asproella

[asproella]

Hi my name is robynne i live in on the gold coast in australia i have really become interested in growing indoor orchids and other easy growing outside orchids in pots and hope to learn a lot by joining this forum to learn more things about these loverly plants...

[snowballsarebad]

Hi Robynne! Welcome I'm sure you will learn a lot here. I have! We also have lots of Australian members who might be able to help you pick out some orchids that will match your growing conditions.
Do you have any orchids right now?

[patticake]

Welcome! This is the place to be for info. etc. Good to meetcha! Good luck with the growing too!

[arleneg]

Hi & welcome to the forum, Robynne!

What type of orchid are you growing?

There are other members from Oz on this forum. I'm sure one of them share the same growing conditions as you.

[jay]

Well Robynne, you picked the right place to learn about Australian orchids. There are several members here from Aussie.

What kind of orchids do you have now? Do you have any pictures? Hope you enjoy your stay

Jay

[Joan]

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure many of the friendly people here will be happy to offer up answers for any of your orchid questions.

[Tobi]

Hi and welcome to the forum Robynne. Great people here with lots of helpful information.

[pikevi]

Welcome to the forum, asproella.

[Bird Song Farm]

Hi Robynne, welcome, I'm new here also but received the warmest welcome and I know you will find this forum full of friendly, helpful folks.
Al

[cupcake]

Welcome, don't be frightened to post any questions. I felt abit silly at first cos I didn't know anything but everyone was very kind, and it's the only way to learn! It's a very friendly family who are all eager to help, Judi

[kmarch]

Hi and welcome~

Lots of other Aussies here so you should be able to get some good inside tips on how to grow and bloom in your area.

Cheers!

[articuno75]

Hi and welcome to the forum! Here you will have lots of information and help. Nice to meet another member from down under !!!

[asproella]

Hi everybody thanks for the warm welcome,i have two types of orchids i am growing ,phalaenopsis and a couple of dendrobiums have lost a couple but have learnt from my mistakes,i had two odontoglossums but they died.But i will try again,i am really trying to stick to the easy ones till i lern more .thanks for the welcome ..

[asproella]

i am growing phalaenopsis & dendrobiumsthats for thewelcome

Originally Posted by arleneg

Hi & welcome to the forum, Robynne!

What type of orchid are you growing?

There are other members from Oz on this forum. I'm sure one of them share the same growing conditions as you.

[jerrymeola]

let's start with some new knowledge for you.

odontoglossums are Oncidium Alliance orchids (that means they all grow about the same as other members of the group).

They have a lot of variety in the flowers and many look similar to the spider orchids Brassia (also Oncidium Alliance orchids)

all Oncidium Alliance orchids like good air circulation and do better outdoors. They like more light than the Phals and less than the Dendrobiums. The air circulation is the most important factor. I have two commercial greenhouses 20 feet apart. One has a strong wind break and kills Oncidium and the other is a wind tunnel and Oncidium do excellent.

They also do not like high temperatures but with good air movement that is not a problem.

Here is a cross between an odontoglossum and a brassia click on the thumbnail to see the photo large. this is an 8 inch flower