Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
I have Lc. Walter Winchell in bloom. The edges of the petals and lip
look like the pigment didn't make it all the way to the edge, so the blooms appear to be outlined in white. The veins in the bloom show up as white streaks. It has bloomed for me before, a medium purple with a darker lip, without the white on the petals. The growing are is heated to between 55 and 60 F. As cold as it's been, it may have gotten colder. I watered with a pump sprayer on Monday (2 days ago), but don't recall spraying the buds. The orchid receives light from a SE window. It has been cold outside and overcast, so the room hasn't been open. I didn't see any indication of condensation dripping on the blooms. Fans are running. Could this be because of cool temperatures, too much light, or a fungus? Should I have the plant tested for virus? Sorry, but didn't have the camera with me, so haven't taken photographs. Will post photos later in the week. Nancy |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
"Nancy G." wrote in message ups.com... I have Lc. Walter Winchell in bloom. The edges of the petals and lip look like the pigment didn't make it all the way to the edge, so the blooms appear to be outlined in white. The veins in the bloom show up as white streaks. It has bloomed for me before, a medium purple with a darker lip, without the white on the petals. .... Nancy I've seen pictures of virused plants that look like what you describe. I've never seen it in my collection or heard of those symptoms being caused by a fungus or bacterium. There may be some weird combination of chemical, local condition and bacterium or fungus that can cause this. I'm not an expert, Nancy, so don't go throwing it in the trash until someone else confirms but I certainly would put it on the suspect list and isolate it. Good luck Gary |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
"V_coerulea" wrote in message
... "Nancy G." wrote in message ups.com... I have Lc. Walter Winchell in bloom. The edges of the petals and lip look like the pigment didn't make it all the way to the edge, so the blooms appear to be outlined in white. The veins in the bloom show up as white streaks. It has bloomed for me before, a medium purple with a darker lip, without the white on the petals. ... Nancy I've seen pictures of virused plants that look like what you describe. I've never seen it in my collection or heard of those symptoms being caused by a fungus or bacterium. There may be some weird combination of chemical, local condition and bacterium or fungus that can cause this. I'm not an expert, Nancy, so don't go throwing it in the trash until someone else confirms but I certainly would put it on the suspect list and isolate it. Good luck Gary That has happened to my catts too and I don't know why either. If anyone knows, you'd be helping 2 people. K Barrett |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
Nancy, wondering if you have used any systemic type pesticide lately.
A number of years ago I had a few catts that had streaky, blotchy flowers. Since I religously tag & note everything, I noticed all the ********ed flowers were from a group that Cygon was used on! I segregated them & they all bloomed normally in their later years. I would isolate Walter being extra careful with him, ie touching,trimming etc., until he blooms again. Good luck. -- Cheers Wendy No Spam Email Address Invalid Nancy G. wrote: I have Lc. Walter Winchell in bloom. The edges of the petals and lip look like the pigment didn't make it all the way to the edge, so the blooms appear to be outlined in white. The veins in the bloom show up as white streaks. It has bloomed for me before, a medium purple with a darker lip, without the white on the petals. The growing are is heated to between 55 and 60 F. As cold as it's been, it may have gotten colder. I watered with a pump sprayer on Monday (2 days ago), but don't recall spraying the buds. The orchid receives light from a SE window. It has been cold outside and overcast, so the room hasn't been open. I didn't see any indication of condensation dripping on the blooms. Fans are running. Could this be because of cool temperatures, too much light, or a fungus? Should I have the plant tested for virus? Sorry, but didn't have the camera with me, so haven't taken photographs. Will post photos later in the week. Nancy |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
Nancy: I don't think that light, temps or even fungus would cause what you
describe. Thrips might _possibly_ account for the edge damage, but not for the white streaks on the veins as well. As someone else mentioned, if you sprayed a strong chemical back when those particular buds were just forming, that might also be a possible cause. But if the plant is of sufficient value to you, I'd say spring for the virus test, because unfortunately, that sounds like the most likely culprit. I trust you have already isolated it. Kenni "Nancy G." wrote in message ups.com... I have Lc. Walter Winchell in bloom. The edges of the petals and lip look like the pigment didn't make it all the way to the edge, so the blooms appear to be outlined in white. The veins in the bloom show up as white streaks. It has bloomed for me before, a medium purple with a darker lip, without the white on the petals. The growing are is heated to between 55 and 60 F. As cold as it's been, it may have gotten colder. I watered with a pump sprayer on Monday (2 days ago), but don't recall spraying the buds. The orchid receives light from a SE window. It has been cold outside and overcast, so the room hasn't been open. I didn't see any indication of condensation dripping on the blooms. Fans are running. Could this be because of cool temperatures, too much light, or a fungus? Should I have the plant tested for virus? Sorry, but didn't have the camera with me, so haven't taken photographs. Will post photos later in the week. Nancy |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Damage to blooms?
wendy7 wrote: Nancy, wondering if you have used any systemic type pesticide lately. A number of years ago I had a few catts that had streaky, blotchy flowers. Since I religously tag & note everything, I noticed all the ********ed flowers were from a group that Cygon was used on! I segregated them & they all bloomed normally in their later years. I would isolate Walter being extra careful with him, ie touching,trimming etc., until he blooms again. Good luck. -- Cheers Wendy I alternated spraying with orthene and Gardensafe, a citronene and neem oil based spray in October before I moved my plants inside for the winter. The final spray was with the citronene and neem, the plants were still dripping when I carred them inside. Have sprayed no chemicals since then, about 6 weeks to 2 months. I don't like to spray with toxins or systemics because the room is tightly sealed. The plants were misted about a month ago before the weather turned cold. Until the frigid blast around the 1st of December, we had unseasonably high temps and the doors were open for fresh cross ventilation. I heat with oil filled electric space heaters, haven't seen any sign of them leaking. Maybe the room hasn't been getting enough fresh air. It was closed up tight, and with the snow, I didn't go in for a week. CO2 depletion? Oh darn. Wally is so cute, it is hard to keep my hands off him. Nancy |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Water Damage Clean up & Fire Damage Restoration | Gardening | |||
Blooms Garden Centre | United Kingdom | |||
More, Better Blooms! | Roses | |||
UT Roland's Favorite Soil Amendment Theory was, More Better Blooms | Roses | |||
First Spring blooms | Gardening |