Speaking of which Shell... What you doing up at this un-godly hour????

Kye.

"Kye" wrote in message
...
hmmm... Well sounds like you DEFINATELY dont grow Pleurothallids and
Dracula's there....

Dont we have some other members in Houston???

Kye.

"Shell" wrote in message
m...
lol sounds like houston. except for being warmer than the fridges
inside.
occaisionally we're a bit cooler than a steam bath.

Shell


"Kye" wrote in message
...
Hes one of my country-kin.... So y'all leave him to me to edumacate on
climatic issues :-P

Kye.

P.S : Melbourne occaisionally has a dry spell, usually never longer
than
12
hours and is occaisionally warmer than the fridges inside.

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
u...
Hhmm..

I actually live in Melbourne, Australia.. I don't know if this will
make
much of a difference as to the weather expected from these plants..


"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
news Better you should get them from someone with long-term experience.
We
purposely don't grow them here, because my few experiments proved
that
they
were not the "easy-growing" orchids (for our local environment) on
which
our
business philosophy is based. Given our south Florida location,
there
are
hundreds, if not thousands, of orchids which our clients can take
home,
hang
outside, and pretty much let Mother Nature care for, and those are
what
we
strive to offer, as opposed to plants which will need "fussing
over."

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com

"molli" wrote in message
...
Could we get a few culture tips? I got one at our OS Christmas
party.
Right
now I"ve got it in "Vanda" light right under the 400 watt, in a
basket
in
sphag. Do I treat it like a Vanda? and what are the temp
max/min
for
it?
I
dont know if those are two spikes growing or two keikis on one
side
of
it...still to little to tell.
--

Hugs,
Molli


"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
...
Neof. falcata is not the easiest plant to grow in So. Fla.
[not
impossible,
just not the easiest -- personally, I think it is borderline
on
the
heat
tolerance needed here]. There are, however, many nice hybrids
made
using
falcata and these are usually less "touchy."

--
Kenni Judd
Juno Beach Orchids

http://www.jborchids.com
"Peter Pan" wrote in message
u...
Thinking on buying a new orchid..

I've looked all around Melbourne, and without going into
orchid
shows
or
private functions, the only place I can buy a Neofinetia is
at
this
place
called Collections Corner (which is a bit of a drive away
from
me)..
Now.. The only thing they have are very small plants.. They
are
potted
..
Well .. They're practically the same size as the pictures
Shell
posted
in
alt.binaries.pictures.orchids.

Very little with a few leaves coming out from them..

Now.. Would this be recommended or should I look harder into
getting
a
fully
grown plant?
I've never had an orchid before and the only reason I chose
this
one
was
because, well, it's the one I think looks best..

As well as the fact that it is fragrant.. That's rather
appealing
too..

I would probably be growing it under fluorecent lights.. (I
can
build
some
sort of mini-greenhouse and set it under the lights, with a
little
fan
inside it to keep air circulation)..

Still.. I don't know if this would be too hard for me to
keep..
Being
that
I
have not had any experiences with these plants..

Anyway.. Thanks for all your time and help.









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"molli" wrote in message ...
Could we get a few culture tips?

This link to Bakers' Site may be of some help
http://orchidculture.com/COD/FREE/FS344.html

Melb (Aust.) winter is not a problem for them, provided they're kept
out of the rain. Melb summer heat could set them back, but should be
OK if kept under 35C

I dont know if those are two spikes growing or two keikis on one side
of
it...still to little to tell.

Most likely be keikis, they form lots of those from the base of the
plant.

Hope that helps.

Yes thank you, that was a great help! I'll move it to a bit lower light
level so I don't fry it. And Keiki's would be good...I"ve never had a keiki
before.

--

Hugs,
Molli


"TU" wrote in message
om...
"molli" wrote in message
...
Could we get a few culture tips?

This link to Bakers' Site may be of some help
http://orchidculture.com/COD/FREE/FS344.html

Melb (Aust.) winter is not a problem for them, provided they're kept
out of the rain. Melb summer heat could set them back, but should be
OK if kept under 35C

I dont know if those are two spikes growing or two keikis on one side
of
it...still to little to tell.

Most likely be keikis, they form lots of those from the base of the
plant.

Hope that helps.

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:02:06 -0700, "molli"
wrote:

Yes thank you, that was a great help! I'll move it to a bit lower light
level so I don't fry it. And Keiki's would be good...I"ve never had a keiki
before.

Molli -

These plants want to develop a clump, or become a specimen plant.
This is not a keiki as a phal develops that gets removed.
Depending on the type of Neofinetia it has 2" mini vanda style
leaves or 1 1/2 " needle leaves. Some of the crosses are larger.

I think the ones at the OS party were from Cal-Orchids, which one
did you get?
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

Hi Peterpan, this is Wendy! Now do yourself a favour & go to an orchid
meeting in your area. You will meet lots of nice people & get some good
advice
for starters.
You may even find a mentor that will help you on your way with this
wonderful hobby.
--
Cheers Wendy
Remove PETERPAN for email reply


"Peter Pan" wrote in message
u...
Thinking on buying a new orchid..

I've looked all around Melbourne, and without going into orchid shows or
private functions, the only place I can buy a Neofinetia is at this place
called Collections Corner (which is a bit of a drive away from me)..
Now.. The only thing they have are very small plants.. They are potted ..
Well .. They're practically the same size as the pictures Shell posted in
alt.binaries.pictures.orchids.

Very little with a few leaves coming out from them..

Now.. Would this be recommended or should I look harder into getting a
fully
grown plant?
I've never had an orchid before and the only reason I chose this one was
because, well, it's the one I think looks best..

As well as the fact that it is fragrant.. That's rather appealing too..

I would probably be growing it under fluorecent lights.. (I can build some
sort of mini-greenhouse and set it under the lights, with a little fan
inside it to keep air circulation)..

Still.. I don't know if this would be too hard for me to keep.. Being that
I
have not had any experiences with these plants..

Anyway.. Thanks for all your time and help.


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31.69 nHz = once a year.

Yes Sue, Cal-Orchid, I got the Vanda type leaves, Its such a cute little
thing I want to make sure I take the right kind of care of it.

--

Hugs,
Molli


"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:02:06 -0700, "molli"
wrote:

Yes thank you, that was a great help! I'll move it to a bit lower light
level so I don't fry it. And Keiki's would be good...I"ve never had a
keiki
before.

Molli -

These plants want to develop a clump, or become a specimen plant.
This is not a keiki as a phal develops that gets removed.
Depending on the type of Neofinetia it has 2" mini vanda style
leaves or 1 1/2 " needle leaves. Some of the crosses are larger.

I think the ones at the OS party were from Cal-Orchids, which one
did you get?
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

ugh... My head hurts... Am I starting to lose my marbles here or is
a.b.p.orchids becoming a bit of a fantasy land???

Kye.

"Wendy" wrote in message
news:a_KFb.12759$7D3.2198@fed1read02...
Hi Peterpan, this is Wendy! Now do yourself a favour & go to an orchid
meeting in your area. You will meet lots of nice people & get some good
advice
for starters.
You may even find a mentor that will help you on your way with this
wonderful hobby.
--
Cheers Wendy
Remove PETERPAN for email reply


"Peter Pan" wrote in message
u...
Thinking on buying a new orchid..

I've looked all around Melbourne, and without going into orchid shows or
private functions, the only place I can buy a Neofinetia is at this
place
called Collections Corner (which is a bit of a drive away from me)..
Now.. The only thing they have are very small plants.. They are potted
...
Well .. They're practically the same size as the pictures Shell posted
in
alt.binaries.pictures.orchids.

Very little with a few leaves coming out from them..

Now.. Would this be recommended or should I look harder into getting a
fully
grown plant?
I've never had an orchid before and the only reason I chose this one was
because, well, it's the one I think looks best..

As well as the fact that it is fragrant.. That's rather appealing too..

I would probably be growing it under fluorecent lights.. (I can build
some
sort of mini-greenhouse and set it under the lights, with a little fan
inside it to keep air circulation)..

Still.. I don't know if this would be too hard for me to keep.. Being
that
I
have not had any experiences with these plants..

Anyway.. Thanks for all your time and help.



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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:41:12 GMT, "Kye"
wrote:

ugh... My head hurts... Am I starting to lose my marbles here or is
a.b.p.orchids becoming a bit of a fantasy land???

Kye.


Your on R.G.Orchids so your safe.
G
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php

I am too... Well I told you I was losing my marbles...

:-P

Kye.

"Susan Erickson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 09:41:12 GMT, "Kye"
wrote:

ugh... My head hurts... Am I starting to lose my marbles here or is
a.b.p.orchids becoming a bit of a fantasy land???

Kye.


Your on R.G.Orchids so your safe.
G
SuE
http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php