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Post by Jasmine on Oct 15, 2011 8:46:23 GMT
My dendrobium has flowered again!  I'd forgotten how pretty the flowers were...and they match the table cloth too! ;D  |
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Post by Geranium on Oct 15, 2011 8:58:40 GMT
That's a very pretty one, Jas.  I only have one Dendrobium, a white one, and it's sulking and hasn't flowered for a year or more.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 15, 2011 9:43:15 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 15, 2011 10:39:48 GMT
Thank you both! I'm so pleased. I'm a bit hit and miss with orchids (well, houseplants in general really  ) so I was so pleased to see 2 new flower stalks! |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 29, 2012 14:19:29 GMT
OH bought me an Orchid for £5 in Sainsburys. Orchids being one of the few houseplants that I mange to keep alive (any green fingers I may have desert me when I get inside the house i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif ). I've had a small pale pink one for a couple of years & managed to get it to repeat flower so I've got high hopes for this one.  Jillyx |
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Post by isabella on Mar 29, 2012 15:00:39 GMT
Gorgeous colour Jilly  |
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Post by bobbiek on Mar 29, 2012 16:00:15 GMT
Oh my, how beautiful! I have never been able to do orchids, those are a dream!
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Post by Ladygardener on Apr 5, 2012 5:54:42 GMT
Beautiful Orchid Jilly. |
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Post by carolann on Apr 5, 2012 7:54:52 GMT
Beautiful Jilly, none of mine have flowered this year but I hope they will sometime I leave them on the living room window sill as they seem to like the sunshine even though it says not to put them in the sun  |
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Post by isabella on May 3, 2012 19:31:30 GMT
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Post by Auricula on May 3, 2012 19:33:49 GMT
Lovely |
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Post by Ladygardener on May 4, 2012 6:00:35 GMT
Beautiful Isabella. |
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Post by isabella on May 4, 2012 7:34:47 GMT
Thankyou Auricula and LG |
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Post by Jasmine on May 4, 2012 17:20:48 GMT
Specially like the colour of the bottom one Pam |
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Post by maggy on Mar 13, 2014 16:09:57 GMT
Ive split my phal as it was sprouting all over the place and looking a bit sickly this was the bottom bit Ive put it in a bigger plant pot (old sweet container with holes burnt in the bottom)  this is the rubbery bit that doesn't look too good  and the little top one that hasn't much of a root but might take fingers crossed Im just going to spray them rather than water for a couple of weeks and see how they go unless some-one tells me different |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 30, 2014 21:03:47 GMT
Now my new camera will take proper indoor pics here's my oldest Orchid, it's only a miniature one, but it's a very reliable flowerer & usually gets a new spike a couple of months after one's finished.  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 21, 2014 8:24:12 GMT
I have been growing Orchids for about 30 years now - been through most varieties and tend these days to just have Phalaenopsis but have never had a Keikis before - infact when I googled my problem and saw that I had a Keikis my eyebrows rose a tad..basically I am to become a Mum....at my age as well..!! It all started normally with a stem but only one flower...pretty one too!!  After a while I realised that all was not well but waited to see what was going to happen and it turns out it is a Keikis - a new plant has started to grow on the stem..   I assume that at some point I cut it off but does anyone know exactly what I am suppose to do with it?? RF |
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Post by Ladygardener on Sept 3, 2014 9:25:05 GMT
Congratulations on the birth of your little baby Rosefriend.  I found this from the Orchid Plant Care Info Site. It might help. When your keiki has developed several leaves and roots approximately 2-3 inches in length, you can remove the plantlet from the parent orchid. Removing a keiki from its mother too early can cause the fragile baby to die off. Once your keiki is capable of surviving on its own you will want to use a sharp, sterilized blade to carefully remove the keiki from the mother plant by slicing the tissue at the base of the plantlet. Any time there is an open wound on your orchid, it should be treated to prevent fungal infections. You can apply cinnamon, a natural fungicide, to the cuts on both the mother plant and keiki to ward off future problems. Once removed, you have two options. You can pot the keiki in its own 4″ container or repot the mother plant along with the keiki in the same pot. During its first year, a keiki can benefit from being potted with its mother as the mature plant will help regulate soil conditions for the sensitive baby. Be careful not to expose your new plant to too much direct sunlight immediately after transplant. Once the keiki shows signs of growth, you can begin to gradually increase the amount of light it receives. With the proper care, your keiki should flower between 2 to 3 years of age. You may, however, get lucky and experience flowering after just a year. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Sept 3, 2014 10:58:10 GMT
Congratulations on the birth of your little baby Rosefriend. I found this from the Orchid Plant Care Info Site. It might help. When your keiki has developed several leaves and roots approximately 2-3 inches in length, you can remove the plantlet from the parent orchid. Removing a keiki from its mother too early can cause the fragile baby to die off. Once your keiki is capable of surviving on its own you will want to use a sharp, sterilized blade to carefully remove the keiki from the mother plant by slicing the tissue at the base of the plantlet. Any time there is an open wound on your orchid, it should be treated to prevent fungal infections. You can apply cinnamon, a natural fungicide, to the cuts on both the mother plant and keiki to ward off future problems. Once removed, you have two options. You can pot the keiki in its own 4″ container or repot the mother plant along with the keiki in the same pot. During its first year, a keiki can benefit from being potted with its mother as the mature plant will help regulate soil conditions for the sensitive baby. Be careful not to expose your new plant to too much direct sunlight immediately after transplant. Once the keiki shows signs of growth, you can begin to gradually increase the amount of light it receives. With the proper care, your keiki should flower between 2 to 3 years of age. You may, however, get lucky and experience flowering after just a year. Many thanks Ladygardener - my roots, the babies roots I should say, are getting there so I will be able to cut it off any time soon - better see if I can get some Orchid compost although I think you can use Bark chippings if in need.. RF |
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Post by Jilly on Mar 5, 2016 16:57:10 GMT
Just came back on this thread and realised that my orchids have been flowering almost continuously for even longer than I thought, here they are today.   |
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Post by Ladygardener on Mar 7, 2016 7:13:27 GMT
 Well done Jilly, I know some people who can never get them to reflower.  |
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Post by maggy on Sept 5, 2016 20:18:44 GMT
Well the phals I was nursing  I didn't realise how long ago it was ! I ended up putting them all to-gether in one pot are really nice , they have done well I should have taken this with a darker background its a bit difficult to see!  and this miniature that really belongs in my van  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 11, 2016 16:20:53 GMT
I think they look lovely maggy , - thought I had already answered here...!! Took a pic yesterday when I put the blinds down in the Lounge - my Orchids are still flowering their socks off...  |
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Post by maggy on Oct 11, 2016 18:15:51 GMT
Oh you don't have many do you Rosefriend,  they are lovely and they flower for months don't they that's an lovely show you have . |
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Post by Rosefriend on Oct 11, 2016 18:47:05 GMT
Oh you don't have many do you Rosefriend, they are lovely and they flower for months don't they that's an lovely show you have . I only have Orchids in the house maggy, - ooooo at least 25 years - tried just about everything else and most things died so I stuck to Orchids, and I have been through most of the varieties as well. Nowadays I stick to Phalaenopsis Orchids as I can happily ignore them basically. Some of those are years old...pretty though.. |
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Post by maggy on Oct 12, 2016 18:01:38 GMT
I have 6 Rosefriend, and like you have had lots of other houseplant a but now just a Christmas cacti and a basket of mixed things my Son bought me. I find they don't mind being neglected even when I put them outside hanging under a tree when we were away for 6 weeks.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 8, 2017 16:09:36 GMT
 I am amazed every time I look at this orchid, it was a £4 rescue from Homebase and was a sorry looking lot of leaves when I bought it! |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 9, 2017 6:07:35 GMT
I am amazed every time I look at this orchid, it was a £4 rescue from Homebase and was a sorry looking lot of leaves when I bought it! I love Phalaenopsis Orchids - thy flower their socks off, often for months at a time. They are the only house plants I have... |
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Post by Jilly on Aug 9, 2017 10:39:38 GMT
That's beautiful Jasmine, I agree they are the only houseplants that I can get on with looking after, we do have others but OH is in charge of those. Mine badly need repotting though as one has split it's pot, but I can't be doing with all that faff, I may mention it to OH . One thing that's done mine a power of good this year (think it was a tip I read on line somewhere, or saw on GW), once a week I take them out and plunge the whole plant into a bucket of rain water for 10 seconds and then leave them to drain on the draining board, and that's the only watering I do. |
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 9, 2017 12:31:32 GMT
Mine get watered down dregs from the teapot every now and again!!
Aren't we funny - we all love our gardens but we sound like we shouldn't be in charge of house plants - I am a house plant disaster! I love orchids as they look after themselves!
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) so I was so pleased to see 2 new flower stalks!
I didn't realise how long ago it was ! I ended up putting them all to-gether in one pot are really nice , they have done well I should have taken this with a darker background its a bit difficult to see!