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Sarmienta

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #30 on: February 15, 2012, 08:20:47 AM »
At this moment i also have a fragant flowering Osmoglossum pulchellum,and some miniatures. one of my favorite group is the odontoglossum,but some of these have change to Rhynchostele .
Flowering now is R maculata .

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #31 on: February 15, 2012, 12:08:14 PM »
That's lovely, Sarmienta. :) I too love the odontoglossums, not sure whether I'll ever get used to the name changes.
I'm amazed that your O. pulchellum is in flower already. Mine are yet to show spikes. But they flowered like crazy last year, maybe they are taking a rest. I grow them very cool, together with the Dendrobium infundibulum I showed on the previous page.
« Last Edit: February 15, 2012, 12:12:18 PM by Maren »
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #32 on: February 15, 2012, 07:53:14 PM »
 Some others i have (flowering last autum) are O grande and O crocidipterum.
A small one R rossii is almost in flower. ;)

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #33 on: February 15, 2012, 07:56:40 PM »
 ;D...........sorry forgot the pictures

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #34 on: February 15, 2012, 08:39:37 PM »
Beautiful, you're such a good grower. :)
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #35 on: February 24, 2012, 01:55:26 PM »
Thanks Maren............ ;D i think were all excellent growers  ;)
Besides garden orchids i also keep busy with (sub) tropical species.
Some of them are not really easy form me,but a challenge worth.Tropical miniatures i keep i a terrarium,along with some small poison frogs.

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #36 on: February 24, 2012, 02:00:31 PM »
The Orange orchid is a Sophronitis cernua.The frogs in my terrarium are about 3 cm ,so there not ruin my plants ;D

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #37 on: March 03, 2012, 05:33:26 PM »
Another "cold" growing one Rhynchostele rossii with flowers of just  :) 4 cm

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #38 on: March 04, 2012, 04:05:42 PM »
Sarmienta,
nice plants. I like the terrarium.
This is another sophronitis -coccinea, a recent purchase and first flower.
The plant is small - no more than 3-4 inches high.
The plant was bought as a 4n( tetraploid) form.
The flower should be bigger for a 4n form but this may be because the plant is not yet fully established.
The wild species is difficult to grow as it likes bright light, cool temps and high humidity, not an easy combination.
The Japanese took it and line bred it as well as converting it to 4n status. The resulting plants have much larger flowers and are supposed to be easier and more vigorous growers,
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #39 on: March 05, 2012, 04:49:16 AM »
Well just had a great weekend at my local orchid show! Managed to get my third AOS award! Very excited to get an HCC on my bulbophyllum refractum. Now bulbophyllum refractum 'Phillip and Alistair' HCC/AOS. Named after my 2cats...

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #40 on: March 05, 2012, 06:57:18 AM »
Congratulations, Bryan, can we see some pictures, please? of the plant?
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #41 on: March 05, 2012, 07:01:08 AM »
David,
your Sophronitis coccinea is adorable, the quality of the flower is outstanding.

I'm a bit of a sophronitis nut, having seen whole hillsides covered with them in the Brazilian Organ Mountains, flowering in the canopies of trees. However, the individual flowers were much smaller than yours, of course, you can't beat a 4N for size. :) :) :)
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #42 on: March 05, 2012, 12:42:43 PM »
Well just had a great weekend at my local orchid show! Managed to get my third AOS award! Very excited to get an HCC on my bulbophyllum refractum. Now bulbophyllum refractum 'Phillip and Alistair' HCC/AOS. Named after my 2cats...

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Congratulations, Bryan! We'd love to see it........ 8)
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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #43 on: March 22, 2012, 04:24:18 PM »
How about this for a weird and wonderful cymbidium?
It's called Vogel's Magic, more like the leopard's spots.
Maren in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom - Zone 8

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Re: House orchids 2012
« Reply #44 on: April 02, 2012, 10:00:23 PM »
A small Paphiopedilum I recently bought is flowering for the first time with a flower just 6 cm across.

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