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Hi
I have been following the Oceoclades spathulata information
request but did not comment because I don't know anything about this
species. However, I have subsequently received my latest AOS
magazine and saw a nice photo of this plant featuring in the Madagascar
article.
The photo looks exactly like Oeceoclades decaryana, which I
grow and flower very successfully in Pretoria - South Africa. Isn't
Oeceoclades spathulifera perhaps a synonym for Oec. decaryana or vice
versa?
The plant I have grows in a bark and rockwool mixture in
fairly deep shade (>60%). It is planted in a large flat ceramic pot and
flowers every year during December (summer). It is quite a slow grower and
it took 5 years to establish before it started flowering. One thing it
dislikes is very low temperatures and soggy roots. I keep the plant
well-watered during summer and fairly dry in winter. It seems as if a good
day and night temperature differential also assists with initiating flower
spikes. For more info on growing Oeceoclades you can have a look at Joyce
Stewart's book 'Orchids of Kenya'.
I whish Linda was here to paint my plant, which has a
magnificent spike with about 25 flowers open at the moment.
Regards
Frikkie Marais
South Africa
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