Subject: sarcochilus hartmanii woes
From: (rajiv)
Date: Fri, Apr 11, 2003 1:41 PM
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I have a Sarcochilus hartmannii which I had bought a couple years
back. Initially the plant was growing on a pure moss media when i
bought it and a part of it still is. Now the plant grows like a weed
and has multiple growths. However it has not flowered for me since I
bought it. A year back i divided it and planted a part of it in bark
without any flowering results.

What am i doing wrong. Is it the temperature. i maintain a temperature
of 70F+ all year round or is it being potted in the wrong kind of
media. please advice.

Thanks

rajiv

I grow this species in a cool room (greenhouse) with a min nite temp in fall
and winter of 45F. It is on a shelf, in full east sun, in a bark mix, and fed
100ppmN/gal/wk of a low N ratio fertilizer. It is watered enough to keep it
evenly moist, and in summer this may be every day. In fall and winter I allow
it to dry between watering, but may mist it with the hose between watering.
It is a reliable bloomer, and increases the number of new growths every year.
Two years ago it received a CCM/AOS, and if you wish to see a picture, see the
front cover of Awards Quarterly, for Dec 2001.