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Should I?
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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
I'm not familiar with the posts on a.b.p.o to which you referred, but
generally mature plants are a bit hardier than seedlings, so will be better able to tolerate the cultural mistakes of a beginning grower. Personally, I don't know that I'd recommend a neofinetia as a first orchid, but if you've read enough about them to understand their needs, and are comfortable that providing the correct conditions is not a problem, why not? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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 ... 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
He's talking about the posts of pictures of my orchids :)
Many are seedlings but many are mature or blooming size and just small plants naturally. Shell "Ray" wrote in message ... I'm not familiar with the posts on a.b.p.o to which you referred, but generally mature plants are a bit hardier than seedlings, so will be better able to tolerate the cultural mistakes of a beginning grower. Personally, I don't know that I'd recommend a neofinetia as a first orchid, but if you've read enough about them to understand their needs, and are comfortable that providing the correct conditions is not a problem, why not? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
Yep.. You do have a rather large collection there.. Or, at least to my
standards, anyway. : ) The ones I saw were seedlings.. They were planted on pebble, I think.. And had about one or two little leaves coming from them. How long would it take for a plant like this to produce flowers? "Shell" wrote in message ... He's talking about the posts of pictures of my orchids :) Many are seedlings but many are mature or blooming size and just small plants naturally. Shell "Ray" wrote in message ... I'm not familiar with the posts on a.b.p.o to which you referred, but generally mature plants are a bit hardier than seedlings, so will be better able to tolerate the cultural mistakes of a beginning grower. Personally, I don't know that I'd recommend a neofinetia as a first orchid, but if you've read enough about them to understand their needs, and are comfortable that providing the correct conditions is not a problem, why not? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
Can't help but think all that cosmetic surgery Michael Jackson had
was to look more like HIS ilol Peter Pan. Way out there! Anyway with your first orchid. Buy a phalaenopsis. It's simple and if you get one flowering size you can get a seedlng later. I'm new to all this but can tell you it takes months to grow a spike and see flowers. Just be patient and don't move your plant around, water it with rain water and read up on it--a must, orchid care can vary alot. Hope you find one you like, I asked about one that was at a greenhouse connected to a lumber supply place. It had shriveled leaves and wasn't real big. They said it might of been thrown out. I thought eeek! Where's the trash dumpster--I had my eye on that one and was hoping it would go on sale. Next time I'll ask. Yes, it was sickly but I enjoy recoperating the bad ones. Good luck |
Should I?
Peter Pan,
I know some Aussie here who have been growing established plants of Neofinitia falcata for over 10 years and still have no flowers. This plant is NOT in the beginners basket. Knowing the climate of Melbourne, may I suggest you try some Sarcochilus ( I can suggest a local supplier ) some Cymbidiums and possibly some Zygopetalums. Kye. P.S. Please feel free to reply to this address for more information. "Peter Pan" wrote in message u... Yep.. You do have a rather large collection there.. Or, at least to my standards, anyway. : ) The ones I saw were seedlings.. They were planted on pebble, I think.. And had about one or two little leaves coming from them. How long would it take for a plant like this to produce flowers? "Shell" wrote in message ... He's talking about the posts of pictures of my orchids :) Many are seedlings but many are mature or blooming size and just small plants naturally. Shell "Ray" wrote in message ... I'm not familiar with the posts on a.b.p.o to which you referred, but generally mature plants are a bit hardier than seedlings, so will be better able to tolerate the cultural mistakes of a beginning grower. Personally, I don't know that I'd recommend a neofinetia as a first orchid, but if you've read enough about them to understand their needs, and are comfortable that providing the correct conditions is not a problem, why not? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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 ... 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
Some seedlings take years to produce flowers. Most of mine I expect to
flower next summer or maybe 18 months from now. I do have a spike on at least one and a couple are in sheath whatever that means :) I have about 25 plants not counting the small compot that has about 15 or so babies in it. I am also new to this, having gotten my first orchid, a dendrobium Caesar Jacque that had one flower on it and was marked down :) this summer/fall. I do have a phal which just opened the last bud on the flower spike last night, a nice peachy yellowish pink, and a ctsm "Pink Fragrance" which is the one with 9 buds on the flower spike. It is one of the small orchids and the flowers will be about 2mm, I think. I try to buy blooming size or mature plants if I can, but sometimes all I can afford is a seedling. Shell "Peter Pan" wrote in message u... Yep.. You do have a rather large collection there.. Or, at least to my standards, anyway. : ) The ones I saw were seedlings.. They were planted on pebble, I think.. And had about one or two little leaves coming from them. How long would it take for a plant like this to produce flowers? "Shell" wrote in message ... He's talking about the posts of pictures of my orchids :) Many are seedlings but many are mature or blooming size and just small plants naturally. Shell "Ray" wrote in message ... I'm not familiar with the posts on a.b.p.o to which you referred, but generally mature plants are a bit hardier than seedlings, so will be better able to tolerate the cultural mistakes of a beginning grower. Personally, I don't know that I'd recommend a neofinetia as a first orchid, but if you've read enough about them to understand their needs, and are comfortable that providing the correct conditions is not a problem, why not? -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! . . . . . . . . . . . "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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
Lowe's is good about marking stuff down. Home Depot doesnt do it anymore
because too many people were bringing plants back and getting full price refunds. At least at the one close to me. I had my eye on a raggedy Dend that needed a lot of help :) Shell wrote in message ... Can't help but think all that cosmetic surgery Michael Jackson had was to look more like HIS ilol Peter Pan. Way out there! Anyway with your first orchid. Buy a phalaenopsis. It's simple and if you get one flowering size you can get a seedlng later. I'm new to all this but can tell you it takes months to grow a spike and see flowers. Just be patient and don't move your plant around, water it with rain water and read up on it--a must, orchid care can vary alot. Hope you find one you like, I asked about one that was at a greenhouse connected to a lumber supply place. It had shriveled leaves and wasn't real big. They said it might of been thrown out. I thought eeek! Where's the trash dumpster--I had my eye on that one and was hoping it would go on sale. Next time I'll ask. Yes, it was sickly but I enjoy recoperating the bad ones. Good luck |
Should I?
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 ... 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
Should I?
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 ... 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- --- 31.69 nHz = once a year. |
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