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06-18-2008, 04:11 PM
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Dracula vampira, black beauty!
Here it is, finally! And with two floral stems! I am really happy with this black beauty because I have been growing it for years and it had flowered only one time three years ago I think... While I kept it cultivated in three fern fiber it did not bloom. A year ago I decided to change it to pure sphagnum moss and here it is showing its beautiful, large black flower!
I took a close up photo of the free lip showing its pouch-like shape.
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06-18-2008, 04:13 PM
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That's really cool! I guess the sphag worked for you!
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06-18-2008, 04:26 PM
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That is very different! I can't say I like it and can't say I don't. I've never seen anything like this. It's definitely bizarre!  |
06-18-2008, 04:36 PM
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Didn't I suggest pure sphagnum to you a while back? That's what I grow my D. lotax in and it does super. Multiple spikes at same time during cooler temps. Now that temps are getting hotter, she's quit spiking.
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06-18-2008, 04:50 PM
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Wow, nice. Another monkey face. hehe. Very cool plant and flower. Thanks for sharing Mauro.
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06-18-2008, 05:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ross
Didn't I suggest pure sphagnum to you a while back? That's what I grow my D. lotax in and it does super. Multiple spikes at same time during cooler temps. Now that temps are getting hotter, she's quit spiking.
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Yes, you did, Ross. And I moved almost all my Dracs to sphagnum, except for a few that I didn't want to mess up with because they are or were still in flower until recently. |
06-18-2008, 06:20 PM
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Wow! That is stunning. So mysterious looking. Nice work!
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06-18-2008, 07:10 PM
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I love it...Amazing actually... would that do well in a 75'F 90% humidity viv?
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06-18-2008, 07:53 PM
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I love it...Amazing actually... would that do well in a 75'F 90% humidity viv?
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I don't believe, Marty. It needs at least four to six months with lower night temperatures (55-60F) and at least three months with temps going as low as 45-50F in the dawn. |
06-18-2008, 07:55 PM
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Marty, I had success with D. lotax after submitting it to low 60s at night in winter. The lower, the better. Perhaps a cold-running fan will help?
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