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12-12-2004, 01:10 PM
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Making blooms last longer
What are your recommendations for getting the longest live out of a bloom,
possibly slowing down a spike. I guess in some cases one may hope to speed up a spike for an event. Our local orchid show is in February, Nashua, NH, it will be my first entry as a home grower....if my plants cooperate. -- Diane |
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12-12-2004, 05:51 PM
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Diane: Once the flowers have opened, they will last longer if you keep the
plant a little cooler and shadier [and water by hand, so that the flowers don't get wet]. Extra cool and shade can also slow down developing spikes/buds, but in some plants this will affect flower color and arrangement. [Sometimes positively, sometimes not ...] E.g., I saw a plant at a judging a few years ago that Bob Fuchs had moved to deep shade to try to "stretch" the spikes to get better flower arrangement -- it worked, but the color suffered tremendously. Our own Epc. Frances Dyer, on the other hand, is a shy bloomer if grown shady all the time, but the flower color improves quite a bit if we give it extra shade as soon as buds are initiated. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "diane" wrote in message ... What are your recommendations for getting the longest live out of a bloom, possibly slowing down a spike. I guess in some cases one may hope to speed up a spike for an event. Our local orchid show is in February, Nashua, NH, it will be my first entry as a home grower....if my plants cooperate. -- Diane |
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12-12-2004, 05:51 PM
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Diane: Once the flowers have opened, they will last longer if you keep the
plant a little cooler and shadier [and water by hand, so that the flowers don't get wet]. Extra cool and shade can also slow down developing spikes/buds, but in some plants this will affect flower color and arrangement. [Sometimes positively, sometimes not ...] E.g., I saw a plant at a judging a few years ago that Bob Fuchs had moved to deep shade to try to "stretch" the spikes to get better flower arrangement -- it worked, but the color suffered tremendously. Our own Epc. Frances Dyer, on the other hand, is a shy bloomer if grown shady all the time, but the flower color improves quite a bit if we give it extra shade as soon as buds are initiated. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "diane" wrote in message ... What are your recommendations for getting the longest live out of a bloom, possibly slowing down a spike. I guess in some cases one may hope to speed up a spike for an event. Our local orchid show is in February, Nashua, NH, it will be my first entry as a home grower....if my plants cooperate. -- Diane |
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12-12-2004, 11:40 PM
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I live on a wooded lot- so cool shade is my specialty-we will see what I can
do in the next 2 months. -- Diane "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Diane: Once the flowers have opened, they will last longer if you keep the plant a little cooler and shadier [and water by hand, so that the flowers don't get wet]. Extra cool and shade can also slow down developing spikes/buds, but in some plants this will affect flower color and arrangement. [Sometimes positively, sometimes not ...] E.g., I saw a plant at a judging a few years ago that Bob Fuchs had moved to deep shade to try to "stretch" the spikes to get better flower arrangement -- it worked, but the color suffered tremendously. Our own Epc. Frances Dyer, on the other hand, is a shy bloomer if grown shady all the time, but the flower color improves quite a bit if we give it extra shade as soon as buds are initiated. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "diane" wrote in message ... What are your recommendations for getting the longest live out of a bloom, possibly slowing down a spike. I guess in some cases one may hope to speed up a spike for an event. Our local orchid show is in February, Nashua, NH, it will be my first entry as a home grower....if my plants cooperate. -- Diane |
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12-12-2004, 11:40 PM
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I live on a wooded lot- so cool shade is my specialty-we will see what I can
do in the next 2 months. -- Diane "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Diane: Once the flowers have opened, they will last longer if you keep the plant a little cooler and shadier [and water by hand, so that the flowers don't get wet]. Extra cool and shade can also slow down developing spikes/buds, but in some plants this will affect flower color and arrangement. [Sometimes positively, sometimes not ...] E.g., I saw a plant at a judging a few years ago that Bob Fuchs had moved to deep shade to try to "stretch" the spikes to get better flower arrangement -- it worked, but the color suffered tremendously. Our own Epc. Frances Dyer, on the other hand, is a shy bloomer if grown shady all the time, but the flower color improves quite a bit if we give it extra shade as soon as buds are initiated. -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "diane" wrote in message ... What are your recommendations for getting the longest live out of a bloom, possibly slowing down a spike. I guess in some cases one may hope to speed up a spike for an event. Our local orchid show is in February, Nashua, NH, it will be my first entry as a home grower....if my plants cooperate. -- Diane |
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