on 10/11/04 9:18 PM, Charlie Baker wrote: > Now, to confuse the issue, there are other growers in this area with clones > that bloom beautifully with not even a particularly dry rest given. > Therefore, it would appear that the best approach is to find what seems to > work with each individual plant in each growing area. > > Cheers, > Charlie
Yes, a species grower who has since retired to the great greenhouse in the sky (Jim Rice of Homer, NY) used to have Odontoglossum pendulum (just changed to Cuitlauziana back then, I think), and he would mention how that he had information that sometimes in the late Fall/Early Winter the plants where they grew (can't remember if that was on this continent at his nursery or more likely in their habitat) could handle getting a light dusting of snow, and at times bore temperatures that was around 30 degrees F. or slightly lower successfully, as long as the plants were fairly dry. So, success might come for those that stick to the Cool/dry regimen. I had my plant outside trying to 'let it get cool', but that night it happened to get down to about 25F instead of 35F, and that was the last of my c.p. Still looked green for awhile, but later turned to mush. I now grow 'warm' species! charles -- Charles Ufford Calen the Border Collie CGC - now in Heaven Oriskany, NY USA IPA, Central NY and Southern Tier Orchid Societies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.paphiopedilum.net Http://www.geocities.com/charlesufford
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