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Old 22-02-2007, 11:41 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.orchids
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Default Ansellia africana v. nilotica

John Varigos wrote:
Hi Tennis

Lovely. I have one plant of this species which flowers intermittently. How
do you grow yours?

Cheers

John

"tennis maynard" wrote in message
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One of a number of different forms I have of this species. Nicely
fragrant, too.




Loosely potted in a large CHC/#4 sponge rock mix, full sun during the
summer outdoors and watered as a cattleya, which for me means a little
on the dry side. I think they naturally get a drier winter as I don't
water often enough in the growrooms, where they sit directly under a
400W MH. I usually get a small blooming in the mid-winter, Dec-Jan, and
a fuller blooming in the summer, sometimes lasting from June all the way
through August.