Cattleya amethystoglossa- Polyploid vs. Diploid
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- So you want to grow Cattleya amethystoglossa? I show off a gigantic blooming polyploid and compare it to a diploid with four spikes. The size difference between the two is amazing! Plus the flowers are nice.
What can I say but Wow! Huge, healthy, and beautiful plants. Thanks for sharing them and your knowledge.
Bonnie Sue Kimball Thanks!! Let me know if you ever have questions!
@@SVKLOrchids will do! I was struggling with a few of my NOID cattleyas over the winter, partly I'm sure because of the colder weather. The new growths were very small and some turned black and rotted but the plants are fine. Someone said not enough calcium but I was adding calmag to the reg. orchid food. Any ideas?
Bonnie Sue Kimball If you added cal-mag, then a calcium deficiency isn’t to blame. How cold to they get? How quickly do the dry? And how much sun do they get?
@@SVKLOrchids Thank you for thr prompt response! Well I'm growing in my home. They're near a dual paned wall size window and I also have small under cabinet lights mounted to the shelves so they get plenty of light but not outdoor sun. They're potted in large bark mixed with leca and stones in pots with holes so the water runs right out the bottom when I water them about once a week during winter or 10 days. During day while I'm at work it does get down in the low 60s in the house (I'm in northern Italy but from California).
Bonnie Sue Kimball Well, shoot. That’s a head scratcher. You’ve much eliminated all reasons for rot! Did you move the pot at all? Is it possible the growths simply died and didn’t rot?
Very interesting video, I enjoy how you you focus on all aspects of a particular orchid. Love the spotted Catt! That's a friendly giant! My own bifoliates are a bit on the skinny side. Finding the optimal watering frequency in our cold winter season up north is tricky business , rot avoidance being my main concern! Thank you and stay safe!
Anne Broder I can imagine it gets tricky with that cold weather! Sometimes forcing a dormancy to prevent rot is a sounds strategy!
So beautiful. After I reorganise my warm/hot grow space in my greenhouse this summer I will have to see how much space I have. Thanks for sharing, stay well.
Patricia's Orchids I think they’re well worth the space!!
Thanks for showing! They are super awesome.
Sha Sun Thanks for watching. I definitely appreciate the kind words!
Great information. I will need to water mine more frequently it seems. Thx
Charles McKemie Thanks! This group can definitely skip their dormancy period!
Thats a huge and beautiful plant..amazing..Great job!
Thanks! This thing is a space hog!! lol
That is a monster plant. Almost scary. Beautiful blooms on it though. Definitely needs a greenhouse!
Lucythecat Ha! No kidding!! Keeping this thing happy inside during the past few years was getting old.
Very cool...thank you
Shuzies My pleasure!
Wow!!! Too damn gorgeous!!!
Tony Garcia Thank you so much!
Awesome!
Judith McElwaine Thanks!
Another one of my favorites, I've been looking for a coerulea.
I've only got a tiny seedling of a coerulea! I'm hoping it blooms true!
@@SVKLOrchids Yeah there's a place here Plantio la oriqueda that had coerulea, but they were spendy... I may see if they've still got any.
Super informative. What’s your background?
Ann Athey Glad this is helpful! I’m a biologist with a consulting company.
It is one of those in my wish list but can’t have due to the size.... when I move in April.... get a greenhouse.... then maybe get one. About 6”5 year plan. 😅
Plant s And other things I hear that! You could get a seedling now and it’ll be ready for the greenhouse in 5 years or so!! 😜😜
Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis good idea! Hope the place I work at would get it... (Olympic Orchids) they deal with lots of species. I have been working there over a year now but never seen one yet.
Plant s And other things Ah, I see! Maybe soon!
I "thought" I wanted one of these... now that I see it'll grow into a Monster.. I have no room :'( Still Beautiful.
BBQNBLUES The diploids are much smaller!!
I have just purchased a Cattleya Mossiae this year. They tell me it will be 2-3 years from blooming. Can you tell me what to expect and how to get the best from it. Also I have a Den. Nobile. Making lots of keikii's. I need it to make blooms. Can you recommend someone who does well with these? I have just discovered your channel. You are very informative. Thank you so much! I also love the way you focus on one plant.
Brenda Jernigan Hi Brenda! Good to meet you! Cattleya mossiae is a great species and fairly easy to grow. Here’s great information source for this species: chadwickorchids.com/content/cattleya-mossiae
Dendrobium nobile needs a hard winter rest like Catasetums to produce flowers and not keiki’s. Give it no water at all when it goes dormant around November until the new buds spring are clearly formed and won’t turn into baby plants with the addition of water.
@@SVKLOrchids thank you Steven. I think I am going to be very glad to meet you too. Oh yeah, I live in the Houston area.
@@brendajernigan7642 Ah! Very cool! I have a lot of friends over at Houston OS and I judge with them several times per year. I love heading over there for orchid stuff!
@@brendajernigan7642 Here's another good link about mossiae: delfinadearaujo.com/on/on32/pages/catvenezueng.htm
@@SVKLOrchids These websites were very informative. Thanks so much. Now I will be on pins and needles waiting for it to bloom! And silly me, I should have known that as a judge you know about all orchids. I have only been dabbling in orchids since my husband bought one for me in 2017. I now own about 30 or so different varieties. Have just gotten blooms this year and was beside myself. One person should be ashamed to have so much happiness.
Why can we not be polyploid?
John c Good question! Our physiology just doesn’t allow it for some reason. Unfortunately, I don’t know the exact mechanism that causes plants to survive polyploidy but not humans.