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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in
English...didn't learn very much from any of them. If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, and the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are just 12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent "Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay the desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to something upright once I figure out which end is up... Al |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
Try a google search for leafless orchids ...
http://fig.cox.miami.edu/~scofield/s...h_vanilla.html -- /\ /\ \/ \/ ( '+' ) @( ) Fran Kirby ^ ^ "Al" wrote in message ... : I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in : English...didn't learn very much from any of them. : : If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, and : the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are just : 12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just : remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent : "Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this : confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay the : desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to : something upright once I figure out which end is up... : : Al : : |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
Thank you. It is interesting that Vl. aphyla is not listed with the species
on this page but that there are two other leafless Vanilla species... "Fran Kirby" wrote in message news:fSHna.496308$3D1.268125@sccrnsc01... Try a google search for leafless orchids ... http://fig.cox.miami.edu/~scofield/s...h_vanilla.html -- /\ /\ \/ \/ ( '+' ) @( ) Fran Kirby ^ ^ "Al" wrote in message ... : I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in : English...didn't learn very much from any of them. : : If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, and : the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are just : 12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just : remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent : "Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this : confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay the : desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to : something upright once I figure out which end is up... : : Al : : |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
From what part of the country(ies) did you get your vanilla? It sounded like
it was shipped some distance. "are a bit desiccated from their journey. " "Al" wrote in message news : Thank you. It is interesting that Vl. aphyla is not listed with the species : on this page but that there are two other leafless Vanilla species... : : "Fran Kirby" wrote in message : news:fSHna.496308$3D1.268125@sccrnsc01... : Try a google search for leafless orchids ... : http://fig.cox.miami.edu/~scofield/s...h_vanilla.html : : : -- : /\ /\ : \/ \/ : ( '+' ) : @( ) Fran Kirby : ^ ^ : : : : : "Al" wrote in message : ... : : I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in : : English...didn't learn very much from any of them. : : : : If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, : and : : the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are : just : : 12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just : : remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent : : "Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this : : confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay : the : : desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to : : something upright once I figure out which end is up... : : : : Al : : : : : : : : |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
The plants came from a nursery in Thailand but I don't know where the
species aphylla itself is native. It takes information a while to sink into my head. When I first looked at this link I thought it was telling me that Vanilla species all come from the new world but the link only addresses the 4 species native to Florida out of the "50 tropical species". I think my stems will revive nicely and I was just seeking information on how to grow it, especially how to mount it. On rereading your link I am relieved to discover my plants did not necessarily get shipped from a Florida everglade to Thailand only to come back to me by way of an importer in Texas but if that turns out to be the case it would only be "typical". I looked closely at the stems and the nodes on the stem where the roots come out but I can't yet really tell which end I should mount facing up toward the sky and which end should go down. Your link provided a clue that maybe I could just leave it horizontal on a bed of moss until it makes up its own mind. The section on Vanilla barbellata described them as "a strange colony of deep green, pipe-like tubes crawling across the rocky forest floor." Perhaps the aphylla will behave the same way. "Fran Kirby" wrote in message news:1UIna.499614$F1.71494@sccrnsc04... From what part of the country(ies) did you get your vanilla? It sounded like it was shipped some distance. "are a bit desiccated from their journey. " "Al" wrote in message news : Thank you. It is interesting that Vl. aphyla is not listed with the species : on this page but that there are two other leafless Vanilla species... : : "Fran Kirby" wrote in message : news:fSHna.496308$3D1.268125@sccrnsc01... : Try a google search for leafless orchids ... : http://fig.cox.miami.edu/~scofield/s...h_vanilla.html : : : -- : /\ /\ : \/ \/ : ( '+' ) : @( ) Fran Kirby : ^ ^ : : : : : "Al" wrote in message : ... : : I did a search online and came up with a few links in German and one in : : English...didn't learn very much from any of them. : : : : If I am reading the botanical name correctly "aphylla" means leafless, : and : : the cuttings i just received would tend to bare this out since they are : just : : 12" pieces of stem that are a bit desiccated from their journey. I just : : remembered and hunted down an article on leafless orchids in a recent : : "Orchids" magazine and Vanilla aphylla is listed there, so with this : : confirmed I am still seeking culture advice. My initial plan is to lay : the : : desiccated stems on damp moss until they revive and then affix them to : : something upright once I figure out which end is up... : : : : Al : : : : : : : : |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
Al -
Yeah, aphylla is an southeast asian species, no worries about glades gleaning! There are probably about 8-10 leafless species of vanilla from the americas, africa, and asia. When I get new vanilla cuttings, I lay them horizontally on sphagnum or regular potting soil. Put a vertical riser in the pot for when it starts growing. The plant may take months before putting out new growth from one of the nodes. Just keep watering, they can be frustrating waiting for them to grow, LOL. But when it does grow, it can ramble all over the place!! I saw a V. planifolia at the Coral Gables show that was in a 24 inch basket of sphagnum, no vertical at all. It had several spikes, and was probably 20 feet long, all coiled up like some giant green snake. jimwatts "Al" wrote in message ... The plants came from a nursery in Thailand but I don't know where the species aphylla itself is native. |
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Seeking Vanilla aphylla information
Thank you. I am glad to hear I made the right choice to jump-start my
cuttings. I was worried that they might need to be mounted but without knowing which end was up I feared there was a 50% chance I would mount them upside down and do more harm than good. "jimwatts" wrote in message om... Al - Yeah, aphylla is an southeast asian species, no worries about glades gleaning! There are probably about 8-10 leafless species of vanilla from the americas, africa, and asia. When I get new vanilla cuttings, I lay them horizontally on sphagnum or regular potting soil. Put a vertical riser in the pot for when it starts growing. The plant may take months before putting out new growth from one of the nodes. Just keep watering, they can be frustrating waiting for them to grow, LOL. But when it does grow, it can ramble all over the place!! I saw a V. planifolia at the Coral Gables show that was in a 24 inch basket of sphagnum, no vertical at all. It had several spikes, and was probably 20 feet long, all coiled up like some giant green snake. jimwatts "Al" wrote in message ... The plants came from a nursery in Thailand but I don't know where the species aphylla itself is native. |
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