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04-09-2016, 03:19 PM
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Red orchids?
Hello! I find a page online that sells orchids (whole saler), but there's no specific pics of each plant, there's pics of the common ones, but the price list is huge!
I have to buy one whole box, so I plan to gift some.
My grandmother always wanted a red orchid, which ones are a good option for inside of the house?
She has a few I haven't ID
I was hoping for ones that would be happy on growing conditions similar to the Phalaenopsis.
Outside she grows Oncidium.
But I know she wants the red one indoors.
Thanks!
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04-09-2016, 03:54 PM
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I have a really pretty red cattleya that I recently purchased. It's a "Slc. Hsiang Yu Red Pearl, 'red dragonfly'". Maybe something like that would be up your alley?
They do need a lot more light than phalaenopsis, though.
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04-09-2016, 04:00 PM
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There are Phalaenopsis hybrids that have flowers very close to red.
Most of the red Cattleya and Oncidium alliance plants need more light than a Phalaenopsis. Some people can flower red Miltoniopsis hybrids in lower light, but these plants don't like higher temperatures. What are the temperatures like in your grandmother's house?
There are a few red Phragmipedium hybrids that take less light than Cattleyas.
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04-09-2016, 06:50 PM
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Thanks for the replies!
That Cattleya looks beautiful!
Her house is sighly warmer because it has more light, but she doesn't have anything to measure it, I could take my digital thing to test it.
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04-09-2016, 07:08 PM
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If you can keep Miltoniopsis hybrids below about 29C / 85F during the day, and keep them cooler at night, they should grow very well. Many are bright red and fragrant. When they are happy they grow very vigorously.
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04-09-2016, 07:39 PM
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Gongora rufescens gives me a flock of little red dragons when it blooms. Plus they smell nice!
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04-09-2016, 10:19 PM
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Bulbophyllums?
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04-10-2016, 09:03 AM
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There are MANY red Phragmipedium hybrids descended from Phragmipedium besseae. They need just a bit more light than most Phals. Large well grown plants can be in almost constant bloom.
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04-10-2016, 11:22 AM
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Slc.Jewel Box 'Dark Waters' is a great one to start!
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04-10-2016, 11:58 AM
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Burrageara (Oncidopsis) Nelly Isler which is in the Oncidium family but is not real large is a true red. It could grow on a window sill.
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