Thread: Orchid habits
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Old 03-04-2005, 09:41 PM
Reka
 
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Ray wrote:
Did I miss something? I'm not sure what the real value is of that site.
Under my conditions, the plants may end up with different proportions, and
there is always the mounted versus potted variable.


Sure, but the plant habit (I mean habit in the botanical sense) is
generally the same for a species, isn't it? If you grow it mounted or
potted, the leaf shape, the roots, etc. will still be more or less the
same. Look at the Aerangis punctata picture. I mean, it is an obvious
example, but if it is potted, you are suggesting the roots won't be
hairy and flattened as they are on this mount? If you as an amateur
have a green plant, no blooms, no ID, it could be helpful to recognize
it from the pictures. Even an idea of the genera could help one to
culture it well enough that blooms might make it an exact ID possible.
Or not?

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