Leaves do fall usually when you repot, so have some patience for the time being. If the plant is turning yellow then its bad sign. Pankaj
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:08 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Pankaj ji for your reply. The plant is the same. The potting medium > became stale and hence I repotted it to a new medium (coir peet). After the > repoting the leaves started falling. Does the plant look healthy? zWhat > has to be done now? Do I repot to another medium like brick and coal? > Regards, > Mani. > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Very strangely, I find that pics that you sent earlier are too much >> different from what you have sent now. >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On Oct 22, 11:32 am, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Leaf is similar to mochatum but I dont think the plant is moschatum. >> > This is something else but still in deformed state. D. moschatum has >> > long cylindric stems not swollen towards top like yours. >> > Pankaj >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:58 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > Pankaj ji, I am sending the photos of the orchid as well as the close >> > > up of >> > > leaves. >> > > Please do the needful. >> > > Regards, >> > > Mani Nair. >> > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> >> > > wrote: >> > >> > >> Thanks Pankaj ji, I saw the sketch of the leaves. It is similar to >> > >> mine. >> > >> I will send the photo of the leaves. >> > >> Regards, >> > >> Mani. >> > >> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Pankaj Kumar >> > >> <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > >>> just need to see the leaf tips. Attaching one sketch of the leaves >> > >>> if >> > >>> you wish to match. >> > >>> Pankaj >> > >> > >>> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:49 AM, mani nair <[email protected]> >> > >>> wrote: >> > >>> > Thanks Gerris2 and Pankaj ji for the orchid ID. Presently most of >> > >>> > the >> > >>> > leaves are gone. I will send a closeup photo of the leaves >> > >>> > available. >> > >>> > Regards, >> > >>> > Mani. >> > >> > >>> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Pankaj Kumar >> > >>> > <[email protected]> >> > >>> > wrote: >> > >> > >>> >> I am extremely sorry, my office net has not been working since >> > >>> >> yesterday and my personal internet was good enough to chat but >> > >>> >> not to >> > >>> >> reply and to add to this, I had been too busy these days. >> > >>> >> Anyways.... >> > >> > >>> >> This is most probably a deformed form of Dendrobium moschatum. >> > >>> >> Please >> > >>> >> send me a picture of leaf tip to check. Thanks for the good words >> > >>> >> Smita. >> > >>> >> Pankaj >> > >> > >>> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:56 PM, mani nair <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> wrote: >> > >>> >> > Can anybody please give the ID of this orchid please. >> > >>> >> > Regards, >> > >>> >> > Mani. >> > >> > >>> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > >>> >> > From: Gerris2 <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> > Date: Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 8:28 PM >> > >>> >> > Subject: Re: Dendrobium orchid >> > >>> >> > To: mani nair <[email protected]> >> > >> > >>> >> > It is very beautiful, I love the yellow color in the flower. >> > >> > >>> >> > On Oct 18, 9:44 am, mani nair <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >>> >> >> One more photo. >> > >> > >>> >> >> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:13 PM, mani nair >> > >>> >> >> <[email protected]> >> > >>> >> >> wrote: >> > >>> >> >> > Dear friends, >> > >> > >>> >> >> > Sending a photo of orchid (Dendrobium sp.) flowered 2 years >> > >>> >> >> > back. >> > >>> >> >> > This >> > >>> >> >> > was >> > >>> >> >> > bought from an exhibition in Mumbai from a vendor from >> > >>> >> >> > Darjeeling. >> > >>> >> >> > Now >> > >>> >> >> > the >> > >>> >> >> > orchid has stopped flowering. >> > >> > >>> >> >> > Regards, >> > >> > >>> >> >> > Mani. >> > >> > >>> >> >> orchid4.jpg >> > >>> >> >> 78KViewDownload >> > >> > >>> >> -- >> > >>> >> *********************************************** >> > >>> >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > >>> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > >>> >> Research Associate >> > >>> >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > >>> >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> > >>> >> Wildlife Institute of India >> > >>> >> Post Box # 18 >> > >>> >> Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> > >>> -- >> > >>> *********************************************** >> > >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > >>> Research Associate >> > >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >> > >>> Wildlife Institute of India >> > >>> Post Box # 18 >> > >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >> > >> > -- >> > *********************************************** >> > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> > >> > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> > Research Associate >> > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> > Department of Habitat Ecology >> > Wildlife Institute of India >> > Post Box # 18 >> > Dehradun - 248001, India > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" 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