Brad Lau
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Beautiful color and such a cheerful flower. Brightens my day. I have this same cross but my flowers aren’t pink, more of a yellow white. My plant bloomed in December.
From aos.org there was a question and answer on storing pollen. Here’s the reply by Ned Nash.
For pollinia, you can remove the pollen, wrap in clean paper and store in a cool dry place. It may keep for at least a year.
If stored for longer then the use of a desiccant is helpful. Pollen has been described as stored (for several years) in a stoppered test tube with desiccant in the bottom held in by cotton.
Very nice strong color. Sometimes you won’t find any tag in the plant but it’s good to check. Commercial growers don’t always register hybrids or don’t sell them with tags.
Still you can enjoy the flowers which here show good size and form as well as nice arrangement.
Scent is when the pollinators are active so during the day, mostly from the morning.
The leaves are still quite green but in the winter, I will be cutting back on water after the flowers drop. This helps force the plant into rest phase but the leaves may stay green and not drop, each plant is different. Most times the leaves turn yellow and drop or at least some leaves will drop.Thanks for posting this. The fragrance is delightful. As it blooms after dropping leaves in the winter months, it will go into rest period before new growth appears in the spring.
Thanks very much for everyone that purchased our bark mix at the show. We did pre-show sales and sold out by midday on Saturday. Next time we will try to make more bark mix to sell but we did not want to have an excess.
If you purchased our bark please open the bag and let it air out well to remove any moisture that can linger in a closed bag. Once dry you can reclose and seal the bag in a dry area. It’s good to use up the bark and not let it store for a long time.
Here is the second flower spike bloom from Ctsm. Dentigrianum ‘SVO Excellent’ x Portagee Star ‘Brian Lawson’s Sunrise’ HCC/AOS
Plant was purchased in June 2022 and has more flowers on this spike. It’s easy to grow in partial bright light. No fragrance noted. I like the color and pattern.
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Recently prices have gone up for bark and other orchid media products. These are pre-mixed and ready to use. The smaller 2 gallon bags are good for those with smaller plant collections or live in a limited growing area like a condo or apartment.
