Flask baby report – the very first flower!!

Oerstedella centradenia

Oh this is sooo exciting! My very first flask baby to flower – and she did it in record time! This Oerstedella centradenia came from Roellke in Germany and it was flasked out in May of 2008. That makes a trip from flask to flower of no more than 1,5 years. Impressive!

Both of the original shoots are producing buds now, and there are […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:08+02:00November 26th, 2009|Categories: Flask babies, Projects|Tags: , , , , , |4 Comments

A taste of Peru in Gothenburg

Orchids & More order - Peru/Ecuador listIf only all weekends were this fun.  The order from Peru Flora in Peru, with a quick layover in Germany at Orchids & More, came in on Friday. So, this was my view for morning coffee Saturday. Nice! I spent a very pleasant morning (or better part of the day) doting […]

Leptotes unicolor budreport

Leptotes unicolorThe bud is still hanging on this morning… and it is looking good. Last time it bloomed I had it in the nano-vivarium, and the growing conditions in this vivarium are so much better, so I really cannot figure out what the problem is. At this point I am keeping both fingers and toes crossed hoping it will make it all the way. Stay tuned…

…and […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:08+02:00November 5th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |3 Comments

Leptotes unicolor bud blasts

Leptotes unicolorThis is the most frustrating thing ever… My Leptotes unicolor is setting bud after bud that inevitably blasts (shrivels up and dies) before maturing to flower. I have watched at least 4 buds go the past few weeks and there is currently a new bud on the way. It is at the critical stage when all the previous ones have failed and I […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:09+02:00November 4th, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |3 Comments

Psygmorchis pusilla – say that 5 times fast…

Psygmorchis pusillaThe name may be quite a tongue twister… and it sounds like it could be a creature in a Guillermo Del Toro movie, but this little orchid is really adorable and not the least bit creepy. I think “pusilla” basically means “tiny,” which is a fitting name.  I bought this orchid from Schwerter in April of this year and it […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:09+02:00November 1st, 2009|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |4 Comments
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