Thanks for the response Ray, much appreciated. I found a website that says
that this particular species wont flower unless in a basket.
Furthermore, after seeing the two growths yellowing I got concerned and
figured that it probably needs replanting into a basket.
I wonder than what the cause of the yellowing. I'm going to get it out from
the little plastic pot that it's in and check the roots. However, the roots
on the surface look thick and healthy. Is the bark media that it is in now
correct or should I replant in some other media? Someone suggested to throw
some rocks(?) in the regular bark mix and someone else suggested that equal
parts of tree fern fiber and medium size bark is correct. I'm so confused,
and so don't want to lose this particular one!
Mariana
"Ray" wrote in message
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Marianna,
Only try basket culture if you can give the plant the watering and feeding
regimen that goes with it.
I find that laelias do well in ceramic medium in a standard plastic pot.
It
hold enough moisture - not too much - but provides lots of air flow to the
root system.
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"GrlIntrpted" wrote in message
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I recently got my hands on this seedling. It has 5 growths with either
one
or two leaves. And at the present time, two of the growths are
yellowing.
It's in a two and half inch pot and is in bark media. As I understand
this
particular species does well in baskets, and does not like root
disturbance.
The only information that I was able to dig up on this orchid is that
it's
from Brazil and produces two to five flowers from March to July.
Currently
it is about 5" in height.
I would like to move it into a wooden basket but I'm not sure what to
use
as
potting media. Can I get some information on how to handle this
situation,
and how to pot this orchid into a basket. I have several size baskets,
all
wooden, some square some round, some shallow others are deep.
Information greatly appreciated and many thanks in advance,
Mariana
In a very steamy NYC