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Stanhopia Oculata Question
Jeff,
I just love the blooms that the Stanhopia produces, and I have several grown in wire baskets with greater than 12" leaf-spans. Leaves are not real dark green are provided cattleya light. But, only once have I had a bloom on them despite the fact that they appear to be getting ample light -- tips sometimes will get sunburned; so, in this respect I'm in the same boat as Shell. .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html Wendy wrote: Yes Jeff, whatever you are doing, don't change a thing. I think my Stans are in dire need of a change of sphagnum moss. Cheers Wendy "P.J. Bloodworth" wrote in message hlink.net... I obtained a small Stanhopea oculata seedling from Oak Hill in 5/02 for a very reasonable $4.00. At that time, the longest leaf blade, not including the petiole, was 5" atop a pseudobulb about 1/2" in diameter. I placed it in a 10" wire basket in pure sphagnum moss. Since that time, it has grown steadily longer leaves (5", 7", 6",11") on a single lead. The largest pseudobulb is now 1" in diameter. To my amazement, I saw a spike this morning protruding from the bottom of the basket! If this is any indication, your wait may not be so long. Jeff "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... I have just gotten a Stanhopia oculata on eBay. I have been doing some reearch on the web but I can't find anything on how old a plant has to be to flower. Is it like most and needs to be several years old? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=42 218 &rd=1 This is the page for the auction. Any opinions on the plant? Shell |
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