'Tis the season--What have you got blooming? - Page 252

harrywitmore · #**2511** (**permalink**) 07-26-2010, 11:37 PM

Episicia lilaciana is extrememly variable in it natural state. I say large colonies in the Darian with white flowers. It's nearly impossible to know whether a plant in cultivation is a hybrid or species without DNA.

terrariumman · #**2512** (**permalink**) 07-27-2010, 12:56 AM

james67 · #**2513** (**permalink**) 07-27-2010, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by harrywitmore

Episicia lilaciana is extrememly variable in it natural state. I say large colonies in the Darian with white flowers. It's nearly impossible to know whether a plant in cultivation is a hybrid or species without DNA.

its the lilaciana produced by robs violets i believe.
that particular plant came from me

james

harrywitmore · #**2514** (**permalink**) 07-27-2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by james67

its the lilaciana produced by robs violets i believe.
that particular plant came from me

james

Oh, then that makes it easy.

Brassavola 'George Tyler'

christina hanson · #**2515** (**permalink**) 08-09-2010, 12:42 AM

Lepanthes medusa

Side view, the snake headed Lepanthes

Dracula astuta

Dracula polyphemus

Pleurothallis forceps-cancri

Christina

RarePlantBroker · #**2516** (**permalink**) 08-09-2010, 01:54 AM

Christina, beautiful orchids--as always.

Why is it my vivarium orchids always seem to bloom facing the back of the tank--where I can't get the camera in place....

christina hanson · #**2517** (**permalink**) 08-09-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RarePlantBroker

Christina, beautiful orchids--as always.

Why is it my vivarium orchids always seem to bloom facing the back of the tank--where I can't get the camera in place....

Thank you Alasdair. Yes I really had to manhandle the Lepanthes and the Draculas to get a face on shot, at least this particular "vivarium" is 10 x 12 feet so I have some manipulation room

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RarePlantBroker · #**2518** (**permalink**) 08-09-2010, 02:13 AM

I guess this means that I'll need to get a macro that allows me to shoot at less than arm's length...

Dendro Dave · #**2519** (**permalink**) 08-12-2010, 03:23 AM

Really crappy pic of Sinningia White Sprite and Sinningia High Voltage. Camera died as I went to get a good pic. This is cropped out of a larger pic. Enjoy?

candm519 · #**2520** (**permalink**) 08-12-2010, 04:42 PM

Can we see the larger pic? Most of my min sinns didn't thrive in my big tank, and I'm not sure why.
They would seem fine, grow, and bloom, but usually only once. Then fade into 'dormancy', only when I finally checked the tubers, they had rotted.
I'm planning to try again with better lighter soil, but would like to see how other people succeed.