Yes, I do a similar thing..... I always keep the name tag at the back of the
plant & place it so
that the leads face south? Cheers Wendy
"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
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Diane,

One of the tricks I use to keep plants oriented in the same direction is
to
put an orange plant label in the pot. I use different colored labels to
indicate different things (orange - plant in spike, blue - dry period,
green - potential sale/give away plant, etc). I try to put the orange
label
on the side of the pot that would be closest to the brick wall on the back
of the greenhouse. That way the pot always faces the light in a similar
manner.

Good Growing,
Gene




"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
et...
I think I have great changes, Inside this house is darkif I don't turn
on
lights due to the wooded lot, and you must wear sunglasses in the sun
here-
when i see a new growth on a plant i seem to want to check it out- or
notice
the growth while handling. I just might mark the pots "n for north, s ,e
,w
" in the rim so I know which angle to keep it at on the windowsill.

all my progress this year and, it was time to move them outside this
week-
hope I didn't set them back too much. I don't turn the orchids in bloom,
but
didn't think it mattered on the others

On the other hand a young oncidium sprouted a new growth so fast after
moving that it was wrinkled ( always water it so I don't think it was
too
dry) and the new pseudobulb split the old leaf from the new larger
size.

I've lost a lot of new growths on oncidiums- they keep on sprouting new
shoots

Diane

"Gene Schurg" wrote in message
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Diane,

It can cause problems if you rotate a plant and the new growth has a
new
microclimate that it doesn't like.

If the new growth is shaded from the hot sun or the heat coming off
the
window and you rotate the plant so that the new growth gets too warm
it
could burn. The same goes for cold weather and the draft off the
window.

I guess I think of that new growth as a new baby. An adult would not
think
about walking outdoors in the hot sun but a new baby would sunburn in
a
few
minutes. The new growth has to adapt to the microclimate.

This isn't much of an issue if your growing environment doesn't have
big
temp or sunlight variants.

Good Growing,
Gene



"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
news are you saying Gene that an oncidium will have trouble if it's
rotated?
Mine
have been moved around quite a bit

Diane


"Dave Lockwood" wrote in message
news:GxPMa.25380$fG.14050@sccrnsc01...
A couple of months ago I mentioned a local society meeting where
Sue
Fordyce
gave a talk. Among many of the items she covered was "dormant"
growth
points or "eyes". She said Cattleyas have two on each psuedobulb.
If
the
active one gets damaged the dormant one swings into action. In
fact
she
said some people take advantage of this and will cut the rhizome
on
a
large
plant forcing new growth further back. You will get a much larger
flower
display. I do understand that judges don't like to see this and
will
ding
you for it. That only matters if you give a hoot what other
people
think
of
your plants. Personally I don't. I don't show my restored cars
or
my
orchids, just enjoy both!
"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
news Paulo,

Yes, this is quite normal. When a lead growth dies, the plant
activates
an
older "eye", or growing point, on an older pseudobulb. Sometimes
it
will
activate another eye on the current pseudobulb instead.

-Eric in SF

"Paulo" wrote in message
.. .
Hi Everyone, i have a question...my onc.flexorum is growing
from
the
oldest
pseudobulb....and the growth it had in the youngest one is
dying....Is
it
commun to grow from an old pseudobulb?