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Help translate this mangled article on orchids
Someone gave me a 'Cornish Gardener' free paper, in which there is a
longish article on orchids. I don't know if its been cut or just badly written, but some of it is just incomprehensible. Can you make sense of this? "...if you are buying a Cymbidium orchid as a pot plant or as a corsage, , never buy one with a pink 'lip' (which is the bottom petal that hangs down). This is because the plant has germinated, , and just like any flower that has germinated, it will soon die ..." Now, I'm guessing that by 'germinated' the writer means 'pollinated'. But surely loads of cymbidium orchids have pink bottom lips? The lips on mine are pink as soon as the flower opens. And why should one flower having been pollinated mean the plant is unsuitable as a pot plant? I can see why it might be inappropriate as a cut flower, but surely the point of cymbidiums is that they go on flowering for an incredibly long time and make new buds almost constantly? Victoria, (alias Baffled of Cornwall) -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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Help translate this mangled article on orchids
Victoria Clare wrote:
Someone gave me a 'Cornish Gardener' free paper, in which there is a longish article on orchids. I don't know if its been cut or just badly written, but some of it is just incomprehensible. Can you make sense of this? "...if you are buying a Cymbidium orchid as a pot plant or as a corsage, , never buy one with a pink 'lip' (which is the bottom petal that hangs down). This is because the plant has germinated, , and just like any flower that has germinated, it will soon die ..." Now, I'm guessing that by 'germinated' the writer means 'pollinated'. But surely loads of cymbidium orchids have pink bottom lips? The lips on mine are pink as soon as the flower opens. And why should one flower having been pollinated mean the plant is unsuitable as a pot plant? I can see why it might be inappropriate as a cut flower, but surely the point of cymbidiums is that they go on flowering for an incredibly long time and make new buds almost constantly? Could be 'terminated'.. wrong conditions will prevent the flowers opening properly... Try rec.orchids mebbe? / Jim |
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Help translate this mangled article on orchids
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message .222... Someone gave me a 'Cornish Gardener' free paper, in which there is a longish article on orchids. I don't know if its been cut or just badly written, but some of it is just incomprehensible. Can you make sense of this? "...if you are buying a Cymbidium orchid as a pot plant or as a corsage, , never buy one with a pink 'lip' (which is the bottom petal that hangs down). This is because the plant has germinated, , and just like any flower that has germinated, it will soon die ..." Now, I'm guessing that by 'germinated' the writer means 'pollinated'. But surely loads of cymbidium orchids have pink bottom lips? The lips on mine are pink as soon as the flower opens. And why should one flower having been pollinated mean the plant is unsuitable as a pot plant? I can see why it might be inappropriate as a cut flower, but surely the point of cymbidiums is that they go on flowering for an incredibly long time and make new buds almost constantly? Victoria, (alias Baffled of Cornwall) -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- Ask the newspaper for their source and consult that may be a good idea. Annabel |
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Help translate this mangled article on orchids
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message Someone gave me a 'Cornish Gardener' free paper, in which there is a longish article on orchids. I don't know if its been cut or just badly written, but some of it is just incomprehensible. Can you make sense of this? "...if you are buying a Cymbidium orchid as a pot plant or as a corsage, , never buy one with a pink 'lip' (which is the bottom petal that hangs down). This is because the plant has germinated, , and just like any flower that has germinated, it will soon die ..." Now, I'm guessing that by 'germinated' the writer means 'pollinated'. But surely loads of cymbidium orchids have pink bottom lips? The lips on mine are pink as soon as the flower opens. And why should one flower having been pollinated mean the plant is unsuitable as a pot plant? I can see why it might be inappropriate as a cut flower, but surely the point of cymbidiums is that they go on flowering for an incredibly long time and make new buds almost constantly? Pinkish Cymbid flowers, in my experience, do darken on the lip as they get older, so is that what the writer meant. They are also not liable to get pollinated in this country as they flower when most insects aren't around so I don't know what they are on about. Our white and yellow ones don't show any pink ever, just go brown as they wither. Actually, you reminded me, I must bring ours in now, think they have had enough cold nights to initiate flowers spikes now. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars, there's bugger all down here. |
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Help translate this mangled article on orchids
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Clare writes nd why should one flower having been pollinated mean the plant is unsuitable as a pot plant? I can see why it might be inappropriate as a cut flower, but surely the point of cymbidiums is that they go on flowering for an incredibly long time and make new buds almost constantly? I think most people buy pot plants and chuck them (or watch them die) once the flower is over. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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