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Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 13:18
| Orchid has grown very well really don't know what type it is but one leaf worries me see pic |
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- Posted by saturn1956 6 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 13:35
| the whole Orchid |
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| It is probably a nobile/soft-cane Dendrobium. A beginner's orchid here and in some parts of the USA. Needs to be drier in winter with good light. In zone 6 you need to follow some cultivation notes written for places with colder winters. Here are pics. of a typical flower and a collection grown by a specialist. Average temperature ranges here. Winter 7 to 17C Summer 17 to 27c Extremes 2 to 44C Do not worry about the marks on the leaves, find those cultivation notes and good luck.
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- Posted by saturn1956 6 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 17:36
| Do they have a "growing season" mine seems to have topped out since last summer. And how long before they can produce a bloom?? |
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| Summer/early autumn is the growing season, winter is resting season, spring is flowering season. The main ancestor Dendrobium nobile comes from monsoonal forests where it rains a lot in summer and is cooler and drier in winter, so much so that the trees lose their leaves in winter. Too much water, fertilizer and warmth in winter and the plants will grow rather than bloom. Find those notes written for your climate and see how you go. |
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