The first time I've had two blooms on this plant at the same time.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

Is it hard to grow an orchid like this?
What are the proper conditions to make this species thrive

Thanks

Rich

"tbell" wrote in message
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The first time I've had two blooms on this plant at the same time.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:51:44 -0700, Richard Kolen wrote
(in article QU1bi.12757$NV3.5693@pd7urf2no):

Is it hard to grow an orchid like this?
What are the proper conditions to make this species thrive

Thanks

Rich

"tbell" wrote in message
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The first time I've had two blooms on this plant at the same time.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA

According to the experts, phrags should be grown in a freely draining medium
such as bark and perlite, well shaded from direct sun, with night
temperatures down to 50-55š and day temperatures ideally below 75š. They
should be watered freely and copiously once new growth starts in the Spring.

I grow mine in "semi-hydro" culture, on a well shaded bench in a small, humid
greenhouse which meets those criteria in the Winter, but often gets up into
the high 80s or even 90s in Summer. No problems so far, knock wood!

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200

Thanks for the info, I am eager to try growing different orchids besides
phals
rk
"tbell" wrote in message
.com...
On Sun, 10 Jun 2007 18:51:44 -0700, Richard Kolen wrote
(in article QU1bi.12757$NV3.5693@pd7urf2no):

Is it hard to grow an orchid like this?
What are the proper conditions to make this species thrive

Thanks

Rich

"tbell" wrote in message
.com...
The first time I've had two blooms on this plant at the same time.

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA

According to the experts, phrags should be grown in a freely draining
medium
such as bark and perlite, well shaded from direct sun, with night
temperatures down to 50-55s and day temperatures ideally below 75s. They
should be watered freely and copiously once new growth starts in the
Spring.

I grow mine in "semi-hydro" culture, on a well shaded bench in a small,
humid
greenhouse which meets those criteria in the Winter, but often gets up
into
the high 80s or even 90s in Summer. No problems so far, knock wood!

Tom
Walnut Creek, CA
Nikon D200