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10-30-2006, 03:47 PM
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| Den Cuthbertsonii
Hi Gang, Has anyone had experience in growing this Den? I have been informed that it is a very difficult plant because it needs special treatment. Hope someone can help. Bill.   |
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10-30-2006, 04:43 PM
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Do you have the plant or are you contemplating getting it? If the later, you probably shouldn't. It is a very cool grower, and if you live in San Fransisco, you may be able to grow it. I don't think you would be successful in the home, unless you are an eskimo. There is a really neat look-a-like called laevifolium that is a warm, wet grower that would work well. Cynthia
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10-31-2006, 06:35 AM
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Cynthia, I do not have it but have an offer to buy. Considering your advice I shall not make the purchase as I have just moved out of the igloo into warmer quarters. Many thanks,Bill.
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10-31-2006, 07:29 AM
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| Den Laevifolium
Fantastic species is reminiscent of Den. cuthbertsonii but much easier to grow. Plants stay small but get clumpy or "tufted", dropping many of their leaves in the winter. Blossoms resemble an open fan and are quite large in relation to the plant. Epiphyte in deep-moss forest, on tree trunks and branches a few feet above the mossy elfin forest bed. Wet, and subjected to brief bursts of bright sunshine. Flowers last for months. Many in this batch are coming out in a new novelty shade of pink, lighter than the one in our photo. Cynthia, found this on Tropical Orchard Farm site. Last edited by BillC; 10-31-2006 at 07:31 AM. Reason: could not upload pic. |
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10-31-2006, 09:36 AM
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Can you give us a link?... reading your introduction I've got curios to see it ...  Aniko |
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10-31-2006, 10:02 AM
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Here is a modest size plant. they can get much fuller than this, and the flowers last a long time. Cynthia  For some reason this image seems to look like it has a soft focus, but is quite sharp in the original size. http://www.pbase.com/schnitz/image/69484148/original |
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10-31-2006, 10:22 AM
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10-31-2006, 11:18 AM
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Wow...very special, charming plant.Thanks for posting the pics. (It's a dangerous trap loving orchids _ I feel I would like to have this, too  .Aniko. |
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10-31-2006, 12:09 PM
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I have this (bought it while in Maui ). Bill/Cynthia, thanks for the tidbit about the leaves falling in winter. I was starting to worry about my Den. laevifolium dying because a few of the leaves have turned yellow/pink. The temp. out here in central valley, calif., has cooled down in the last week.
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11-20-2006, 06:34 PM
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I was able to get this pic of cutbertsonii at a local show and I think it shows the likeness to laevifolium as Cynthia mentioned. They are really nice plants. Bill
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11-20-2006, 07:13 PM
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| Indeed!The leaves are different, but the flowers are similar - very pretty.Thanks for sharing. Aniko. |
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