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Post by RL7836 on Apr 16, 2012 12:53:27 GMT
I've been waiting for over a month to dig this plant out of it's regular home for a few pics (major tangles!!) U. asplundii, Chiwinda Ecuador (short lobe clone)  There's approximately 50 stalks in there. I counted multiple times, getting counts from 48 to 56. Wow - that cinderblock sure doesn't do the plant justice ...  ... but there's no way I can dig that thing out again ...   Views of flowers...   |
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Post by ICPS-bob on Apr 16, 2012 14:45:14 GMT
WOW! Outstanding. Can you post a photo of how you are growing this thing. It sounds like it is in a jungle of other stuff.
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Post by mattb on Apr 16, 2012 17:37:15 GMT
Beautiful plant! Matt
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Post by Michael on Apr 16, 2012 21:44:14 GMT
Bob is right - WOW! That is an amazing photo!
Mike
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Post by Brian Barnes on Apr 17, 2012 14:10:29 GMT
Ahhh....  Gorgeous plant! Brian |
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Post by RL7836 on Apr 18, 2012 18:23:00 GMT
Thanks for the kind thoughts! Can you post a photo of how you are growing this thing. It sounds like it is in a jungle of other stuff. Ok - pic is below. These plants are in a 75 gal tank in my basement (those of us without greenhouses have to make do with what we have). Conditions: - cool basement temperatures (approx mid 70's*F during day & mid 60's*F at night -- roughly 5 degrees warmer in summer). Tank w/ U. campbelliana sits on the cement floor & is roughly 4-5*F cooler. - media - live LFS (U. jamesoniana & U. campbelliana are on plaques) - 4" netpots - top watered when surface live LFS starts to look dry (no water tray - excess drains) - live LFS is placed between pots on shelf and in bottom of tank (I do this in all of my tanks to maintain a decent humidity level & also as a visual indicator) Here's the tank:  Last year I deliberately allowed a U. nelumbifolia & U. humboldtii clone to 'escape' into the lower regions of the tank (in the LFS & prolifera mess). These plants thrived like nothing else I've grown. The U. nelumbifolia leaves reached ~4" diameter so they had to go (shaded everything else). One of the U. humboldtii leaves can be seen on the far back right of the tank pic. It's roughly 18" high by 2.5" wide. Quick flower pic from another clone. This has much longer lobes & darker colors:  There is a longer term Orchidioides discussion thread on Terra where this kind of info/pics are regularly shared/discussed. Anyone interested is welcome to participate. The first post also contains links to many excursions featuring these plants in their native habitat. |
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... but there's no way I can dig that thing out again ... 
