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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: mark smyth on October 29, 2009, 11:56:33 PM

Title: Dactylorhiza in pots
Post by: mark smyth on October 29, 2009, 11:56:33 PM

Does anyone grow Dactylorhiza in pots? What is the best mix for them?

Thanks

Title: Re: Dactylorhiza in pots
Post by: Frans IJsselstijn on October 30, 2009, 11:25:17 AM

Hello mark

I use for romana
2 parts seramis, 2 parts perliet and 1 part buzz cuzz cocos

For lapponica, maculata, majalis, saccifera, sambucina, traunsteineri I use
1 part peat
1 part perliet
1 part buzz cuzz cocos
1 part sand

For incarnata, praetermissa, praetermissa junialis
I use the same for maculata + 1 part potting soil

Frans IJsselstijn

Title: Re: Dactylorhiza in pots
Post by: Darren on October 30, 2009, 04:12:31 PM

Excellent information Frans - I will certainly make a note of that.

These days I only grow them in pots by accident - my pot of Lillium macklinae has a lovely crop of D purpurella 'weeds' in it.  ;)

Title: Re: Dactylorhiza in pots
Post by: mark smyth on November 04, 2009, 08:11:57 PM

Thanks.