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What fertilizer are you using?
-- Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info! .. "Sean" wrote in message ... 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! |
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