Sedirea japonica var. Nagoran 名護蘭

[Pilot]

Excellent plant, Bud! I've recently been bitten hard by the Japanese orchid bug and have several neos but really took to sedireas. I have five now, one standard, one minmaru and two minmaru shima and a chabo. All of them are awesome! I only recently figured out their needs in my environment but thankfully I did and now I have loads of new roots and leaves!

Sadly I could not detect a scent on my minmaru. Is this plant very fragrant that you've posted here?

[Bud]

Originally Posted by Pilot

Excellent plant, Bud! I've recently been bitten hard by the Japanese orchid bug and have several neos but really took to sedireas. I have five now, one standard, one minmaru and two minmaru shima and a chabo. All of them are awesome! I only recently figured out their needs in my environment but thankfully I did and now I have loads of new roots and leaves!

Sadly I could not detect a scent on my minmaru. Is this plant very fragrant that you've posted here?

Thank You, Ryan!

You have five!
I only got three.
I am impressed that you were able to figure out how to grow these orchids in your zone. I know about your elevation and arid atmospheric humidity, but then again, even for my living in a Manhattan apartment nobody could understand how I can grow orchids, much less re-bloom them at all!
I cant wait to see your blooms.
Sedirea japonica orchids= any variation are fragrant.... they are strongest early in the morning but by noon you have to really put it close to your nose to capture a whiff....maybe on the next blooming cycle of your minmaru the fragrance will be evident....

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Bud

Thank You, Ryan!

You have five!
I only got three.
I am impressed that you were able to figure out how to grow these orchids in your zone. I know about your elevation and arid atmospheric humidity, but then again, even for my living in a Manhattan apartment nobody could understand how I can grow orchids, much less re-bloom them at all!
I cant wait to see your blooms.
Sedirea japonica orchids= any variation are fragrant.... they are strongest early in the morning but by noon you have to really put it close to your nose to capture a whiff....maybe on the next blooming cycle of your minmaru the fragrance will be evident....

Oh I've long since given up keeping orchids in my environment. I still grow some outside during the summer but mostly because those few are not especially warm-loving and/or grow well in sh and enjoy the frequent watering they get when in my garden. My sedirea live inside my orchid enclosure, which is in my basement, which is pumped full of awesome humidity and kept regulated re temp by space heater than keeps the air from falling below 65F. In fact, I even have some of the enclosure on auto water! lol I have several nozzles aimed at all of my air loving plants, like vandas and tolumnia, which get their roots soaked every day by the timer. My "setup" has grown over the years and I can confidently leave my collection for a week + without worrying at all about the plants. The only plants I have to concern myself with are my neos and sedirea, which are plants on moss mounds. If they're actively growing, I couldn't make it a week right now, but in dormancy, they get through it fine.

So I'm not terribly old (early 30s), but I'm convinced my nose is on its way out in terms of detecting scents! LOL

with that said, Bud... you need a Chabo. cutest orchid ever.

[Bud]

I believe you=I will try to find one, Ryan....and you know I will= when I set my mind to it

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Bud

I believe you=I will try to find one, Ryan....and you know I will= when I set my mind to it

Psh... I got you hooked up... Dr Glenn of New World Orchids!!!!

[Bud]

Yikes! Dr. Glenn can be quite pricey!
I will try my orchid hunter first....

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Bud

Yikes! Dr. Glenn can be quite pricey!
I will try my orchid hunter first....

True-- as always, supply drives it. I personally could only find chabo through him but maybe your hunting will reveal a cheaper source. the plant i got is wonderful.

[Jayfar]

Originally Posted by Bud

Yikes! Dr. Glenn can be quite pricey!
I will try my orchid hunter first....

Originally Posted by Pilot

True-- as always, supply drives it. I personally could only find chabo through him but maybe your hunting will reveal a cheaper source. the plant i got is wonderful.

It seems there's only 3 major sources in the US for Sedirea japonica and Neofinetia falcata: Seed Engei, New World Orchids (Dr. Glenn Lehr) and Orchids Ltd. (aka orchidweb). Those are great, but are there any others to recommend? And are there any particular ebay sellers that are reliable for good quality?

I just ordered a Neofinetia falcata 'Kara Nishiki' (a tiger stripe) from orchidweb, BTW, to add to my beginner collection of 3 Neo, plus a Sedirea, that I picked up from Seed Engei at the SEPOS show.

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by Jayfar

It seems there's only 3 major sources in the US for Sedirea japonica and Neofinetia falcata: Seed Engei, New World Orchids (Dr. Glenn Lehr) and Orchids Ltd. (aka orchidweb). Those are great, but are there any others to recommend? And are there any particular ebay sellers that are reliable for good quality?

I just ordered a Neofinetia falcata 'Kara Nishiki' (a tiger stripe) from orchidweb, BTW, to add to my beginner collection of 3 Neo, plus a Sedirea, that I picked up from Seed Engei at the SEPOS show.

I don't know of other vendors who deal almost exclusively with Japanese orchids. Others seem to be one offs.

[Bud]

There is a Japanese Orchids vendor on Ebay who deals with only neos and Sedirea and two others who are trustworthy sellers by the looks of their stars by the thousands already....
I read a fellow member here complaining about 'orchidweb' mailing their plants in flat envelopes.