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1. Can someone explain to me exactly what flasks are?
2. If one buys an orchid "cutting" I am assuming it would have to be rooted? And would take several years to bloom? Shell |
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A flask is like the glass flasks you used in chemistry classes,
providing a sterile environment for orchid seeds growing in a nutrient medium similar to a bacterial culture plate. When the plantlets are large enough, they have to be "deflasked" into compots, or pots holding a community of small seedlings. The term "orchid cutting" would likely refer to a division of a rhizome with at least 2 or 3 pseudobulbs and their roots, usually the back end of a mature plant whose rhizome is growing forward. When planted and tended well, it should wake up and put forward new growths, which might bloom in a year or two. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Shell91" Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:20:51 GMT Subject: 2 Questions 1. Can someone explain to me exactly what flasks are? 2. If one buys an orchid "cutting" I am assuming it would have to be rooted? And would take several years to bloom? Shell |
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Thanks. I have noticed several flasks being offered on ebay and wondered
whether or not it would be worthwile to get one. I don't think I'm quite ready for that The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy Shell "tbell" wrote in message ... A flask is like the glass flasks you used in chemistry classes, providing a sterile environment for orchid seeds growing in a nutrient medium similar to a bacterial culture plate. When the plantlets are large enough, they have to be "deflasked" into compots, or pots holding a community of small seedlings. The term "orchid cutting" would likely refer to a division of a rhizome with at least 2 or 3 pseudobulbs and their roots, usually the back end of a mature plant whose rhizome is growing forward. When planted and tended well, it should wake up and put forward new growths, which might bloom in a year or two. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Shell91" Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:20:51 GMT Subject: 2 Questions 1. Can someone explain to me exactly what flasks are? 2. If one buys an orchid "cutting" I am assuming it would have to be rooted? And would take several years to bloom? Shell |
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Shell,
http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/f...asks/flask.jpg Mick HBI, Producers of Fine Orchids in Flask www.OrchidFlask.com |
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Thanks for the picture.
I think before I try a flask I better get good at growing orchids already in a pot Shell "Mick Fournier" wrote in message ... Shell, http://personalpages.bellsouth.net/f...asks/flask.jpg Mick HBI, Producers of Fine Orchids in Flask www.OrchidFlask.com |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:39:35 GMT, "Shell91"
wrote: The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy A few orchids such as Ludisia discolor do grow from cuttings. It happens to be fairly easy to grow from cuttings and, unlike most orchids, is grown primarily for the foliage. deg |
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:39:35 GMT, "Shell91"
wrote in Message-Id: m: The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy Can you provide a URL to those auctions? |
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Some monopodials, particularly vandas, are frequently sold as cuttings and
may or may not have roots. After a short time in good vanda conditions, roots begin to show and then grow rapidly. Also, once you start buying flasks (and it's as addictive as any other part of orchid growing), you better start adding the new wing on the house, or plan to build your first, soon-to-be-outgrown greenhouse. On the plus side, one flask can give you 20-50 or more seedlings or meristems to grow and trade with others for a rapidly expanding collection (see previous sentence). Gary "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... Thanks. I have noticed several flasks being offered on ebay and wondered whether or not it would be worthwile to get one. I don't think I'm quite ready for that The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy Shell "tbell" wrote in message ... A flask is like the glass flasks you used in chemistry classes, providing a sterile environment for orchid seeds growing in a nutrient medium similar to a bacterial culture plate. When the plantlets are large enough, they have to be "deflasked" into compots, or pots holding a community of small seedlings. The term "orchid cutting" would likely refer to a division of a rhizome with at least 2 or 3 pseudobulbs and their roots, usually the back end of a mature plant whose rhizome is growing forward. When planted and tended well, it should wake up and put forward new growths, which might bloom in a year or two. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Shell91" Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:20:51 GMT Subject: 2 Questions 1. Can someone explain to me exactly what flasks are? 2. If one buys an orchid "cutting" I am assuming it would have to be rooted? And would take several years to bloom? Shell |
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Hi
Sorry, I had a major computer meltdown courtest of the worm_nachi.a and ahd to do a complete factory restore on my computer. I lost the URLs for the auctions but I remember the cuttings came from Grow Hawaii and another source I can't remember, In the picture it just looked like a stem. Shell "Larry Dighera" wrote in message ... On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:39:35 GMT, "Shell91" wrote in Message-Id: m: The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy Can you provide a URL to those auctions? |
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Hi
I may try out a flask one day soon then. Got to get a stock of pots first Shell "V_coerulea" wrote in message ... Some monopodials, particularly vandas, are frequently sold as cuttings and may or may not have roots. After a short time in good vanda conditions, roots begin to show and then grow rapidly. Also, once you start buying flasks (and it's as addictive as any other part of orchid growing), you better start adding the new wing on the house, or plan to build your first, soon-to-be-outgrown greenhouse. On the plus side, one flask can give you 20-50 or more seedlings or meristems to grow and trade with others for a rapidly expanding collection (see previous sentence). Gary "Shell91" wrote in message y.com... Thanks. I have noticed several flasks being offered on ebay and wondered whether or not it would be worthwile to get one. I don't think I'm quite ready for that The cuttings I saw on ebay seemed to be just a section of stem, no pseudobulbs at all. Also probably not something I should buy Shell "tbell" wrote in message ... A flask is like the glass flasks you used in chemistry classes, providing a sterile environment for orchid seeds growing in a nutrient medium similar to a bacterial culture plate. When the plantlets are large enough, they have to be "deflasked" into compots, or pots holding a community of small seedlings. The term "orchid cutting" would likely refer to a division of a rhizome with at least 2 or 3 pseudobulbs and their roots, usually the back end of a mature plant whose rhizome is growing forward. When planted and tended well, it should wake up and put forward new growths, which might bloom in a year or two. Tom Walnut Creek, CA, USA (To reply by e-mail, remove APPENDIX) From: "Shell91" Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com Newsgroups: rec.gardens.orchids Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 21:20:51 GMT Subject: 2 Questions 1. Can someone explain to me exactly what flasks are? 2. If one buys an orchid "cutting" I am assuming it would have to be rooted? And would take several years to bloom? Shell |
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"Shell" wrote in message m...
Hi Sorry, I had a major computer meltdown courtest of the worm_nachi.a and ahd to do a complete factory restore on my computer. I lost the URLs for the auctions but I remember the cuttings came from Grow Hawaii and another source I can't remember, In the picture it just looked like a stem. Were they vanilla orchids, by any chance? Vanilla species are large epiphytic vines, and they are often sold as bare-root stem cuttings. Nick -- myrmecodia-at-yahoo-dot-com |
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Nope, I want to say they were paphs or something similar
Shell "Myrmecodia" wrote in message om... "Shell" wrote in message m... Hi Sorry, I had a major computer meltdown courtest of the worm_nachi.a and ahd to do a complete factory restore on my computer. I lost the URLs for the auctions but I remember the cuttings came from Grow Hawaii and another source I can't remember, In the picture it just looked like a stem. Were they vanilla orchids, by any chance? Vanilla species are large epiphytic vines, and they are often sold as bare-root stem cuttings. Nick -- myrmecodia-at-yahoo-dot-com |
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