Hi there Pam, you know, you could be on the money. Yes, that's what
happened,
it was soft!!! So now I need to get another. *g*
The grouping thing is a good idea. Will do that.
Thanks for the insight.
Cheers Wendy
"profpam" wrote in message ...
Wendy,

Once in a while, bulbs will be soft when the plant arrives, or a grower
will place a tag on the base of the new growth -- this is not a good
idea for this type of plant. The latter happened to a Cycnoches aureum
I was so looking forward to. So,unless a plant arrives in good
condition you can't really take responsibility for killing it, Wendy.

In as far as dealing with deciduous plants, I have found it is best to
group them in the greenhouse, especially when they go into dormancy.
Placing all in the same family together, will help when it comes to
withholding water. Mist them occasionally, especially in dry climates as
bulbs can shrivel and fade away to nothing. On the other hand, too much
water can cause rot.

Incidentally, I think I saw Clowesia Pink Greatfruit on Jem's list.

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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Wendy wrote:

Thanks Rob for the info, bad news, I think I threw it away!!!! I usually
put
an orange tag on my deciduous
plants. Shoot!
Cheers Wendy
"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
...
Wendy wrote:

Thanks for the info Rob, I had one but it was tiny so I promptly
killed
it!
I do have a couple of species that are doing well.
Cheers Wendy



Clowesia rosea is a small species to begin with. Or at least the
ones I've seen. As a somewhat amusing (to me, at least) anecdote,
when
I first saw the award slide for Ctsm. Rebecca Northen 'Grapefruit
Pink'
CCM/AOS, I had the scale all wrong. I presumed the flowers were at
least the size of a golf ball, and that the plant was in a 10 inch pot
or so... An impressive specimen, to say the least. And I wanted one,
badly. I saw the same clone in a couple different incarnations at a
show last spring, and was stunned to see that these babies are tiny.
Wee little plants (at least compared to other catasetinae), and cute
as
a button. I was completely off base as to size, but now I want them
even more, of course. BTW, 'Grapefruit Pink' appears to be the
correct
clonal name, at least according to Wildcatt, I screwed it up before.

The award description give a natural spread of 2.4cm for the
flowers. That is substantially larger than the flowers on the clones
I
saw in person (more like 1.5 cm). So perhaps it grows a little bigger
with good culture. But still small. A nice plant for small spaces.

Oak Hill had a bunch of Clowesia rosea for sale this spring. They
may have more. And you may not have killed it, they are deciduous.
As
long as the pseudobulbs are firm, there is still hope. I've had
similar
plants stay dormant for 18 months before they decided to stop sulking.
Never throw away any of these until it is very obvious that the
pseudobulbs are rotten.

Rob

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1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
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