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Maren

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #30 on: September 23, 2012, 08:51:12 PM »
Alex,

I suggest you go to your nearest garden centre and look at what it says on the pack. I haven't got one in front of me (one is at each of my various growing locations ;) ;)), but I follow the instructions. - You don't have to buy it if you don't want to. ;) ;) ;)

Hi John,
I appreciate your suggestion regarding lava rock and I have searched intensively. But it's the same problem. Anything volcanic has to be imported into the United Kingdom and, being an island, it costs a fortune. Sad but true. :( :( :(
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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #31 on: September 24, 2012, 10:37:41 PM »
Thanks, Maren, I'l look into it.

Cheers,

Alex
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Anthony Darby

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #32 on: September 26, 2012, 08:03:49 AM »
Is this the same stuff in larger lumps? http://www.amazon.co.uk/HHSW-Lava-Rock-3kg/dp/B0017RNZFC
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Anthony Darby, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Botanica

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #33 on: September 26, 2012, 07:13:53 PM »
For you and remembers of Holiday's in Alps

The Cypripedium in natural area.













In the Mountain ... :P :P





Wooaw !! strongly next spring. ;) ;) ;D
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Maren

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #34 on: September 26, 2012, 11:45:58 PM »
Anthony,  yes, but the lava rock for BBQs is far too big and expensive.
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Anthony Darby

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #35 on: September 27, 2012, 07:40:45 AM »
We have scoria, which I assume is the correct name for commercial 'lava rock' - acres of the stuff - round here. 8)
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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #36 on: September 27, 2012, 03:05:27 PM »
Nothing is perfect, sigh. :( :( :(
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John Aipassa

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2012, 01:39:26 PM »
I mentioned my method of culturing Cypripedium acaule in living Sphagnum several posts before this one. I noticed in one of my digged in tubs with living Sphagnum (and an acaule in it and Pogonia ophioglossoides as well) these tiny mushrooms popping up. Living Sphagnum is antisceptic, but certain mycorrhizae can live in it.

These little mushrooms gave me the idea to sow some acaule seeds on top of the living Sphagnum and keep my fingers crossed for the mycorrhiza to be a suitable one for germinating acaule. I don't know if it will work, but a little experiment is always fun.
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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #38 on: October 08, 2012, 06:36:44 PM »
New orchids in my garden !!

New Cyp was arrived in my garden ;D ;D

>>Cyp.japonicum
>>Cyp.tibeticum
>>Cyp.henryi (the second)
>>Cyp.marcanthos
>>Cyp.californicum
>>Cyp.colombianum
>>And finaly most of 100 young plant of Cyp.reginae + somes young plants of kentchiense, flavum and calecolus.
>>And ....a very big pleione formonsanum gratis (but not cypri  :P)











Cypripedium japonicum


Cypripedium tibeticum


Cypripedium californicum


I hope the 2013 Flowering season was very beautiful ! ;)

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Re: I present for you my orchids
« Reply #39 on: November 03, 2012, 10:29:53 AM »
Hello  :)

I received a gift from a new friend ..Look that !! Waoou around 30 young plants for ,my collection of cypripedium. ;D ;D





I am very happy to have new hydrids cypripediums that i could grow .

It's not easy to have new hybrids .

I'am a cypridAddict  ;D ;D ;)
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