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dendrobium cuthbertsonii

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Mike Leone, Sep 30, 2014.

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  1. Sep 30, 2014 #1
    Mike Leone

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    This clone from Darrin at Mountain orchids has interesting green veining on the snow white petals with a magenta base. P1000115.JPG P1000116.JPG
     
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  2. Sep 30, 2014 #2
    spiro K.

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    Mike, you are doing wonderfully with it!
     
  3. Sep 30, 2014 #3
    DPfarr

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    It is a nice clone. It's nice to see different color conformations.
     
  4. Oct 1, 2014 #4
    chicago chad

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    Very nice one Mike and quite different than the bicolors we often see. Do you know the 2 parents that were used for it?
     
  5. Oct 2, 2014 #5
    Mike Leone

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    Hi Chad, I don't know the parentage but next time I speak to Darrin I will ask if he knows. He calls this clone
    "near white"
     
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    chicago chad

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    Thanks Mike. I appreciate it. I am always looking for strange clones of cuthbertsonii. That and just about every other PNG.
     
  7. Oct 2, 2014 #7
    Daethen

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    I have just got to get a cuthbertsonii. I love the texture on the leaves!
     
  8. Oct 3, 2014 #8
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    Beautiful. How are you growing it? Temps. water freq, etc?
     
  9. Oct 3, 2014 #9
    Mike Leone

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    Hi Dave, Every thing gets watered every day for eight minutes with the automatic watering system which keeps things pretty wet. Bright light 2000 + foot candles good air movement and cool.
    Rain water with a mesh bag full of dried oak leaves in the 120 gal cistern to make the water look like tea
    and fertilizer to bring the TDS to around 150 with a PH of 6.5 P1000055.JPG
     

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    Daethen

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    Wow, awesome setup!!
     
  11. Oct 3, 2014 #11
    Tom-DE

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    Nice collection of cuthbertsonii, Mike.
     
  12. Oct 4, 2014 #12
    Dave The Scientist

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    Wow Mike, that's a lot of plants. Thanks for sharing your cultural techniques. That is an interesting system you have. I would love to grow these but I don't think I can keep them cool enough.
     
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    annabanana1987

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    Wow great little plant and wonderful set-up! Thanks for sharing !!
     
  14. Oct 4, 2014 #14
    Mike Leone

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    Hi Tom, Thanks, I think at last count I had around 50 cuthbertsonii
     
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    Dave The Scientist

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    What media do you have them potted in that doesn't turn to mush getting water everyday?
     
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    Tom-DE

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    That is a lot of cuthbertsonii. Hey if you have room, why not! They certainly will give you colorful display year round. Although cuthbertsonii is readily available/common , it is the best oxy Den. species IMO.....
     
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    Marni

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    I personally believe that you can never have to many Den cuthbertsonii.;)
     
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    How exactly does one have too many cuthbertsonii?
     
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    Mike Leone

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    I Agree! There is always another color form to discover and the plants are really interesting even out of bloom.
     
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    Mike Leone

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    Hi Dave, I Grow the majority of all my plants mounted on tree fern or cork. For potted plants I use Sphagnum moss
    mixed with Osmunda fiber roughly 60/40, never over pot and repot about every year.
    Also I knock the bottom out of my clay pots to improve drainage and aeration.
     
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