Terrestrial orchids 2015

[goofy]

thank you Wim for the pictures.
OK, I have no doubt that your plant is S. longifolia.

Unfortunately I dont grow any Stenoglottis,
but you can find a pic in this link:
http://www.sborchid.com/plantdisplay.php?ocode=SNGL00005

longifolia has,  due to its name, "long leaves", which are unspotted.
while the fimbriata has shorter "wavy" and broarder leaves,
most times heavily spotted. good to see in the pic from the link.

dont be sad, you have a well grown plant,
and the flowerstem, normally is much longer than from the fimbriatum.

cheers

[WimB]

thank you Wim for the pictures.
OK, I have no doubt that your plant is S. longifolia.

Unfortunately I dont grow any Stenoglottis,
but you can find a pic in this link:
http://www.sborchid.com/plantdisplay.php?ocode=SNGL00005

longifolia has,  due to its name, "long leaves", which are unspotted.
while the fimbriata has shorter "wavy" and broarder leaves,
most times heavily spotted. good to see in the pic from the link.

dont be sad, you have a well grown plant,
and the flowerstem, normally is much longer than from the fimbriatum.

cheers

Many thanks Goofy,

I'll change the label.

[Maggi Young]

Many thanks Goofy,

I'll change the label.

Take the chance to have a good sniff  of the flower at the same time - should have a nice fragrance.

[SteveC2]

Take the chance to have a good sniff  of the flower at the same time - should have a nice fragrance.

Really?  I have a big plant, ten spikes, and have never noticed the slightest hint of a smell.  Going over slightly now, but nothing detected even with nose in contact with flower.  Same result from four spiker.  Will have to check when it flowers next year.  Perhaps it is a freshness thing.

[Maggi Young]

Actually, right after I posted, I was looking at my plants - not in flower now - and thought that perhaps I might have been confusing it with another, scented  genus. Cannot for the life of me remember what that is, at the minute!Out of reach and not sure there is still a label! 

[mark smyth]

Nice to see loads of mine awake again. Don't know if it was coincidence but within days of me soaking the sand plunge they were up

While removing this years growth, when do you remove it?, I accidentally pulled up one of my O. italica. Again it had two rows of roots. One at the top of the tuber and another set further up the neck

oops a mistake and I only just noticed ... While removing last years growth ....

[WimB]

Take the chance to have a good sniff  of the flower at the same time - should have a nice fragrance.

Will have a sniff today and I'll tell you if it smells 

[goofy]

hopefully it is not true, what I heared:

It is said to smell like "rotten meat"

you will find out...........
whish you the very best   

[WimB]

LOL, just had a sniff and they smell like................nothing. Odourless but beautiful none the less.

[Maggi Young]

In light of Goofy's  comment - you may be grateful about that, Wim!  It is a very dainty flower, for sure.

[goofy]

hello friends,
after summer dormancy, the Changnienia amoena made good progress.
8 new leaves came up, so 3 more, than last year.
the flower buds normally begin to grow in early spring.

the seed capsule (cross pollinatesd march 5) is still growing.
will be interesting to see, if there are viable seeds inside


 
under my conditions it is a "beginners plant"
 -I have it for about 9 years now-
nevertheless its  rarely seen in cultivation.

so maybe in the "near"  future
I will have seedlings, HOPEFULLY 


enjoy

[Nova]

under my conditions it is a "beginners plant"
 -I have it for about 9 years now-

Nine years, that's impressive Dieter! Which potting mix do you use to keep the mycorrhizal fungi happy?

I received three tubers in January and grow them in 1:1:1 perlite, coarse sand and peat.
So far so good, I only lost one small tuber. It looks like the one on the right will flower in spring.

[Maren]

Hi,

I am encouraged by your success. I bought a tuber in the spring and it is showing two leaves, but with holes in them, possibly a snail or slug. I hope it survives.

[goofy]

hi,
I dont believe in "fungus Myths"   

I think, the recipe of cultivating Changnienias longtime,
is JUST SKILL..........


OK, to be honest.
I really dont believe in the fungus.
they are on my plant for sure totally DEAD.........
all those tuberous orchids dont need a fungus when adult.
but yes, there are some few.

"fungus",  its nothing but an accepted "excusion for mismanagement"............
nobody talks about fungus on Pleiones for example,
so why with Changnienia??

it depends much more, how healthy they are,
when they arrive "from China"
even if they have no leaves on arrival, they can survive.
most times they are too dry, better than rotted 

I grow my plants in composted fir bark.
repotting  every 2-3 years.

"field guide of the orchids of china" says,
they grow in humus rich soil in open forests
or shady places along valleys.
so decide about "WHAT COULD BE" the right soil.

cheers
   

[Nova]

"fungus",  its nothing but an accepted "excusion for mismanagement"............
nobody talks about fungus on Pleiones for example,
so why with Changnienia??

Perhaps you're right, but Changnienia is a true terrestrial while Pleiones are mostly lithophytical or epiphytical. Degree of dependency varies within the genera and species I suppose?
Anyway glad to know Changnienia is easier to grow than thought and thank you for sharing your potting mix