Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae species or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

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"RPM1" wrote in message
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I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM

Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae species or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"RPM1" wrote in message
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I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM

Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae species or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"RPM1" wrote in message
...
I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM

"Ray"
Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae species
or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

Aw crud, and here I thought it was happy. Is there any
hope for the poor thing? Maybe I shouldn't let it bloom?

Ruth CM

Sometimes plants bloom as a last-ditch effort for survival. If it was mine,
I'd cut the spike, and resort to the old "sphag-n-bag" technique to get new
root growth.

Now that I wrote that, let me state that I am ASSUMING it has bad roots. It
is obviously desiccated - the pseudobulb is WAY too shriveled - which means
it's not getting enough water. That is commonly due to two causes: under
watering, or overwatering (or badly decomposed medium) that has led to root
rot. No roots, no way to absorb water.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"RPM1" wrote in message
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"Ray"
Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae
species
or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

Aw crud, and here I thought it was happy. Is there any
hope for the poor thing? Maybe I shouldn't let it bloom?

Ruth CM

Sometimes plants bloom as a last-ditch effort for survival. If it was mine,
I'd cut the spike, and resort to the old "sphag-n-bag" technique to get new
root growth.

Now that I wrote that, let me state that I am ASSUMING it has bad roots. It
is obviously desiccated - the pseudobulb is WAY too shriveled - which means
it's not getting enough water. That is commonly due to two causes: under
watering, or overwatering (or badly decomposed medium) that has led to root
rot. No roots, no way to absorb water.

--

Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"RPM1" wrote in message
...
"Ray"
Nope, not a catt. Looks like some sort of oncidium or oncidiinae
species
or
intergeneric that
has suffered from severe desiccation, probably from root rot.

Aw crud, and here I thought it was happy. Is there any
hope for the poor thing? Maybe I shouldn't let it bloom?

Ruth CM

"Ray"
Sometimes plants bloom as a last-ditch effort for survival. If it was
mine,
I'd cut the spike, and resort to the old "sphag-n-bag" technique to get
new
root growth.

Could you explain "sphag-n-bag" to a total newbie
please?

Now that I wrote that, let me state that I am ASSUMING it has bad roots.
It
is obviously desiccated - the pseudobulb is WAY too shriveled - which
means
it's not getting enough water. That is commonly due to two causes: under
watering, or overwatering (or badly decomposed medium) that has led to
root
rot. No roots, no way to absorb water.

When I found it in the trash at the nursery I asked
the girl to pot it. I agreed to pay whatever amount
they needed to charge (10 bucks if I remember
correctly). She wasn't too happy to pot it but she
did. After reading your post I decided to take it
out of the pot to see what was up. The so-called
"orchid expert" put it on a pot with standard
potting soil and then she very nicely sprinkled
orchid bark only on the TOP of the pot! Grrrr!
It has a good mass of roots (I can see the perfect
shape of the pot it was in prior). I can't really
tell if they're in good shape. I took a jpg of the
roots if anyone cares to look (my server won't
let me post to the binary group).

Ruth CM

Go ahead and email it to me, if you'd like.

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Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!

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"RPM1" wrote in message
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"Ray"
Sometimes plants bloom as a last-ditch effort for survival. If it was
mine,
I'd cut the spike, and resort to the old "sphag-n-bag" technique to get
new
root growth.

Could you explain "sphag-n-bag" to a total newbie
please?

Now that I wrote that, let me state that I am ASSUMING it has bad roots.
It
is obviously desiccated - the pseudobulb is WAY too shriveled - which
means
it's not getting enough water. That is commonly due to two causes:
under
watering, or overwatering (or badly decomposed medium) that has led to
root
rot. No roots, no way to absorb water.

When I found it in the trash at the nursery I asked
the girl to pot it. I agreed to pay whatever amount
they needed to charge (10 bucks if I remember
correctly). She wasn't too happy to pot it but she
did. After reading your post I decided to take it
out of the pot to see what was up. The so-called
"orchid expert" put it on a pot with standard
potting soil and then she very nicely sprinkled
orchid bark only on the TOP of the pot! Grrrr!
It has a good mass of roots (I can see the perfect
shape of the pot it was in prior). I can't really
tell if they're in good shape. I took a jpg of the
roots if anyone cares to look (my server won't
let me post to the binary group).

Ruth CM

Try posting to news:alt.binaries.pictures.orchids (click on the link and it
should connect you if your server has it).

Good luck!
--
Reka

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

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I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM




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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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"RPM1" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM




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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

"RPM1" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM




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Good luck!
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Reka

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

"RPM1" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I have a no-name orchid which I rescued from a trash can
a couple of months ago. It seems to be happy and is letting
me know this by growing a 4 inch spike! :-D I think it's a
catt but I'm not sure (newbie here). Is there a site where
I can post a jpg of it so you pros can have a look? I'd just
like to know what it is so I can be sure I'm giving it what
it needs.

TIA

Ruth CM




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