Phalaeonopsis Schillerianna

[karate kid]

Originally Posted by tucker85

What medium are you growing your phals in and what fertilizer are you using?

Hello Tucker,

It took me a while to really know what medium works for this particular phalaeonopsis.I experimented actually and note their growth in that particular medium.If the orchids are still small like they can fit in the 6 inch pot I just use bark with sphagnum moss mix but I get tired because this medium will only last for 2 years but this will work for the smaller one which is the best for me and after 2 years anyway they would outgrow them that's how fast they grow,.When i move some of them to 8 inch pot i change it to coarse charcoal as this would provide a lot of air space underneath in combination with big coconut husk chopped into pieces (The one that you could buy in plastic) which provide good aeration as well because they are big and not small ones who has a tendency to fill those little airpockets and lastly with the perlite its white stuff and i just put them layer by layer.First the styrofoam peanuts for more aeration at the bottom,followed by coarse charcoal,then the coarse coconut husk then perlite then charcoal,coconut husk,perlite and so on and so forth till you reach the top.
fertilizer wise I put the dynamite ,from home depot this are granules every 3 months and weekly with the better gro orchid fertilizer when I water them.Happy growing man.

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Originally Posted by eggshells

Excellent cultural techniques.

Just got back from the Philippines and saw some wild collected orchids in the market. I can tell you now that the leaves of your phals are twice as big than the wild ones. It's also nice to see that you are doing great with our species from the Philippines.

I love collecting Philippine species as well but for paphios. Keep up the great work.

I saw one posting here maybe it was zjan but he is from Cavite and saw all this gorgeous schillerianas and they are also cheap compared here .Did you ever try to bring some of those species ? I would like to do that when i go home just wondering about the protocol of bringing plants here .I know about the phytosanitary part just dont know how the system works.have you tried it?

[eggshells]

I saw one posting here maybe it was zjan but he is from Cavite and saw all this gorgeous schillerianas and they are also cheap compared here .Did you ever try to bring some of those species ? I would like to do that when i go home just wondering about the protocol of bringing plants here .I know about the phytosanitary part just dont know how the system works.have you tried it?

Well I am not sure about the US. But in Canada, if I were to import an orchid species included appendix I. I have to get an importation permit, CITES and Phytosanitary certificates. Basically its a lot of work. You cant really get a CITES permits and Phytosanitary if the plants are wild collected or if you buy on a flea market. I do not know a lot of nursesries that issue these certificates. I do agree that they are dirt cheap. Especially if you time your vacation when the Philippine Orchid Society have a show. Usually around the last week of February to March.

Here are some pictures I took when I was there.

[Cattleya17]

Hey! Yeah the markings are fantastic! compared to the Ma#2 that is. compared to yours its not as fantastic here are some pics of both the Fragrant butterfly hybrid and the Ma#2 . I am happy to report that the Fragrant butterfly hybrid is fragrant! not powerful but very noticeable when you get close also not all day.
The Leaves

IMG_1211 by Sam In NY, on Flickr


IMG_1214 by Sam In NY, on Flickr


IMG_1215 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

The Ma#2

IMG_1217 by Sam In NY, on Flickr


IMG_1219 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

And Some flowers


IMG_1233 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

i will be posting a post hehe when the Ma#2 blooms it has a very tall almost 3 foot spike. Low flower count...only 6 buds. it looked like it wanted to branch but it halted. the Fragrant butterfly hybrid had 14 flowers but i knocked one off watering...I was So Mad!!! ill get better shots when i post next, these ones are ugly

P.S Sorry it took me so long to respont Karate Kid

[bballr4567]

Awesome growing! I can't wait to get the room to grow these guys.

[Wild Orchid]

[QUOTE=karate kid;546234]Hello Tucker,

It took me a while to really know what medium works for this particular phalaeonopsis.I experimented actually and note their growth in that particular medium.If the orchids are still small like they can fit in the 6 inch pot I just use bark with sphagnum moss mix but I get tired because this medium will only last for 2 years but this will work for the smaller one which is the best for me and after 2 years anyway they would outgrow them that's how fast they grow,.When i move some of them to 8 inch pot i change it to coarse charcoal as this would provide a lot of air space underneath in combination with big coconut husk chopped into pieces (The one that you could buy in plastic) which provide good aeration as well because they are big and not small ones who has a tendency to fill those little airpockets and lastly with the perlite its white stuff and i just put them layer by layer.First the styrofoam peanuts for more aeration at the bottom,followed by coarse charcoal,then the coarse coconut husk then perlite then charcoal,coconut husk,perlite and so on and so forth till you reach the top.
fertilizer wise I put the dynamite ,from home depot this are granules every 3 months and weekly with the better gro orchid fertilizer when I water them.Happy growing man.[COLOR="Silver"]

Hi Karate,
Your Phals are AMAZING!......
Can you help me to understand how you apply medium in layers?? I mean, it's difficult enough to even get it there to the roots and in the centre, never mind making a layered cake!
Thanks again!

Lilia

[karate kid]

[QUOTE=eggshells;546291]Well I am not sure about the US. But in Canada, if I were to import an orchid species included appendix I. I have to get an importation permit, CITES and Phytosanitary certificates. Basically its a lot of work. You cant really get a CITES permits and Phytosanitary if the plants are wild collected or if you buy on a flea market. I do not know a lot of nursesries that issue these certificates. I do agree that they are dirt cheap. Especially if you time your vacation when the Philippine Orchid Society have a show. Usually around the last week of February to March.

Here are some pictures I took when I was there.

Those are really nice pics and they are actually cheap over there .How I wish I could bring at least 30 of them here ha ha ha Thank you for sharing those photos .they are really big and with long leaves .Over here seedling size would be at least 16 dollars ,sayang

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Originally Posted by Cattleya17

Hey! Yeah the markings are fantastic! compared to the Ma#2 that is. compared to yours its not as fantastic here are some pics of both the Fragrant butterfly hybrid and the Ma#2 . I am happy to report that the Fragrant butterfly hybrid is fragrant! not powerful but very noticeable when you get close also not all day.

i will be posting a post hehe when the Ma#2 blooms it has a very tall almost 3 foot spike. Low flower count...only 6 buds. it looked like it wanted to branch but it halted. the Fragrant butterfly hybrid had 14 flowers but i knocked one off watering...I was So Mad!!! ill get better shots when i post next, these ones are ugly

P.S Sorry it took me so long to respont Karate Kid

Very nice and looks like they are happy .i will be posting my ma no 2 as well.I dont think I could grow in that kind of medium ha ha ha

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[QUOTE=rlilia;546295]

Originally Posted by karate kid

Hi Karate,
Your Phals are AMAZING!......
Can you help me to understand how you apply medium in layers?? I mean, it's difficult enough to even get it there to the roots and in the centre, never mind making a layered cake!
Thanks again!

Lilia

When I say layer by layer Im talking about the 8 inch pot since i dont use that medium in a 6 inch pot.Its literal as in layer by layer lol .Here's how I did them first the peanuts at the bottom may be an inch,then i put on the plant,then i put the coarse charcoal at least an inch thick around it followed by the coarse coconut 1 inch thick then the perlite . The Perlite is not a layer of an inch thick but I make sure that perlite goes evenly with the coconut husk like the perlite is mix with the coconut husk so it wont be all coconut husk of 1 inch thick but mix with perlite and then charcoal again another inch, then coco husk mix with perlite.My rationale here is that coconut husk retains water but mix with perlite it is not as compacted as it is but more airy and with the other layer of the pot with charcoal it remains dry and with good air movement because of the spaces in between them and the air pockets which would prevent root rot.Ill post pics and pls take a notice of what I did with the pots as well . Happy growing

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Heres some more Pics of my schhills

heres the leaves of my schills now ,last year the longest was 13 1/2 inch but this year it was 15 1/2 inch leaf but still at 5 inches thick

its spiking now and all the missiles are pointing at me its almost 31/2 feet of branching spike and still growing

schills Ma no. 2 leaves are not prominently mottled but with 4 spikes on 2 plants in one pot

The rest of the schills with my hand to compare the size

the missiles again

pics from last bloom

same

[Cattleya17]

Haha karate kid. My winter is very dry so I needed something to keep the moisture but because the Ma#2 is so big I didn't wanna risk putting it in a big pot of moss mix. So I gave S/H a whirl and I love it. You keep doing what you are doing. Your plants are out of this world! I just hope my Schills put on a display like yours someday!

[Cattleya17]

Hey karate kid! My Ma#2 it's first two flowers just finished opening 4 more buds to go. Low count this time. I think it's because it still getting used to the semi hydro. Did yours open yet. Is like to see what yours look like. I don't know it might just be me but mine don't look like the pic from Norman's. I need to compare.

[Bobkap]

Omg how do you get the plants to flower like that it's amazing. I have never seen anything like that before.
Good luck!

[karate kid]

Thanks for the compliments ..its fertilizer weekly with slow release every three months.phals are easy to grow.

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MY Ma number 2 has total of 28 for two plants since I combined them in one pot.im sure yours would be spectacular as well

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by the way bob cap i have newer postings on schillerianna under species .Its called my ever dependable schilerrianna thanks