confessions of an orchid addict
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Confessions of an Orchid Addict. What’s the attraction?. Beauty Color Romance Mystery Unusual forms Pin-head to dinner-plate size flowers. When you grow orchids in New Hampshire, you have the illusion of the tropics all year. Our ‘first’ orchid. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Confessions of an Orchid Addict
What’s the attraction?BeautyColor
RomanceMystery
Unusual formsPin-head to dinner-plate
size flowers
When you grow orchids in New Hampshire, you have the illusion of the tropics all year.
Our ‘first’orchid
• free from disease• no signs of pests• has the genetic ability
to grow strongly under average conditions
Instant gratification’s ok,
but whatever satisfies your craving, plant should be …
An OA is patient, a little risque, and always prepared
for the unexpected
Orchid Family Tree
• Genus• species/Grex (hybrid)• Cultivar/Clonal Name• Awards, if any• Parents, if hybrid• When, Where, How
Much• Photo
• Cymbidium• Peter Pan• ‘Greensleeves’• HCC/AOS• ensifolium x Miretta• 1988, Shaw’s
Supermarket, $19.99• Cymbidium ensifolium
Aerangis brachycarpa ‘Joanna’ CHM/AOS
Why Have a Grex/Hybrid Name?• Identifies all off-spring of
same two parents
• Registered Grex name validates AOS awards
• Anyone can propose name if she made cross or was first to flower the hybrid
• International Registration Authority at RHS publishes Sanders Listing
• Aerangis Mani’s Star
V. ADT
Ascocenda Kinikia
(easier name to pronounce than its
parents Rakpaibulsombat x
Yip Sum Wah)
Other Database Info
• Temp, light, water requirements
• Repotting, Division Dates• Special media used• Feeding info• Insect prevention and/or
treatment• Bloom Cycle with number
of flowers per inflorescence, etc.
• Awards to our plants
Did I say ‘Death’?
Most orchids are killed by acts of kindness rather than through neglect
Ideal Day/Night temperaturesCool: 68 – 50
Intermediate: 75 - 60Warm: 86 – 68
Who’s got the best advice?
Read all that you can about your orchids
Talk to people at your local orchid society
Don’t be afraid to ask questions and listen to what people say about their experiences
Experiment with a plant or two before trying something new on your whole collection
What works for me MAY NOT work for you
How far will this OA Go?
Size doesn’t matter … does it?
This object of my addiction tells me it needs a bigger greenhouse! …
Ascocenda Dong Tarn ‘Robert’ AM/AOS
Ascocenda Udomchai
‘Orange Crush’
Ascocentrum pusillum
Brassavola tuberculata
Cymbidium Devon Odyssey
den. speciosum
calypso
ls colorful
Oncidium Sharry Baby
red pepper
pat delight hildos
canfield
Vanda Darres’ Golden Heritage
Vanda denisoniana