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orchid (houseplant) help!
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I was given an orchid as a present about 2 years ago and it flowered but since then i have not been able to get it to flower again. I think i have been feeding it too much! The problem is that i'm not sure what sort it is, it didnt have a tag in the pot and the person who bought it hasnt got a clue what it was! It has quite long narrow leaves (about 2.5cm wide, 60-70 cm long), and would have been bought in a garden centre, not from a specialist orchid place. Any ideas what it might be? From pictures on the web i have been thinking Cymbidium. Unfortunately i cant remember what the flower looked like (was so long ago!!). If i'm not sure of the type, what can i try and do to get it to flower again? Simon |
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orchid (houseplant) help!
"simon" wrote in message ... Hi, I was given an orchid as a present about 2 years ago and it flowered but since then i have not been able to get it to flower again. I think i have been feeding it too much! The problem is that i'm not sure what sort it is, it didnt have a tag in the pot and the person who bought it hasnt got a clue what it was! It has quite long narrow leaves (about 2.5cm wide, 60-70 cm long), and would have been bought in a garden centre, not from a specialist orchid place. Any ideas what it might be? From pictures on the web i have been thinking Cymbidium. Unfortunately i cant remember what the flower looked like (was so long ago!!). If i'm not sure of the type, what can i try and do to get it to flower again? Simon Are the leaves quite thick and spear shaped? I have one of these which I asked about a few months ago, it actually flowered quite recently after 2 1/2 years of growing. Things that seemed to get it to flower were 1) Move it out of conservatory (too hot), 2) Repot with fresh orchid compost. The flowers were yellow in pairs with mottled red insides at the bottom and a very nice fragrance. One pair hage now fallen off, I guess the other pair will go soon. I'll be looking out here to see what happens next! -- Tumbleweed Remove my socks before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) |
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orchid (houseplant) help!
"simon" wrote in message I was given an orchid as a present about 2 years ago and it flowered but since then i have not been able to get it to flower again. I think i have been feeding it too much! The problem is that i'm not sure what sort it is, it didnt have a tag in the pot and the person who bought it hasnt got a clue what it was! It has quite long narrow leaves (about 2.5cm wide, 60-70 cm long), and would have been bought in a garden centre, not from a specialist orchid place. Any ideas what it might be? From pictures on the web i have been thinking Cymbidium. Unfortunately i cant remember what the flower looked like (was so long ago!!). If i'm not sure of the type, what can i try and do to get it to flower again? If it's a Cymbidium the leaves will be tough and strong and there will be a tough looking and hard pseudobulb at the base from which a number of leaves come. Flower spikes and new growths come from the base of these pseudobulbs but are easily distinguished once you know what to look for. Cymbidiums need cool, even cold (but not frosty), nights to initiate flower spikes so they often don't flower again after being purchased because they are kept indoors all year, too warm. They are best put outside for the summer in a lightly shady but open aspect and left out until the nights get cold and then brought inside before any chance of frost, say end Sept down here, flower spikes will normally appear soon afterwards depending on variety. They do like a good feed too, and chicken manure pellets work well. Of course it could be an Oncidium, Odontoglossom etc., but they have much softer greener leaves that are not as long and which point upwards whereas Cymbidiums leaves curve over, grass like. From experience flower spikes break off easily too. :-( -- Bob http://www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an allotment site in Runnymede, fighting for its existence against bureaucracy. |
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