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An L. Purpurata "Carnea" in my greenhouse - Check out other greenhouse pictures shown below. |
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The plant at the left is L.C. Colin McCully crossed with BLC Memorial Frank Main. We potted this plant at the last picnic. |
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This is the plant that you might have purchased at our August meeting. When your plant blooms, be sure to either bring in the plant or a picture of the bloom. |
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Some info on the Costa Rica trip: To those of you who are interested in the Costa rican trip, the news is that Cattleya skinnerii, the national flower of Costa Rica, is blooming early this year. The big national orchid show is predicated on this cattleya. I've seen them in this show so large they filled a pickup truck.The show departure date has changed to February 23. We are invited to the VIP Gala before the show opens. We'll visit the home and coffee plantation of the national orchid society president. A rain forest outing is planned and so much more. If there is any paradise left on this earth it's in Costa Rica. Give Shelton a call for all the information. You can reach him at 1-813-282-4510, 7853 Gunn Hwy #122 Tampa, FL 33626 Well December is really our first bonified winter month. There is very little doubt that if you haven't provided shelter for your plants by now, you're plants are living on borrowed time. December can provide some of our most severe weather. Hurry! Do it yesterday.When the temperature is low one can cut back on the water. The plants aren't transpiring as much, growth has slowed a lot, and there is much less light time for making food. (I almost stop fertilizing now, until March, when growth starts again.)When you do water your plants it's important to water early enough in the day to allow the foliage to dry by nightfall. Molds and bacteria can thrive in this cooler environment, bringing on bouts of crown rot, botrytis, and other bad guys. If you haven't done a thorough fungiciding of your entire growing area there are problems ahead for your plants and flowers. Hop to it before it's too late. Lets talk about night temperatures. Most of the orchids we grow here in the Tampa Bay area prefer a night temperature of not less than 55 degrees, however most will tolerate 45 without damage, anything below this is highly suspect. Water now and your nobile Dendrobiums will produce keikis instead of blooms. Water Catasetums after they shed their leaves and they will rot. (This is no joke )You're Vandas must stay warm and watered or they will loose their lower leaves. The Phalaenopsis must stay warm and watered, they never completely stop growing. The pictures below show what's blooming now in my greenhouse. I'll see you at the Christmas party. Roger
Roger For the Good of the Society In order to get orchids in the hands of our members inexpensively, and help pay the rental on the meeting place, we have always held a raffle. We are out of plants for this purpose. If you would like to help alleviate this problem please donate those plants that you no longer need, those duplicates that are taking up bench space needlessly, even those that you no longer like, someone will be happy to have them. You benefit by having more bench space, and the satisfaction of knowing you helped. The society benefits by being able to keep the program going. Call Roger today at 746-2617 Roger
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