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    SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

    Sophronitis Purpurata - about to bloom for the first time in 3 years. Said to have a wonderful fragrance, I am sooo excited !
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    Hunting At Home

    Never knew there were so many ants in the house, it's kind of amazing actually.
  3. maxima

    Hunting At Home

    Just a small family of Truncatas and friends. They haven't been difficult to care for so far.
  4. maxima

    Hunting At Home

    So I woke up this morning and found my living room table crawling with ants. Why don't ants stop working on sundays ? Anyway, I thought it was the anthurium as it keeps blooming and they seem attracted to it. I guess everything was going real smooth until they met an alien species... I...
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    New Beginnings

    Stemrust I have no experience with LEDs so can't comment on the intensity but grow light will work. Drosophyllum doesn't need hardening off at all when it comes to sunlight. Moved from deep shade to 8 hours of sunlight directly - it will only be happy. However, when they are this young they need...
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    New Beginnings

    Thank you Fred, yes they are quite successful hunters aren't they. I used to keep the big plants on the balcony and even in open air the scent would be everywhere. Stemrust I don't usually fertilize my drosophyllum but in the past I have used Maxicrop Seaweed (Soluble Powder) on adult plants...
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    New Beginnings

    That pine sap / honey scent is definitely starting to fill up the room but not too strong yet. Thanks for the nice comments everyone. DJ how are your drosos doing ? I remember you were keeping a few big pots outside. I lost my big plants when I had to go away for the summer.
  8. maxima

    New Beginnings

    It's always so nice to see how much they've grown. This shimmering sight in morning light never gets old, I really missed this plant.
  9. maxima

    New Beginnings

    All going well.
  10. maxima

    Drosophyllum with company in sandy pine forest soil

    Could it be an age related thing ? Drosophyllum is a lot more forgiving in its first summer. As they age they cannot tolerate summer watering like that or that has been my experience. My plants were 2+ when they died. I went to UK for a summer workshop and against my warnings my sister kept...
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    Drosophyllum with company in sandy pine forest soil

    That's interesting, especially the partner plants. I'm not sure I fully understand your post, did your friend keep watering them in summer ? Keeping them standing in water in winter is no problem, they are active in cool weather anyway. But not cutting back on water during summer kills the...
  12. maxima

    New Beginnings

    It's peat, perlite, vermiculite and lava rock. I substitute for sand sometimes. Basically it's 1 peat to 3 or 4 inorganic stuff.
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    New Beginnings

    ...and this time from my own plants' seeds. Can't wait !
  14. maxima

    SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

    It doesn't smell at all. I used to grow many stapeliads so I'm fairly resilient but this one really has nothing. Whimgrinder, this is such an undemanding plant that in your hands it'll probably turn into a mountain of flowers in no time. Just warm + humid + indirect bright light. It really...
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    SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

    It's blooming now. I really love this plant, it's so generous. B. Elizabeth Ann Buckleberry, (please excuse my ghetto tv :) )
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