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Paul T

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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #15 on: August 13, 2009, 07:58:22 AM »
Congratulations, Derek.  Would love to grow them myself, but I am not aware of them being in Australia at all unfortunately (like so many of the Northern Hemisphere terrestrial orchids!!).  Well done in flowering them so well. 8)
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2009, 08:06:11 PM »
Here are  some photos I was sent a couple of weeks ago....
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This has just opened :  first time I have flowered it
Spathoglottis ixioides it is 2.5cm across
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2009, 12:46:50 AM »
Gorgeous, Maggi!!
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2009, 07:47:31 PM »
Now that I like. I'll have to speak to Alan next time I see him as I have an orchid cabinet that needs populated. ;D
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2009, 09:21:27 PM »
This was flowering about a month ago under pine trees in the wood close to my house.
Goodyera repens.  Not spectacular but flowering very well this year.
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #20 on: August 26, 2009, 09:41:23 PM »
A few house plant orchids.
One of my favourites Encyclia cochleata - I love its upside down ( right way up actually ) flowers with the green spidery petals.  I bought it as that extremely variable variety - Mixed Orchid.  It flowers regularly over a long period with one to five flowers open at a time.
Next a Phalaenopsis ( a mother's day gift afew years ago ).  They are usually easy to growand this one is flowering very well this year.
Miltonia isn't so easy if I neglect to spray it with water.  I like this pale yellow but it isn't so often for sale as other colours.
Last a hybrid Masdevallia.  The local garden centre had them for sale two years ago at 50p each.  The flowers had all gone but they were lovely healthy plants. I bought two.  They had 2 or three flowers each last year and have one flower each just now.  Not very productive but they are pretty flowers.
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2009, 10:02:02 AM »
Quote from: Roma on August 26, 2009, 09:21:27 PM
This was flowering about a month ago under pine trees in the wood close to my house.
Goodyera repens.  Not spectacular but flowering very well this year.

Creeping ladies tresses is a Highland speciality. You are so lucky to have it growing in such numbers so close to home Roma.
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #22 on: August 30, 2009, 12:04:48 AM »
In flower Calanthe reflexa
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #23 on: October 25, 2009, 11:10:26 AM »
It still feels like summer on odd days and nowhere else to put it, here is an autumn flowering one. Not spectacular but interesting in closeup.

Spiranthes autumnalis
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #24 on: October 25, 2009, 12:42:34 PM »
Lovely Tony, I really like the way the flowers spiral up the stem and the green/cream suits it well - how long have you grown this one for and can you tell me the leaf type?
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #25 on: October 25, 2009, 01:15:28 PM »
Quote from: Ragged Robin on October 25, 2009, 12:42:34 PM
Lovely Tony, I really like the way the flowers spiral up the stem and the green/cream suits it well - how long have you grown this one for and can you tell me the leaf type?

The leaves appear at or just after flowering. Here is a rosette of a non flowering plant. They make a small tuber which sometimes has divided and are summer dormant.

I have had then for about 5 years and they have slowly multiplied.
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #26 on: October 25, 2009, 01:48:42 PM »
No one's added this one yet so I'll make my first post here.

Spiranthes cernua v odorata "Chadd's Ford"

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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #27 on: October 25, 2009, 04:42:14 PM »
Fred i bet your drooling over Tony's Spiranthes autumnalis,i can see you adding that to your list ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #28 on: October 25, 2009, 05:52:34 PM »
I didn't realize Spiranthes could be so late.  Just noticed S. cernua v. odorata is getting ready to flower here too, a bit of a surprise because I had forgotten it for several years and wondered why the empty pot with the Sarracenias.  The AGS site says "not too water-logged", mine sits in a tray of water to the brim of the pot and with all the rain this year the level hasn't dropped since May.

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Re: Orchids Summer 2009
« Reply #29 on: October 25, 2009, 06:14:31 PM »
Quote from: daveyp1970 on October 25, 2009, 04:42:14 PM
Fred i bet your drooling over Tony's Spiranthes autumnalis,i can see you adding that to your list ;D ;D ;D ;D

You know me too well Dave  ;D
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