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My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered
since which is 2 years ago. |
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wrote in message oups.com... My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered since which is 2 years ago. And? |
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Mhari,
When you say 'small yellow flowers', do you mean like this? http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/e-album...idium-k111.jpg If so, that's an Oncidium. Or like this? http://orchid.ne.jp/suzuki/images/gi...rap_naname.jpg If so, that's a yellow Phal. If it looked different than either one of those, then we need more info about its looks -- you can go to a library or bookstore and look through a book on orchids for a picture that looks similar to your orchid, then check the caption of the photo to find out what kind of orchid it is. You see there are many different kinds of orchids, and small yellow flowers is not enough for us to determine what kind. The different kinds of orchids have different requirements such as different amount of light required for flowering. Best, Joanna wrote in message oups.com... My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered since which is 2 years ago. |
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if it has a tag, just tell us what the tag says...
in very general terms, the #1 reason an orchid would grow for two years but fail to rebloom is insuffient light levels. The #2 reason would be lack of fertilizer. BUT without knowing what kind of orchid it is, these could be exactly the wrong answer. also, depending on all sorts of unavailable data, if it has been in the same pot for two years, it is probably way passed time to remove it from the olde potting media and replace into some fresh stuff. "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:sR_Tf.8497$vy.2035@trnddc01... Mhari, When you say 'small yellow flowers', do you mean like this? http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/e-album...idium-k111.jpg If so, that's an Oncidium. Or like this? http://orchid.ne.jp/suzuki/images/gi...rap_naname.jpg If so, that's a yellow Phal. If it looked different than either one of those, then we need more info about its looks -- you can go to a library or bookstore and look through a book on orchids for a picture that looks similar to your orchid, then check the caption of the photo to find out what kind of orchid it is. You see there are many different kinds of orchids, and small yellow flowers is not enough for us to determine what kind. The different kinds of orchids have different requirements such as different amount of light required for flowering. Best, Joanna wrote in message oups.com... My orchid (with small yellow flowers when bought new) has not flowered since which is 2 years ago. |
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I was going to answer, but Al said it all. Kenni
"Al" wrote in message ... if it has a tag, just tell us what the tag says... in very general terms, the #1 reason an orchid would grow for two years but fail to rebloom is insuffient light levels. The #2 reason would be lack of fertilizer. BUT without knowing what kind of orchid it is, these could be exactly the wrong answer. also, depending on all sorts of unavailable data, if it has been in the same pot for two years, it is probably way passed time to remove it from the olde potting media and replace into some fresh stuff. |
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:00:12 -0500 in Kenni Judd wrote:
I was going to answer, but Al said it all. Kenni I think ya'll scared the original poster away already. -- Chris Dukes Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil |
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Really and no one is flaming anyone about the correct date of a AOS/HCC
or first recorded botanical name etc. |
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Our orchid looked like an onicdum. We had it in the kitchen on an east
facing window sill - in Scotland. I have a sunlounge facing south do you advise placing it in there? Any other advice? Thanks Mhari p.s. this is the first time I have used a newsgroup - what does AOS/HCC mean? |
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Mhari,
What is the minimum and maximum temperature that this orchid experiences? Is there any day-night temperature difference? The reason why I ask is that temperature is another environmental factor that is important, and could contribute toward whether or not an orchid reflowers. I am not sure whether oncidiums really need a temperature difference between night and day, since I do not grow oncidiums myself, but the following oncidium care instruction pages suggests so, I think: http://www.orchidweb.com/onccare.htm or http://www.aos.org/aos/uploadedfiles...ecymbidium.pdf These culture sheets might hopefully give you some ideas of how you could improve your oncidium's conditions to be closer to its desired conditions. Best, Joanna "Rob" wrote in message ... wrote: Our orchid looked like an onicdum. We had it in the kitchen on an east facing window sill - in Scotland. I have a sunlounge facing south do you advise placing it in there? Any other advice? Thanks Mhari I think I'd stick with the east window. My only advice is 'when in doubt, don't' - water, that is... Try not to pamper the plant too much, that kills more orchids than anything else. p.s. this is the first time I have used a newsgroup - what does AOS/HCC mean? Actually it should be HCC/AOS, and it it is a type of award given by the American Orchid Society to a plant. Divisions or clones of that plant carry the award designation. If you see a plant with an award (HCC, AM, or FCC/AOS), you can be reasonably assured that it has high flower quality, with the quality improving as you move left to right... Since you are in the UK, you are more likely to see AM/RHS or FCC/RHS awards, these are given by the Royal Horticultural Society. Same idea, though. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Sorry, confused Cymbidium and Oncidium culture sheets. Here are corrected
ones: http://www.orchidweb.com/onccare.htm and http://www.aos.org/aos/uploadedfiles...edoncidium.pdf Best, Joanna "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:tejUf.8648$I7.4124@trnddc03... Mhari, What is the minimum and maximum temperature that this orchid experiences? Is there any day-night temperature difference? The reason why I ask is that temperature is another environmental factor that is important, and could contribute toward whether or not an orchid reflowers. I am not sure whether oncidiums really need a temperature difference between night and day, since I do not grow oncidiums myself, but the following oncidium care instruction pages suggests so, I think: http://www.orchidweb.com/onccare.htm or http://www.aos.org/aos/uploadedfiles...ecymbidium.pdf These culture sheets might hopefully give you some ideas of how you could improve your oncidium's conditions to be closer to its desired conditions. Best, Joanna "Rob" wrote in message ... wrote: Our orchid looked like an onicdum. We had it in the kitchen on an east facing window sill - in Scotland. I have a sunlounge facing south do you advise placing it in there? Any other advice? Thanks Mhari I think I'd stick with the east window. My only advice is 'when in doubt, don't' - water, that is... Try not to pamper the plant too much, that kills more orchids than anything else. p.s. this is the first time I have used a newsgroup - what does AOS/HCC mean? Actually it should be HCC/AOS, and it it is a type of award given by the American Orchid Society to a plant. Divisions or clones of that plant carry the award designation. If you see a plant with an award (HCC, AM, or FCC/AOS), you can be reasonably assured that it has high flower quality, with the quality improving as you move left to right... Since you are in the UK, you are more likely to see AM/RHS or FCC/RHS awards, these are given by the Royal Horticultural Society. Same idea, though. Rob -- Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com 1) There is always room for one more orchid 2) There is always room for two more orchids 2a) See rule 1 3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more orchids, obtain more credit |
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Along with rec.gardens.orchids (you can see the fine help posted
already) you can use a Search engine like GOOGLE. Try "Oncidiums 101". That gave me many sites discussing Onc. care. The information will at first seem overwhelming, scattered, different strokes from different folks, but after researching it a bit things will start to fall into place. Now for my two cents; Use the south window but place it to get only the morning sun and bright shade in the afternoon, possibly south side of a larger plant to filter the afternoon sun. Use expanded clay and repot in a SemiHydro type arrangement ( Google again). Feed with a weak solution bi-weekly. Flush with water weekly ( Run 2 quarts of water thru a one quart pot). The leaves should go to a light green with a tinge of yellow (dark green indicates too much light). Relax. ;-)) For me half the fun is the research and groups. Joe T Baytown, Texas |
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Or it could mean a deficeny or toxicity with your fertilizer if your
using one. It can get very complicated Ray has a good selection of information about fertilizers http://firstrays.com/fertilizers.htm Jack |
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Yikes! Sorry, my only excuse is that I am still living on less sleep than I
would like to have, and thus am more likely to make mistakes -- do as I think, not as I say :-). My thoughts were clearly "Dark green means too little light." Joanna "kenty;)" wrote in message ... "jtill" wrote in message ups.com... Along with rec.gardens.orchids (you can see the fine help posted already) you can use a Search engine like GOOGLE. Try "Oncidiums 101". That gave me many sites discussing Onc. care. The information will at first seem overwhelming, scattered, different strokes from different folks, but after researching it a bit things will start to fall into place. Now for my two cents; Use the south window but place it to get only the morning sun and bright shade in the afternoon, possibly south side of a larger plant to filter the afternoon sun. Use expanded clay and repot in a SemiHydro type arrangement ( Google again). Feed with a weak solution bi-weekly. Flush with water weekly ( Run 2 quarts of water thru a one quart pot). The leaves should go to a light green with a tinge of yellow (dark green indicates too much light). Relax. ;-)) For me half the fun is the research and groups. Joe T Baytown, Texas Joe T Snip -dark green indicates too much light The opposite. Keith |
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