Project Phoenix

[Roberta]

I love that Bulb. polliculosum. Flowers are so weird. Mine is still alive, but no sign of flowers yet... to have it bloom in this, its second year, will be a triumph. The orchid addiction is based upon hope...

[Akhenaten]

This hybrid is one of the smallest Nepenthes hybrids. And at the same time it has beautiful natural jugs. I highly recommend this hybrid.

[Dusty Ol' Man]

I look forward to seeing how you have adjusted your growing space, and especially the photos of the wonderful, and sometimes strange little flowers. Thanks for sharing these, and keep it up!

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Roberta

The orchid addiction is based upon hope...

It's true, colleague.
Dusty Ol' Man welcome

[WaterWitchin]

Okay, I found the Hooker's pitcher plant. I also found a a red Nepenthes ampullaria and Nepenthes ventricosa cross. Any experience with this one? Any idea how large it gets?

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by WaterWitchin

Okay, I found the Hooker's pitcher plant. I also found a a red Nepenthes ampullaria and Nepenthes ventricosa cross.

No, I had only N. alata 10 years ago. All them need extremely high humidity, cloche necessarily.
Hooker's pitcher plant have biggest Nepenthes in parent, N. rafflesiana (15 metres), but have small size. I think Nepenthes ampullaria x Nepenthes ventricosa will be smaller. But ventricosa live in cold highland forest. But hybrid may like warm temperatures. But, I think, it will be very beautiful plant with ideally spherical red pitcher. Taste it.

[Akhenaten]

Bloomed Masdevallia lychniphora from Peru from Peruflora.
Lives in a refrigerator on a horizontal mossy cork block. Under a bright, very bright, cuthbert's LED lamp. This is a light-loving masdevallia. Temperature from +9 to +20.









I bought Masdevallia and Trisetella triaristella from SVO. Masdevallia came immediately dead. From Trisetella there is one feather, 1.5 cm high. Planted on a hygrolon tussock. It's been 2 years. Should bloom like this:



Blossomed But this is not a triaristella for sure. Although the tongue-lip is definitely trisetellins. Yes, and Alba form I don’t know who it is yet

[Roberta]

Now I know why I could not grow Masd. lychniphora... same reason why I can't grow Den cuthbertsonii. It's the magic refrigerator. Your maximum temp of 20 deg C works wonders.

[DirtyCoconuts]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Now I know why I could not grow Masd. lychniphora... same reason why I can't grow Den cuthbertsonii. It's the magic refrigerator. Your maximum temp of 20 deg C works wonders.

it really is magical

WW- i think you can grow the big american nepenthenes in your sunroom. i can send you a vine to try

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Roberta

It's the magic refrigerator. .

Thank you Please, use refrigerator! It's very easy.

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

WW- i think you can grow the big american nepenthenes in your sunroom. i can send you a vine to try

Thank you so much. But I haven't a lot of space. I have dream to reconstruct old Cattleya's hybrids: Cattleya Pharaoh and Cattleya Sphinx. Now I have all parents for this adventure