dark brown to black "peat soil" which is distinctively marked as peat, Canadian peat or Michigan peat. It does have several advantages, as it decays much slower, retains its aeration over a longer period of time. You can add perlite, styrofoam, charcoal, diatomaceous earth an dother components to the peat in order to improve it areation and drainage. Vanda's is one of the many experiments in growing in peat mixes with positive and negative reviews. Vanda's need to dry out between waterings.
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