This plant struggled for a few years with a stubborn scale insect infestation. Last year, thought a combination of strategies, I was able to completely rid this plant of the pesky brown scales that had stunted its growth. The 2015 flowers are the largest and more numerous it has ever produced. It still has a way to go before it matches the size of the inflorescences of its parents but it is getting there.
This blog is an eclectic mix of orchid culture, tropical fish keeping and Amazon parrot behavior. It also has stories just about anything I find interesting. Este blog es una mezcla eclectica del cultivo de las orquideas, el cuidado de los peces tropicales y el comportamiento de las cotorras Amazona. Tambien tiene historias de todo lo que encuentro interesante.
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Encyclia Renate Schmidt (Ency. Orchid Jungle x Enc. alata), May 2015 blooming
This plant struggled for a few years with a stubborn scale insect infestation. Last year, thought a combination of strategies, I was able to completely rid this plant of the pesky brown scales that had stunted its growth. The 2015 flowers are the largest and more numerous it has ever produced. It still has a way to go before it matches the size of the inflorescences of its parents but it is getting there.
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