culture for a Epicattleya middleburg
 

Help. I'm giving a epic. Middleburg "maj" as a gift but I can't find the
right culture info online. I won this one in a auction for gift purposes,
and want to include the care info in the wrapping. I'm guessing Catt
conditions- but this will be a first orchid for this person.

Type me up something I can print out
thanks!

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Diane

diane wrote:

Help. I'm giving a epic. Middleburg "maj" as a gift but I can't find the
right culture info online. I won this one in a auction for gift purposes,
and want to include the care info in the wrapping. I'm guessing Catt
conditions- but this will be a first orchid for this person.



Epc., actually.

Type me up something I can print out
thanks



You know, I'd just go to the AOS and print off one of their beginner
culture sheets for cattleya. That would look nice and professional. I
don't think there are any mystical secrets for Epidendrum hybrids
(actually in this case probably Encyclia, or perhaps one of those
newfangled renamings of encyclia that I don't quite trust yet). Biggest
trick for all of this group is to let them get drier than you might
really want to in between waterings. And strong light.

Rob

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Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit
LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list )

Thanks- I ended up printing the AOS cat sheet out for her. I found clear
plastic gift wrap at Wal-Mart and with the care sheet, photo of the bloom
and a bow, my friend was very pleased to receive the plant. I would have
paid double if I didn't know better and saw it wrapped! Her first
orchid-she has many artificial ones in her home. The catt was perfect for
her since she goes away on vacation frequently and has great lighting in her
home. I told her to just soak it before leaving and don't worry about it.



--
Diane



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diane wrote:

Help. I'm giving a epic. Middleburg "maj" as a gift but I can't find the
right culture info online. I won this one in a auction for gift purposes,
and want to include the care info in the wrapping. I'm guessing Catt
conditions- but this will be a first orchid for this person.


Epc., actually.

Type me up something I can print out
thanks


You know, I'd just go to the AOS and print off one of their beginner
culture sheets for cattleya. That would look nice and professional. I
don't think there are any mystical secrets for Epidendrum hybrids
(actually in this case probably Encyclia, or perhaps one of those
newfangled renamings of encyclia that I don't quite trust yet). Biggest
trick for all of this group is to let them get drier than you might really
want to in between waterings. And strong light.

Rob

--
Rob's Rules: http://www.msu.edu/~halgren
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a. See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to purchase
more orchids, obtain more credit
LittlefrogFarm is open - e-mail me for a list )