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D. speciosum for Gene
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D. speciosum for Gene
Wow! a Platycerium speciosum!
-- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "John Varigos" wrote in message om... |
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D. speciosum for Gene
Not sure what happened to the photo - let's try again. This photo refers to
a discussion on RGO. John |
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If only I could commercialise it Ray. Could make a fortune! Now how far
has gene splicing come? John "Ray B" wrote in message news:4xhsi.8283$yg1.7147@trnddc04... Wow! a Platycerium speciosum! -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies. Books, Artwork, and lots of Free Info! "John Varigos" wrote in message om... |
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D. speciosum for Gene
WOW!
sure makes my pitiful garden plants look drab. Can I move down there? Gene "John Varigos" wrote in message om... |
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D. speciosum for Gene & a pic from Wendy
Is that ever neat John,
Just how is the Staghorn attached to the wall? Is this an old photo, or not in bloom now? For Gene, My big Den. speciosum, don't know the variety, flowers are a lemon yellow , It gets watered once a week & more during our hot summer days here in S.Calif., zone 9/10 It must be a very old plant, when I got it, it was already in a huge 3gal pot, in 1995. It broke into 3 or 4 chunks & I mounted the largest in an old hollowed out tree stump which hangs in a all day sunny area but under 65% shadecloth. It blooms faithfully every year & still puts out new pseudos. Photo from 3/06 Cheers Wendy "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Not sure what happened to the photo - let's try again. This photo refers to a discussion on RGO. John |
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D. speciosum for Gene & a pic from Wendy
Wendy
The photo was of the flowering 2 years ago when it had 27 spikes - didn't bother counting the flowers! Don't think this year will be as good. The Dendrobium is growing in the crown of the stag. The orchid roots are spread throughout the fern making it inseparable. I hung the whole lot up with wire attached to a hook on the wall. The fern is flush with the wall and seems to attach where it is in contact. The roots of the Dend have now also attached to the wall and are slowly spreading out as the leaf litter catches between them and the wall. The jacaranda leaf is very fine and seems to fill all the little crevices around the roots and in the crown of the fern making wonderful free draining compost. I am fearful that one day the weight of the orchid/fern will pull the wall over. Your plant is certainly looking healthy - nice flowering. Cheers John "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Is that ever neat John, Just how is the Staghorn attached to the wall? Is this an old photo, or not in bloom now? For Gene, My big Den. speciosum, don't know the variety, flowers are a lemon yellow , It gets watered once a week & more during our hot summer days here in S.Calif., zone 9/10 It must be a very old plant, when I got it, it was already in a huge 3gal pot, in 1995. It broke into 3 or 4 chunks & I mounted the largest in an old hollowed out tree stump which hangs in a all day sunny area but under 65% shadecloth. It blooms faithfully every year & still puts out new pseudos. Photo from 3/06 Cheers Wendy "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Not sure what happened to the photo - let's try again. This photo refers to a discussion on RGO. John |
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D. speciosum for Gene & a pic from Wendy
Thanks for explaining John, just be sure to take pictures when the wall goes
over! *g* "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Wendy The photo was of the flowering 2 years ago when it had 27 spikes - didn't bother counting the flowers! Don't think this year will be as good. The Dendrobium is growing in the crown of the stag. The orchid roots are spread throughout the fern making it inseparable. I hung the whole lot up with wire attached to a hook on the wall. The fern is flush with the wall and seems to attach where it is in contact. The roots of the Dend have now also attached to the wall and are slowly spreading out as the leaf litter catches between them and the wall. The jacaranda leaf is very fine and seems to fill all the little crevices around the roots and in the crown of the fern making wonderful free draining compost. I am fearful that one day the weight of the orchid/fern will pull the wall over. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Snip |
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D. speciosum for Gene & a pic from Wendy
Wendy,
Very nice! It looks a lot like Den. chrysotoxum growth. Thanks for sharing, Gene |
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D. speciosum for Gene & a pic from Wendy
There were comparitively huge specimens for Den speciosum for sale during
the July SBOE sale. At least 3-4 vendors had them. I didn't notice any varities, but then I wasn't looking that hard. Most were for sale for hundreds of dollars. Probably becasue they were potentially blooming size. They were in huge pots...like 15-16 inch pots. I had no idea they took so long to bloom. I'm glad I didn't buy one. But I was tempted. Santa Barbara and California in general has a rainy winter season, and IIRC these grow outside there, not sheltered from the winter rains....so the cool dry rest may get naturalized out of them?? Ameliorated by the hot dry summers?? Apropos of large plants I'd like to see. There's a great pic of a huge Grammatophylum (scriptum??) in this month's 'Orchids'. The thing is huge! At a botanical garden in the mid west.. I saw the SBOE Den speciosum that got a 100 pt CCM. It was brought to the show in full bloom in the back of a pick up truck. *That* was something. But a large Gram scriptum (or whatever) now that would be worth a pic. K Barrett "Wendy7" wrote in message ... Thanks for explaining John, just be sure to take pictures when the wall goes over! *g* "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Wendy The photo was of the flowering 2 years ago when it had 27 spikes - didn't bother counting the flowers! Don't think this year will be as good. The Dendrobium is growing in the crown of the stag. The orchid roots are spread throughout the fern making it inseparable. I hung the whole lot up with wire attached to a hook on the wall. The fern is flush with the wall and seems to attach where it is in contact. The roots of the Dend have now also attached to the wall and are slowly spreading out as the leaf litter catches between them and the wall. The jacaranda leaf is very fine and seems to fill all the little crevices around the roots and in the crown of the fern making wonderful free draining compost. I am fearful that one day the weight of the orchid/fern will pull the wall over. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Snip |
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Nice crown on a real jewel, namely the staghorn, John! Great fern!
Peter -- ) "John Varigos" wrote in message om... Not sure what happened to the photo - let's try again. This photo refers to a discussion on RGO. John |
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