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04-04-2008, 07:41 PM
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| Just Purchased a Zygopetalum Orchid - Ziggy I just found this great "Ziggy" and it is potted in potting soil. I have 2 others in a bark medium and they are doing good with new growth. Should I change the potting medium after the blooms fall off? I've always thought that Most orchids prefer bark. I try to stay away from spagum moss as well due to the moisture it retains.      |
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04-04-2008, 09:15 PM
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| Yeah, Zygos are not terrestrial and so a bark-based mix is called for. Lots of folks here in Australia grow Zygos and many of them use coir chips with good results.
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04-05-2008, 10:40 AM
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| Zygos don't actually have keiki's but they are new growths. These types of orchids, all from Oncidium alliance, are better if let to grow into larger specimen plants. They will not bloom unless there are enough of these pseudobulbs there. The flower each year from these new growths. As they continue you can get multiple growths with an incredible show of flowers. This picture, although not a zygo but another from the Oncidium alliance, shows how you can have multiple spikes as the plant matures. This has 2 in bloom now with a third spike in the center getting ready to open.
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04-05-2008, 11:06 AM
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| Yeah Jay, I was just going to say the same thing as Neenie. That's gorgeous. I think I'm going to get myself another orchid and give s/h a try again. Do you flush the water every so often? Also, can the roots and water meet or should the roots be out of reach from the water and just let it wick up? Talk to me Jay.  |
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04-05-2008, 11:50 AM
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| Very nice flower! I like the display. Sandra - When you transplant the plant into S/H the roots should be about an inch above the reservoir line. If they move into the water it is ok, but you don't want to force them into the water. See this link for some more info and results of some of my orchids after being in S/H for 7 months.
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04-05-2008, 02:26 PM
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| Neenie you need to do some research on your plant. The flower to me looks much more like a Phiaus, which is terrestrial and would be potted in a rich soil mix. It is more likely the name tag got mixed, than that the plant was potted improperly by the grower. Here in Florida I would grow Zygo in sphag and for that matter Phiaus do well in sphag. Both plants like a lot of moisture.
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04-05-2008, 08:31 PM
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| That looks like a Phaius to me also.
__________________ "If nature ever showed her playfulness in the formation of plants, this is visible in the most striking way among the orchids. They take on the form of little birds, of lizards, of insects, a man, a woman, sometimes like a clown who excites our laughter. They represent the image of a lazy tortoise, a melancholy toad, an agile, ever-chattering monkey. Nature has formed orchid flowers in such a way that, unless they make us laugh, they surely excite our greatest admiration." Jacob Breynius |
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04-05-2008, 08:51 PM
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Neenie, if you could go back to where you purchased this and see any left, I bet you'll find the label in the one you took, was wrong. I just recently bought a Phaius Dan Rosenberg and the foliage is extremely close, almost exact to the one in your pic. If it is a Phiaus, it'll need to be kept consistently moist and in very low light. Your orchids are gorgeous, all those Paphs on that one stem, incredible. |
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04-05-2008, 09:16 PM
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or I would know the type.