I knew the 'Ruth' clone was mentioned in a Wilford Neptune post, so I
searched Googgle groups and found the relevant item.
Quoting Wilford Neptune:
"Certain clones, as
'Ruth' AM/AOS, and 'Roy' AD/AOC/QOS-HCC/AOS, produce multiple keikis, and if
these are not removed after blooming the keikis make keikis, and these make
keikis and soon there is a veritable weed patch. 'Karl Marx' rarely makes
keikis and when it does they may be small, and on removing may behave like
seedlings out of flask and take 3 to 5 years to bloom; whereas the usual
keiki
after removal can be planted and will make a new growth, perhaps a keiki,
and
all will usually bloom the following season. The pot is watered enough to
keep
it moist, and during hot weather this may be every day. It is fed 200ppm of
N/wk, in a low N ratio, as 9-30-25. All are potted in a bark mix. This is
one
Dendrobium which will not do as well if mounted. It will do better in a
shallow
pot, and in Australia it is commonly grown in a saucer."
K Barrett
"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
thlink.net...
Diane,
If you want to show the plants at some future time, keep it one to a pot
and
let them grow up. For your own enjoyment, do as you like. One thing:
you
didn't mention the condition of the base plant. Is it in good condition,
or
is it hurting? If the parent is ailing, that could be another reason for
keikes - trying to save itself. When I win something at a meeting, it
invariably needs repotting!
Diana, at the other end of the east coast!
"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
et...
Thanks, Some thought it was a mistakenly put on the raffle table, can't
wait
to see it. Would you put more than one keiki to a pot? I think I'll do 4
to
a pot- I have a lot!
"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 03:10:18 GMT, "Diane Mancino"
wrote:
I won another old orchid this month. A Den kingianum Ruth, very
bushy,
out
of bloom but kiekies everywhere some on other kiekies with roots on
them.
Should those Kiekies stay on, or should I remove.
Kingianum will do this if over fertilized and under bloomed. I
would remover the kiekies that are plantable. First because the
plant will look better if it is "groomed." I also think leaving
them encourages the plant to kiekie again. They can be very
pretty plants in bloom. Good luck.
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php