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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.





--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
---
31.69 nHz = once a year.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.






--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
---
31.69 nHz = once a year.

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.

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

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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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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