Thanks for the tips. I have been looking at the Houston Orchid Society
pages. I wonder what would happen if I coated the chicken wire with some of
that plastic stuff they sell to coeat tool handles...hmmm, sounds like its
experimenmt time
Shell
"Diane Mancino" wrote in message
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I have some research links here on Stanhopeas, Shell. I had never seen a
stanhopea before- they are rare at shows also because the blooms only last
a
few days ( after all that waiting).
http://houstonorchidsociety.org/Stan...eCulture.html. I did
a
lot of research on my stanhopea ass. due to it being one of the most
expensive seedlings I had bought at that time.
449 pictures of stanhopeas! cool! google search and clicked on image
searchhttp://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&q=stanhopea
I put it in a large wire basket, then a small wire basket because it was
over potted- it dropped most of its leaves & it played dead till I brought
it outside and hung it in indirect light where I could water it a lot and
it
got a lot of warm rain.
A net pot is cheap and I think prettier than chicken wire that will rust
from the moisture. You can find net pots and the wood baskets here- I use
this supply source- they are cheaper than my local garden shop
http://www.kkorchid.com/
"Shell91" wrote in message
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Thanks for the idea I was looking into galvanized mesh but I think
the
holes would be too small. Chicken wire I can get just about anywhere
here.
Shell
"Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message
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My experience,yet not that big, brings me to the conclusion it's not
that
hard to keep some of them alive. In a basket I've found they need to
be
watered more than plants in pot. I use chikkenwire for the baskets.
Easy
to
find and easy to work with, I can use them again and if I want to
sterilize
them I just boil them in water.
Cheers
Peter
"Shell91" schreef in bericht
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I'm checking on basket possibilities and hanging methods Hope I
can
keep
it alive long enough to bloom
Shell
"Wendy" wrote in message
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Shell, looking at the photo, if it is a 4" pot, I would say at
least
twice
that size.
You do know that the flower spikes come out the bottom so you have
to
put it in a basket. There are wooden slatted teak baskets in
differant
sizes.
You could use a plastice net basket until it gets bigger I guess.
My plant was probably two may three times as big, got it in '96 &
first
blooms were
in 2001.
Cheers Wendy
"Shell91" wrote in message
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I have just gotten a Stanhopia oculata on eBay. I have been
doing
some
reearch on the web but I can't find anything on how old a plant
has
to
be
to
flower. Is it like most and needs to be several years old?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=42 218
&rd=1
This is the page for the auction. Any opinions on the plant?
Shell