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Sad news, good news and questions all in one message
Finally! A subject I can really get into!
My Mom told me I stopped nursing at two weeks, which probably explains my obsession and desire to make up for lost time! Besides, it's the pseudobulbs that are the primary water-storage vehicles in sympodial plants, so I'd say a more accurate, if less humorous - way to explain the velamen thickness variation is related to the whole structure of the plant, and the conditions they might naturally grow in. I like to think of velamen as a means of moisture "capture and short-term storage," while bulbs are for longer-term storage. The bulbophyllum, having pseudobulbs, doesn't need to grab as much moisture every time it's wetted, as it already has some stored. The vanda, on the other hand, doesn't have pseudobulbs, so needs a better way to grab what it can. Sounds like and interesting experiment - grow bulbos in a lower-moisture environment and see if the velamen gets thicker. -- Ray Barkalow First Rays Orchids http://www.firstrays.com Secure Online Ordering & Lots of Free Info! "Jerry Hoffmeister" wrote in message news:Z5SEa.1180356$S_4.1205365@rwcrnsc53... I had to giggle at this analogy... thinking about how incredibly complex the anatomy you're talking about REALLY is. As a breastfeeding consultant, and wife to an orchidist on this group (Jerry) I would like to point out that big breasts, in a non-nursing woman (or any other lactating female) are a consequence of the quantity and proportion of FAT in the breast. Or of silicone, in the case of my sister in law. The fact that Anna-Nicole has huge boobs doesn't mean that she has greater milk (or water) storage capacity than a flat-chested woman. The question is whether A-N or Twiggy get pregnant, how well does their body build up the glands that produce and transport milk (the human parallel to velamen??) Cheers! Betsy "K Barrett" wrote in message news:eD9Ea.890048$Zo.202493@sccrnsc03... The secret to bulbophyllums is to remember that they have roots with very little velamen on them. Velamen traps and holds the day's moisture for the plant to use at a later time. Hence Bulbophyllums need/want more of a daily introduction to water than something like a Cattleya would. Cattleyas - for example - can take some drying out because the velamen traps and holds moisture, like a sponge. Think of it this way. If velamen was an anatomical feature equivalent to breasts, Bulbophyllums would be Twiggy and Cattleyas would be Jane Mansfield (or insert the name of whatever heroin-chic model currently in vogue and Anna-Nicole Smith). So you can visualize how deficient in velamen poor Bulbophyllums are. You gotta keep most of these babies evenly moist, but still with air to the roots. A difficult balancing act indeed. If your remaining Bulbophyllum doesn't want to grow for you try a bit more water, try to make sure it stays above 60F at night and try a *bit* more light (as for Cattleyas). K Barrett "Boystrup Pb, ann,..." wrote in message .be... First the sad news. * Today my first ever Bulbophyllum died. Leaving me only one which doesn't seem to want to grow * Secondly I am about to become an uncle. That's the good news. I think!!!! Most children seem afraid of mee because I so big. (hight 1,93m.) Now to the questions: *I bought 2 paph's this week: A paph. King Arthur and a paph grattrixianum. I bought them for just ?17. For some time now I have been making a file and looking for pictures of my orchids to but in it until I can make my own pic's. Using books, asking permision on the net, friends ... But I can't find one of these 2 plants, so if anyone could help me please??? I'm not going to publisch anything, I just use the file to look up what the flowers look like, pests they've had... * Also I fell in love with an orchid last Christmas. A thelymitra variegata 208 and 199 from Australia. If there has ever been an orchid with a perfect colour it must be a Thelymitra. If I could just live in Australia!!!!! I found the pic's on the orchid mall. Now ever sinds I have contacted several growers in Europe and one in Australia. But none of them has ever had or seen this orchid. Please if anyone knows were I might be able to find one without braking any laws, tell me, please, please, please. To end this with a piece of advice to all the men out there. An orchid is like a great woman. Beauty on the outside and the inside, and when you find the perfect one, you can never let them go. Peter |
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