Orchids and billbergia

Have just received a T&M catalogue update, and they are tempting me with, Habenaria radiata, the White Egret Orchid. Absolutely stunning. At �£9.99 for 3, I`m sure the wife wont mind. :rolleyes:

 

I ment to send for that too but have mislaid booklet.

Its beautiful DP no your wife wont mind at all.

 

Thank you Scotkat, I`ll tell her you said I could order it. :D

 

Go for it David.

 

My Phalaenopsis is blooming for the third year -

 

So beautiful KG how do you look after her .

How often do you water and feed?

And also when to repot .

 

Hi Scotkat, I'm still doing what I did back here -
http://www.gardenerscorner.co.uk/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000270;p=4

Mine has still not been fed and it doesn't know what repotting is.

 

I'll go along with that kedi, I very rarely repot my phalaenopsis, only water them very occasionally and rarely feed and they flower well.
Overwatering is probably the most common problem with them

 

Advice needed on my Cymbidium, please.

This is the fourth year I've had it and it has bloomed each year but last year had spots all over the leaves so I cut them all off. These new leaves have sprouted and are very healthy but the question is this. Should I break the clump of bulbs up and re-pot the ones separately that are growing?



Thank you in advance.

 

I saw you orchids, they are all fantastic!
Perhaps I'll buy a Vanda, it's the only one who can live without problem in my climate!

 

Hello, Lidia and welcome to GC.

I like you live in a hot climate, we are 20 degrees at the moment.

By orchids (the two of them) live in the shade, as do all of my Bromeliads ... Bilbergias, Tillandsias, etc. I have learnt over the past few years how to acclimatise various cool-loving plants to the heat by keeping them in the shade and keeping them moist at all times.

I hope you enjoy the forum.

 

Think I'd leave it alone LoL.

 

Thanks, pete. It just looks like such a big "clump" of bulbs doing nothing. They've been in that pot, 30cms, since I bought it (75% off, one of my better buys). That's my little Ludisia 'Jewel Orchid' to the right, almost doubled since I got it last summer.

 

If the bulbs without leaves are still firm and not rotten, they still contain moisture and food for the plant.
I believe the old bulbs that have flowered are called "back bulbs"and should be retained until they are completely drained. :D

The "jewel orchid" is a nice foliage plant, cant say I'm impressed with the flowers though.