I have several of these growing under a range of conditions. Every one of them looks a mess. The habit is tangled, the leaves die over several years from the tip; the flowers underperform C. fimbriata, which is usually out at the same time. Is this my poor husbandry, or is it what gardeners call an 'untidy grower'?
Re. preserving flowers, if the query only covers one or two "trophy" blooms, consider setting them in a block of clear methyl methacrylate. You see paper weights and the like in this form, and one can (could?) buy a kit - monomer, catalyst, mold - from most hobby and toy shops. ______________________________ Oliver Sparrow +44 (0)1628 823187 www.chforum.org _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
