orchid

Just moved all my plants to a new set up by necessity. I am having trouble with plants I never have before. Set up is wire shelf, covered with panda film on four sides, lit by four 2ft t5 bulbs. Plants are in 100% turface watered by tray. Temps are in the mid to high eighties during the day, low...

The slugs and snails (were) kept away from these Calopogon tuberosus this year, so I have a decent display. A very easy orchid to grow if the preceding comment can be maintained. They're in a Sarracenia mixture in a Sarracenia lagoon and that's it. If you notice any difference in the flowers...

Does this look like an orchid to anybody? I found it growing in my backyard.

Orchis mascula in habitat 12th May 2016. A hardly terrestrial, not one of those namby pamby big girl's blouse epiphytic tropicals :-D Enjoy

Hey everyone, I have a Miltassia Shelob 'The Weed'. It's the first orchid I ever bought and I've had it for several years. I've previously had it in straight orchid bark and watered it about once a weak. It would put out one or two new bulbs a year and spike once from each bulb. Of course...

Hey CP'ers, I was given a bottle of "Feed Me! Mist" orchid food spray by an orchid growing friend. She knows I don't grow orchids but knows I've used orchid ferts in the past so she prompted me to give it a try. Has anyone else tried this on their Neps? I looked it up and I'm getting the...

Hello everyone. I have been in the chat and lurking around a bit so thought I'd finally put together an intro thread. I'm just starting to get into carnivores aside from some success with Nepenthes before and a failure with Darlingtonia outdoors over winter some years back. I have a 4ft T5...

1) Opening bid amount $4.00 2) Miniature Orchid Book in very good (used) condition. I'd like to keep it, but you'll get more use out of it. Beautiful photos with great information in a soft cover. 3) $2.50 shipping for USA, international pays any cost over $2.50. PM me with questions! And be...

1) Opening bid amount $2.00 2) Miniature Orchid Book in very good (used) condition. I've enjoyed this book but I think others will get more use out of it. It is a fine collection of information in a softcover. 3) $2.50 shipping for USA, international pays any cost over $2.50. PM me with...

I don't have a 3D printer and I am hoping to find someone that does. And furthermore hoping some one will be willing to make a few orchid pots for me. I am looking for small pots in the 2x2x2 inch range. Willing to trade plants in exchange. I figured it worth a shot.

Up for auction is a cutting of the jewel orchid Haemaria (aka Ludisia) discolor -- considered by many to be one of the easiest jewel orchids to grow. The following is the plant being offered: And this is a photo of the mother plant: Bidding is open to residents of the US excluding...

Dear Orchid experts, could you help me figure out a couple of problems plaguing my orchids? Problem #1 Last summer I had an infestation on a couple of my plants. The pests looked like very tiny brown-red-ish specs, needle tip size. They crowded the leaves and the places around which they were...

1) Opening Bid of $2. 2) Sophronitis coccinea - Sarcochilus ceciliae var eriochilus - Brassavola cucullata seedlings all potted. 3) We are paying for shipping costs. 4) Continental US only. 5) We will not ship to California due to CA restrictions. 6) Feel free to PM me with any questions...

Up for auction is a division of Specklinia (Pleurothallis) acrisepala, a miniature warm-growing orchid. It blooms for months at a time from the tips of 5-6" stems (blooms: IOSPE PHOTOS). Bidding starts at $7.00. Shipping is on me. USA only. I cannot provide phytosanitary certificates. PM me with...

Hi All, I would like to find out if anyone had experience using Horticultural Charcoal like the one below as an additive to the soil for Cephs? Couple of days ago I divided and replanted my Cephalotus in a mix that contained Charcoal (~10%) as per the soil recommendation I have seen on other...

I picked up this plant at the Chicago Botanic Gardens at their orchid show on Sunday. The woman selling them was really busy, so I didnt get to ask about it, I just bought it and figured id learn to take care of it later... Little did I know that these apparently are notoriously difficult to get...

I am looking for a Lepanthes telipogoniflora. I have some nepenthes for trade. These are rooting cuttings/ basals N. lowii x campanulata N. ventricosa x aristo N. thorellii x aristo N. ventricosa x spectabilis N. spathulata x hamata Pm me for photo and offers.

Hello everyone. I was hoping you guys can help out with a few questions I have about my Nepenthes 'Lady Luck'. This is my first nepenthes. I ordered from a guy online, because the pitchers looked a really cool shade of red and this plant is supposed to do well indoors. Amazon says I ordered it...

This weekend was SD's Orchid Society's big Spring Show weekend. Usually there'll be a Nep or two, maybe some good potting soil ingredients, and net-style pots available along with the distractingly pretty flowers so it's always worth a look. It was two rooms - the first one you walk through is...

I had a crack at a quasi-Kokedama for an Orchid. This was made from binding orchid bark mix and LF moss together with cotton and a glue-gun. What I'm hoping is that the roots wrap around the structure - it should look quite attractive once it starts to flower.