Wow...thanks for all of the support!

Ray - The photo was taken in very low-light conditions at night, so
there wasn't any natural light to really do the plant any justice.
The foliage is actually dark green; I only fertilize bi-weekly using a
very diluted mix. When I purchased the plant it had already dropped
it's blooms and there was no indication of what color it was...the
local help didn't know, either.

Ray, I've been reading your comments in the orchid newsgroups for
quite some time and it's a pleasure to hear from you.

Thanks,

Sean


On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:34:30 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

As Reka and Xi answered the "what to do with the keiki" part, I'll skip
that.

While the background species can affect the formation of keikis, as Reka
mentioned, culture can sometimes play a role, as the formation of keikis can
be a "survival" mechanism for the plant if it is somehow stressed.

The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a bright
green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its
appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the
nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the
formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom.

If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity!

What fertilizer are you using?

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Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
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"Sean" wrote in message
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Wow...thanks for all of the support!

Ray - The photo was taken in very low-light conditions at night, so
there wasn't any natural light to really do the plant any justice.
The foliage is actually dark green; I only fertilize bi-weekly using a
very diluted mix. When I purchased the plant it had already dropped
it's blooms and there was no indication of what color it was...the
local help didn't know, either.

Ray, I've been reading your comments in the orchid newsgroups for
quite some time and it's a pleasure to hear from you.

Thanks,

Sean


On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:34:30 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

As Reka and Xi answered the "what to do with the keiki" part, I'll skip
that.

While the background species can affect the formation of keikis, as Reka
mentioned, culture can sometimes play a role, as the formation of keikis
can
be a "survival" mechanism for the plant if it is somehow stressed.

The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a
bright
green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its
appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the
nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the
formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't
bloom.

If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity!

I'm using a 20-10-20.

Sean



On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 10:05:39 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

What fertilizer are you using?

What about the trace elements? And at what rate are you feeding?

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Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
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"Sean" wrote in message
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I'm using a 20-10-20.

Sean



On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 10:05:39 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

What fertilizer are you using?

I'm using a 20-10-20.

Sean



On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 10:05:39 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:

What fertilizer are you using?

Did the phal come with a name? If so, you could probably look it up and
determine what the colour is.

Cheers,
Xi

Sean wrote:
Wow...thanks for all of the support!

Ray - The photo was taken in very low-light conditions at night, so
there wasn't any natural light to really do the plant any justice.
The foliage is actually dark green; I only fertilize bi-weekly using a
very diluted mix. When I purchased the plant it had already dropped
it's blooms and there was no indication of what color it was...the
local help didn't know, either.

Ray, I've been reading your comments in the orchid newsgroups for
quite some time and it's a pleasure to hear from you.

Thanks,

Sean


On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 08:34:30 -0400, "Ray"
wrote:


As Reka and Xi answered the "what to do with the keiki" part, I'll skip
that.

While the background species can affect the formation of keikis, as Reka
mentioned, culture can sometimes play a role, as the formation of keikis can
be a "survival" mechanism for the plant if it is somehow stressed.

The photo of the plant shows it to have quite lush foliage that is a bright
green in color. If that is not simply a remnant of the photo and its
appearance on my monitor, it may suggest that you have been overdoing the
nitrogen and the plant may be malnourished - stressing the plant into the
formation of keikis and pretty much guaranteeing that the thing won't bloom.

If you can provide details, we can see if my guess has any validity!