Project 6 -Project Plant Suggestions - Page 37 - Orchid Board

quiltergal · #**361** 03-18-2008, 04:07 PM

Hi all. I'm finally back from Mexico. It took me 48 hours to get out of the country!

Anyway, it looks like you all have been busy while I was gone. It's going to take me a week to get caught up with all the posts. Looks like we have a great plant list started. My only issue will be with plants that require high humidity. If they can get by with 60-70% that will work best for me. Our summers are very dry, and the plants are in my bedroom so don't want to run a humidifier.

shakkai · #**362** 03-18-2008, 04:17 PM

Welcome back, Terri! Are you saying it took you 48 hours to get out of the US? Or out of Mexico and back into the US?!

Dorothy · #**363** 03-18-2008, 06:42 PM

I believe a bletia was accepted as a plant in one of our last projects (4 or 5?) but it was of another species .. I do like that plant

I'm only sorry that Pleiones are too cool growing .. they would have been something fun to try

Check them out - Thumbnails

quiltergal · #**364** 03-18-2008, 06:45 PM

Out of Mexico back into the US. When Atlanta shut the airport down because of the tornado or whatever it was, it backed flights up all over the US. Our flight was 2 hrs late arriving from Chicago because there were too many planes on the ground at one time. We missed the last connecting flight out of Mexico City to San Francisco, so had to spend the night and most of the following day in Mexico City. It was quite the little adventure.

kavanaru · #**365** 03-18-2008, 06:46 PM

oh yeah... they are gorgeous (the Pleiones, I mean)... I have been always tempted to give them a try... but am afraid I would kill them... I could indeed provide them with the right temps but they seem to be quite tricky...

calvin_orchidL · #**366** 03-18-2008, 06:49 PM

dang ramon those are beautiful! I didn't know bletia was so diverse...I find these so much more attractive than striata (maybe I'm just bitter cause mine doesn't bloom!) They're on my wish list now!

shakkai · #**367** 03-18-2008, 06:58 PM

Terri, Glad you're back home safe and sound! Sounds like quite an adventure!

Ramón, go ahead and give them a try! Its the best way to learn.

kavanaru · #**368** 03-18-2008, 07:00 PM

You will laugh about this Shakkai, but this is the only plant for which I have been in the situation... Not even with Disas, which are also very tricky, and which I managed to kill in "tempo record"

shakkai · #**369** 03-18-2008, 07:06 PM

We have found your weak spot!!!

cb977 · #**370** 03-18-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kavanaru

ok, here we go... the 3 first will stay in the wish wish wish list of all of us, I think

#4 & 6 are already in my wish list

only #5 could make it into the project candidates, but....

1.- Bipinnula canisii WOW!!!IOSPE PHOTOS can not find it in Canada, USA or EU

2.- Bletia adenocarpa Wish we could find it!IOSPE PHOTOS can not find it in Canada, USA or EU

3.- Bletia coccinea Be still, my heart!!!
IOSPE PHOTOS can not find it in Canada, USA or EU

4.- Bollea coelestis GORGEOUS!!!small to medium sized, warm to cool growing orchid without psuedobulbs IOSPE PHOTOS M&M Orchids (EU) Hanging Gardens - Orchid Species and Select Hybrids (USA - not very sure abouth this) Cannot find it in Canada

5.- Oncidium cheirophorum dwarf, cool to warm growing epiphyte IOSPE PHOTOS Paramount (CANADA!!!!

) Currlin, Schwerter & Rölke (EU) NOT IN USA!!!

SUE move your contacts and find it!!! it's a potential Project Cutie!!!

6.- Oncidium crispum small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte IOSPE PHOTOS
Kopf Orchideen & Orchideen-Lenhard (EU) Cannot find it in Canada or USA

Sorry, but I'm not crazy about the last two