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Rhynchostylis gigantea
Hi everyone !
I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Cut-and-pasted from www.orchidspecies.com:
This species occurs on the Indochinese peninsula as a medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandanaceous epiphyte with a stout stem carrying imbricating at the base, linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically leaves. The axillary, arcuate, to 15" [37 cm] long, racemose, densely many flowered inflorescence, which appear in autumn and winter, have sweetly fragrant blooms that last for about two weeks. They need ample bright light and even watering and fertilizer through out the year. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Cut-and-pasted from www.orchidspecies.com:
This species occurs on the Indochinese peninsula as a medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandanaceous epiphyte with a stout stem carrying imbricating at the base, linear, very thick, channeled, acute lobed apically leaves. The axillary, arcuate, to 15" [37 cm] long, racemose, densely many flowered inflorescence, which appear in autumn and winter, have sweetly fragrant blooms that last for about two weeks. They need ample bright light and even watering and fertilizer through out the year. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your
definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:07:32 -0500, "Ray"
wrote: Bear with me here ray, I'm a newbie :-) This species occurs on the Indochinese peninsula as a medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandanaceous epiphyte What does vandanaceous imply? If it doesn't imply it's a vanda, does it imply it looks and grows a lot like a vanda? bb |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Actually, it implies that I must have been drinking...
It's "vandaceous," which means that it is closely related to vandas, ascocentrums and the like, capable of interbreeding with them. -- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. . . . . . . . . . . "bb" wrote in message ... On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:07:32 -0500, "Ray" wrote: Bear with me here ray, I'm a newbie :-) This species occurs on the Indochinese peninsula as a medium sized, monopodial, warm to hot growing, vandanaceous epiphyte What does vandanaceous imply? If it doesn't imply it's a vanda, does it imply it looks and grows a lot like a vanda? bb |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:05:37 -0500, "Ray"
wrote: It's "vandaceous," which means that it is closely related to vandas, ascocentrums and the like, capable of interbreeding with them. thanks ray bb |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g.
what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g.
what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g.
what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g.
what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Mine, which I bought in Sept. of 2002, bloomed in Jan 2004. I don't think it
grew much after I bought it. Leaf span is uneven, about 7" or 8" on one side and up to 10" on the other. Bob "TU" wrote in message om... What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g. what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Mine, which I bought in Sept. of 2002, bloomed in Jan 2004. I don't think it
grew much after I bought it. Leaf span is uneven, about 7" or 8" on one side and up to 10" on the other. Bob "TU" wrote in message om... What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g. what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Um, I think we have a misunderstanding going on here. Leaf span is
generally considered, at least around here, the total from one tip to the other, which from Bob's message I think is 17" or 18" for the plants he mentioned. Bob: If the size difference on the leaves is consistent from side-to-side, and you aren't moving the plant around, then one side of it [the one with longer leaves] is not getting enough light. I shudder to suggest this, because it is not usually a good idea for most folks and most plants, but if this behavior has been consistent over a 2-3 year time period, you might think about rotating the plant's orientation every couple of months. Rhy. gigantea bloom here much smaller than that -- at 6-8" leaf span [tip-to-tip]. But on these smaller plants, the flowers are a litte individually smaller and much less numerous than they are on the larger plants of a size comparable to Bob's. On the former, we'll get a spike maybe 4" in length, on the latter we usually see 3-4-6 spikes 6" or better in length, with more flowers per spike [and individual flowers slightly larger]. I should probaby also mention that this is one of the few vandaceous types that we have found will adapt well to pots. Most of our vandaceous are grown bare, in the basket or with no basket at all. R. gigantea will grow and bloom that way, but those we put in pots with a very coarse mix of big lava rock chunks and a bit of coco-fiber far outdid those "bare in the basket." Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Bob Walsh" wrote in message news:Hfv_b.47465$4o.63943@attbi_s52... Mine, which I bought in Sept. of 2002, bloomed in Jan 2004. I don't think it grew much after I bought it. Leaf span is uneven, about 7" or 8" on one side and up to 10" on the other. Bob "TU" wrote in message om... What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g. what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
Rhynchostylis gigantea
Kenni,
Your math is right --17" tip to tip. It gets moved around at least once a month or so as I jockey things around under the lights when they hopefully start a spike or fill a sheath. Bob "Kenni Judd" wrote in message .. . Um, I think we have a misunderstanding going on here. Leaf span is generally considered, at least around here, the total from one tip to the other, which from Bob's message I think is 17" or 18" for the plants he mentioned. Bob: If the size difference on the leaves is consistent from side-to-side, and you aren't moving the plant around, then one side of it [the one with longer leaves] is not getting enough light. I shudder to suggest this, because it is not usually a good idea for most folks and most plants, but if this behavior has been consistent over a 2-3 year time period, you might think about rotating the plant's orientation every couple of months. Rhy. gigantea bloom here much smaller than that -- at 6-8" leaf span [tip-to-tip]. But on these smaller plants, the flowers are a litte individually smaller and much less numerous than they are on the larger plants of a size comparable to Bob's. On the former, we'll get a spike maybe 4" in length, on the latter we usually see 3-4-6 spikes 6" or better in length, with more flowers per spike [and individual flowers slightly larger]. I should probaby also mention that this is one of the few vandaceous types that we have found will adapt well to pots. Most of our vandaceous are grown bare, in the basket or with no basket at all. R. gigantea will grow and bloom that way, but those we put in pots with a very coarse mix of big lava rock chunks and a bit of coco-fiber far outdid those "bare in the basket." Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "Bob Walsh" wrote in message news:Hfv_b.47465$4o.63943@attbi_s52... Mine, which I bought in Sept. of 2002, bloomed in Jan 2004. I don't think it grew much after I bought it. Leaf span is uneven, about 7" or 8" on one side and up to 10" on the other. Bob "TU" wrote in message om... What is the size of a flowering size Rhynchostylis gigantea, e.g. what's the leave span from tip to tip ? I have some small plants for a couple of years now, and by the rate they're growing it'll be a long time before they flower. "Kenni Judd" wrote in message ... Martha: Hot summer is no problem; winter cold might be depending on your definition of cold-medium. We find they do best kept at 50F or warmer. Several years ago, I had a small batch which all survived an accidental night in the mid-30s, but they complained about for quite some time afterward. Good growing, -- Kenni Judd Juno Beach Orchids http://www.jborchids.com "samaki" wrote in message ... Hi everyone ! I am thinking about purchasing Rhynchostylis gigantea, but I am not sure if it will thrive in my conditions (hot in the summer, cold-medium in winter). Is it true that it requiers hot and humid conditions ? thanks Martha |
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