My cochleanthes is opening its flower.

My cochleathes is opening its flower!

My cochleanthes is opening its flower!! Woohoo! :-)

After teasing me with bud after bud since November, none of which opened,
all of which blasted, until now. I am very excited. I may even be willing to
forgive its past behavior.

Joanna

Hi Joanna,

I was just wondering if you knew why your flower buds were blasting. I had
this problem until I realized that my unvented propane heater, though
supposedly "99.9% efficient," was still probaly releasing enough ethylene
gas to cause flowers to blast or drop during the heating season. Ever since
I yanked that thing out, everything has been doing very well.

Jeff


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
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My cochleanthes is opening its flower.

My cochleathes is opening its flower!

My cochleanthes is opening its flower!! Woohoo! :-)

After teasing me with bud after bud since November, none of which opened,
all of which blasted, until now. I am very excited. I may even be willing
to
forgive its past behavior.

Joanna

Xref: kermit rec.gardens.orchids:59582

Jeff,
My buds were blasting due to insufficient humidity. I needed to get a better
humidifier, keep it close to the cochleanthes, and not forget to refill it.
Plus it helped that the weather in the Washington DC area (where I live) is
becoming more humid this time of year, and the central heat is no longer
on, so the air is not being dried up. I am pretty sure that the humidity was
the problem before. Most of my other orchids are Phal/Dtps (+ one Paph), and
they are much more low maintenance and adapted to the imperfect conditions
in my apartment, but the cochleanthes seems to be less adaptable.
Best,
Joanna

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Hi Joanna,

I was just wondering if you knew why your flower buds were blasting. I had
this problem until I realized that my unvented propane heater, though
supposedly "99.9% efficient," was still probaly releasing enough ethylene
gas to cause flowers to blast or drop during the heating season. Ever
since
I yanked that thing out, everything has been doing very well.

Jeff


"J Fortuna" wrote in message
...
My cochleanthes is opening its flower.

My cochleathes is opening its flower!

My cochleanthes is opening its flower!! Woohoo! :-)

After teasing me with bud after bud since November, none of which
opened,
all of which blasted, until now. I am very excited. I may even be
willing
to
forgive its past behavior.

Joanna