Hi Denise, This is certainly no sunburn, for the simple reason that these were never exposed to direct sunlight ever. Besides, the ring-like structures are...
Hi Kushuro, This symptomes can be 1) Bacterical or 2)mesophy collapsing. I reccomend, take the plant to quarantinee. Watch it a period of time. If the spots do...
Hi Rifat, Thanks for the input. I have quarantined it, sprinkled cinnmon powder all over the leaves, and am observing it closely each day! (What is the remedy...
Hello all, I'm new here and I bought my very first orchid about a month ago. She's doing very well, and stays indoors by a window with indirect light such as...
Hi, Lore - I hope someone has an answer to your question - I don't. But I would like to say that Phal flowers are very susceptible to being eaten by critters,...
Hello Lore, it can be tiny slug or snail. Check the substrate and change the substrate. Regards Rifat Tarik Yararbas lore_poe <lore_poe@...> wrote: Hello...
I had the same experience. At night there is a little (about 1/2" long by 1/16 wide) white catapillar like thing that crawls up the spike and eats your...
Thank you Denise! I'll try the alcohol. Lore Denise Nash <djnash@...> wrote: Hi, Lore - I hope someone has an answer to your question - I don't. But I...
Hi Rifat, thanks for replying, no it is not a tiny slug or snail. I sprayed alcohol on it yesterday, so I'm waiting for results. Yesterday I did see a tiny...
Hi, When you say "rubbing" alcohol, does it mean ethyl alcohol? And do you spray the flowers too? And the media as well? Thanks, Khushroo ... Denise Nash...
Hi Khushroo - No, Isopropyl alcohol is what I use, the 70% product that I buy at the drug store cheaply. I tried using various other, more toxic (and ...
Hello, Danise..(you may call me Alvin or Jumpluff) Yes, it is a species--Phalaenopsis minus(syn. Kingidium minus), I'm collecting the species of Phal. I think...
Hi, I am just start to collect Phal. species too. I am in Thailand. I have about 10 species. For example, Phal. parishii, lowii, cornicervi, amabilis. We can...
Very nice collection, Alvin - I have a friend that is just getting a greenhouse (we live in the state of Michigan USA, so pretty far north), and her favorite...
Hello everyone My wife was recently given an orhid by a coworker. Neither new anything about orchids. She just bought it at a grocery store becuase it was...
Kumpol, Ah, ah...You will know very soon, Bangkok is reli a good place for collect orchids especialls the native...last time I saw a loads violacea...but I'm...
Hi Nick, Glad to hear you are enjoying your new orchid! They really are fascinating, aren't they? Yes, it does sound like a phal, but some other varieties have...
Denise, OOh, phal. mannii, I have it also, which have red dots on the leaves. Mine has juz bloomed. P. mannii need a cooler climate than the other tropical...
Nick, In the big family of Dendrobium, there is a small group named Section Phalaenopsis(not Genus Phalaenopsis, is a SECTION), a few species like Den....
Dear Alvinyh, I'm jealous you that you can get a hand on those Phal. It's very hard to get them in Thailand except retusa. There are some nursary in TH that...
Just joined, been growing orchids since I was a child. I am now 30, live in the UK with my partner Tony. I only grow Harlequin Phalaenopsis now due to lack...
Richard, Welcome to the group. Glad to have you with us. Interesting that you focus on harelquins. Do you have a web-site with pictures of your plants? Tim ...
... Just joined, been growing orchids since I was a child. I am now 30, live in the UK with my partner Tony. I only grow Harlequin Phalaenopsis now due...
... Hello, I think I will be overun with them. I try to select harlequins that have good shape and texture. I fell in love with them when I saw my first...
... you focus on harelquins. Do you have a web-site with pictures of your plants? ... Thanks for the welcome Tim, I do not have a web site, but will post some...