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By Hector Rivarola
When an otherwise large and healthy int fails to bloom in the appropriate season, the causes can only be light and temperature. There is no such thing as an orchid that will not flower. Given the right environment, it will produce blooms, because it is the most natural thing for the plant to reproduce itself. One that is growing too well and is extremely healthy can be lazy and sometimes fail to flower. In natural conditions, some plants get too much light and are badly scorched but still produce an abundance of flowers.
Similarly, although vandas and related orchids can become extremely tall, they rarely create difficulties in terms of headroom. It is mainly the sympodial orchids (those that produce new growths from the base of the previous ones) that cause the most problems. These orchids will spread themselves out over the surface area of the pot and beyond. Some of the coelogynes and encyclias can increase their size in an incredibly short number of years.
Often it is easier to find space indoors than in the greenhouse, where the temptation is always to cram a few more plants in, which is not always the best idea. Growing to specimen size is not always possible, however, with large growing orchids such as cymbidiums.
Certain orchids, among them miniature coelogynes, such Coelogyne fimbriata, and bulbophyllums, including Bulbophyllum can be contained in their original for several years, even though they produce numerous new growths. 1 trick here is to peg down the growths within the confines of they as they grow, carefully pushing them down in between or on top of existing pseudo bulbs.
Compared with other plants, orchids suffer few problems. From the start, make a habit of practicing good hygiene in the greenhouse, for example, by sweeping up dead leaves and other plant material from the floor.
Sometimes plants have to he divided where they have grown out in various directions, leaving a dead centre in the middle of the pot that cannot be disguised. When this happens, the best remedy is to remove the whole plant from the pot and divide the pieces into single plants, discarding the dead pseudo bulbs at the center. You are then left with several plants, each of which is probably the size of the original purchase.
These orchids can be grown on without too much disturbance for many years without taking up any more room than when th first arrived. Where you suspect that the comports (growing medium) has deteriorated. gently pushing down new growths tha are growing proud of the pot surface.
The delightful and effervescent Coelogyne cristata is just such a plant. If you have this species in your collection, given a free hand it can grow to monumental proportions.
Similarly, although vandas and related orchids can become extremely tall, they rarely create difficulties in terms of headroom. It is mainly the sympodial orchids (those that produce new growths from the base of the previous ones) that cause the most problems. These orchids will spread themselves out over the surface area of the pot and beyond. Some of the coelogynes and encyclias can increase their size in an incredibly short number of years.
Often it is easier to find space indoors than in the greenhouse, where the temptation is always to cram a few more plants in, which is not always the best idea. Growing to specimen size is not always possible, however, with large growing orchids such as cymbidiums.
Certain orchids, among them miniature coelogynes, such Coelogyne fimbriata, and bulbophyllums, including Bulbophyllum can be contained in their original for several years, even though they produce numerous new growths. 1 trick here is to peg down the growths within the confines of they as they grow, carefully pushing them down in between or on top of existing pseudo bulbs.
Compared with other plants, orchids suffer few problems. From the start, make a habit of practicing good hygiene in the greenhouse, for example, by sweeping up dead leaves and other plant material from the floor.
Sometimes plants have to he divided where they have grown out in various directions, leaving a dead centre in the middle of the pot that cannot be disguised. When this happens, the best remedy is to remove the whole plant from the pot and divide the pieces into single plants, discarding the dead pseudo bulbs at the center. You are then left with several plants, each of which is probably the size of the original purchase.
These orchids can be grown on without too much disturbance for many years without taking up any more room than when th first arrived. Where you suspect that the comports (growing medium) has deteriorated. gently pushing down new growths tha are growing proud of the pot surface.
The delightful and effervescent Coelogyne cristata is just such a plant. If you have this species in your collection, given a free hand it can grow to monumental proportions.
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