Showing posts with label orchideen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orchideen. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Dendrobium culture: A shade house for Dendrobium anosmum

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Dendrobium anosmum needs exposure to full sunlight to bloom well.    But too much sun burns the plants.    I build this wooden shade house s...
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Monday, September 4, 2023

Brassia culture: Brassia Edvah Loo, how I lost a specimen plant

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I used to have an enormous specimen plant of Brassia Edvah Loo ‘Nishida”.    When it was in full bloom, it was something to behold.   The fl...
Saturday, September 2, 2023

Dendrobium culture: No, its not dead.

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For most orchid growers nowadays, Phalaenopsis are the gateway drug to bigger and more expensive plants.   But the Phalaenopsis that are now...
Friday, September 1, 2023

Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus 1889, on a basket. The irritating problem of long internodes between pseudobulbs

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  I love the genus Bulbophyllum.   It has an enormous number of species with curious and eye-catching flowers.   But they are also the sourc...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Encyclia plicata culture: Caring for a newly purchased plants with few roots

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  A few months ago, I brought an Encyclia plicata.   The plant was somewhat dehydrated from its from its journey (it came from an orchid nur...
Friday, February 24, 2023

The Orchid a book by Lauren Gardiner and Phillip Cribb, a beautiful book with 40 botanical prints

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  This book is my birthday present to myself.    Why I brought it?   Because its beautiful.   The authoritative text is the frosting on top ...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Myrmecophila brysiana culture: The free spirit

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Myrmecophila brysiana When I received my plant of Myrmecophila brysiana from an online vendor, it was a tiny thing on a 2 inch pot. I ma...
Sunday, February 12, 2023

Myrmecophila grandiflora culture: The well behaved one, that stays, mostly in the basket

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When I brought this plant, many years ago, I decided to put it in a basket. I have other Myrmecophilas growing on trees, I wanted to be ...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Encyclia culture: Some notes on root initiation

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One of the most important events in the seasonal cycle of Encyclia is root initiation. It At this time of the year, in early February ...
Friday, February 3, 2023

Dendrobium anosmum var huttonii

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I have cultivated this particular clone of Dendrobium anosmum var. huttonii for many years. It has several peculiar traits that make it ...
Saturday, April 9, 2022

Encyclia culture: Mounting on wood. After a decade and two hurricanes, Encyclia Borincana

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Encyclia Borincana New growths and aerial root skirt The spot where the orchid was originally attached.    I like growing Encyclias attached...

Encyclia Rioclarense, a hybrid of Enc. cordigera and Enc randii

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Encyclia Rioclarense This hybrid of Encyclia cordigera and Encyclia randii has adapted well to my garden.   It is grown under shade cloth ...
Friday, April 8, 2022

Encyclia culture: On getting plump pseudobulbs

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Encyclia Rioclarense Encyclia Rioclarense Encyclia bractecens               To grow Encyclia orchids to their best potential, you need to be...
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