@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai Saw this happening to my plants too. They seem to produce multiple growths on different parts of the plant. I think I really fel in love with this cross and most likely with Laelia's with a similar growth and bloom pattern.
I think one of the benefits of growing in the tropics is that I don't have to care of when I repot/remount my cattleyas. New roots will form within a few weeks. 🤣
Hi Roger. Wish I could send you mounting material for catts.. Undisturbed roots continue to benefit. Catt roots die when you re-pot. Still a very good show. Cheerio Mate!
Omg!! the stress!. Me, I wouldn't do it...I would clean it up(meaning..soak it in peroxide) and leave it attached to whatever and place it on cedar mount. I wouldn't stress the orchid..I am not brave enough to stress my orchids...it's not worth it to me....no way...Happy growing..
This one seems quite vigorous given the number of new growths but I suspect the new roots won't come until the growths are quite mature - most Laelias grow that way.
It very well could be a remake of Joyce Hylton, given I've seen now some other places showing seedlings like yours. Regarding growing: for Laelia rubescens, the typical growth pattern is new leads in the late spring, maturing by fall, flower spike late fall to winter. So that you now have three new growths in fall suggests to me that the hybrid isn't going to follow the regular L. rubescens schedule (unless your plant is imported from the southern hemisphere, in which case you've got another plant out of sync with your latitude.) Regarding finding out if the seed parent was the Broughtonia or the Laelia: It could be done by genetic testing. The chloroplasts are initially provided by the seed parent, not the pollen parent (basically the egg cell rejects the pollen's chloroplasts, but accepts the nuclear DNA.) L. rubescens has had some genetic testing done of its plastids, so your plant could be tested and compared to those. But this would be awfully costly for a hobbyist to do.
Hello Mr. Roger, Lovely video 😊 I have a question for you, watering my plants today and expecting the roots I noticed that one of my Oncidium pot have some millipede inside the media 🤨 l repotted this plant about 4 months ago. What should I do? Do you have any recommendations. I really appreciate your thoughts. Cheers 😊
Millipedes are vegetarians while centipedes are carnivores. Most millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. However, they can also be a minor garden pest, especially in greenhouses where they can cause severe damage to emergent seedlings and new roots. Signs of millipede damage include the stripping of the outer layers of a young plant stem and irregular damage to leaves and plant apices, the very top of a plant. I want them gone from my orchid, she is full of new roots 😞.
Roger's Orchids I thought maybe you had come across of them at some point and could share your secret on how to eliminate them without disturbing the orchid . I did a lot of research on them yesterday, I’m going to repot the orchid because I’m not confident to use poison yet ☠️. I probably would kill the plant .lol Like you said “anything that’s moving in the pot must go” 😊 Thank you,
If the coco husk is soft enough a gentle squeeze can sometimes crack it enough to allow the roots to escape and you [i.e. the person] to pick it off... you just have to not squeeze so hard as to crack the roots.
I really like the squat pbulbs on this one too. What a great cross. Looking forward to the mounting. Thanks for sharing.
Many Laelias don't push out new roots until the bulbs are almost mature so it could be quite a wait.
Informative very useful thank you
Love this one. It's vigorous grower. I took mine out of the coco and mounted them. Can't wait to seethe flowers in the future.
The fact that a new growth is coming from quite a old bulb indicates it should be vigorous.
@@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai Saw this happening to my plants too. They seem to produce multiple growths on different parts of the plant. I think I really fel in love with this cross and most likely with Laelia's with a similar growth and bloom pattern.
I think one of the benefits of growing in the tropics is that I don't have to care of when I repot/remount my cattleyas. New roots will form within a few weeks. 🤣
Hi Roger. Wish I could send you mounting material for catts.. Undisturbed roots continue to benefit. Catt roots die when you re-pot. Still a very good show. Cheerio Mate!
Love watching your videos... very informative as always. Keep up the great work.
Thanks.
Was really looking forward to this one 😁
You are so patient. Have you been watering it ? Although the coco fiber is rotting, it seemed so soft. Happy growing.
It is mostly soft so should come off quite easily. I'm still going to wait for new roots though.
I find my laelias push out roots when the new growth is pretty much mature
For such a job, I find a pair of tweezers handy . 😉
Omg!! the stress!. Me, I wouldn't do it...I would clean it up(meaning..soak it in peroxide) and leave it attached to whatever and place it on cedar mount. I wouldn't stress the orchid..I am not brave enough to stress my orchids...it's not worth it to me....no way...Happy growing..
This one seems quite vigorous given the number of new growths but I suspect the new roots won't come until the growths are quite mature - most Laelias grow that way.
It very well could be a remake of Joyce Hylton, given I've seen now some other places showing seedlings like yours.
Regarding growing: for Laelia rubescens, the typical growth pattern is new leads in the late spring, maturing by fall, flower spike late fall to winter. So that you now have three new growths in fall suggests to me that the hybrid isn't going to follow the regular L. rubescens schedule (unless your plant is imported from the southern hemisphere, in which case you've got another plant out of sync with your latitude.)
Regarding finding out if the seed parent was the Broughtonia or the Laelia: It could be done by genetic testing. The chloroplasts are initially provided by the seed parent, not the pollen parent (basically the egg cell rejects the pollen's chloroplasts, but accepts the nuclear DNA.) L. rubescens has had some genetic testing done of its plastids, so your plant could be tested and compared to those. But this would be awfully costly for a hobbyist to do.
How are your latourias getting on and how are you treating them? I ahve a similar problem with mine.
Most are recovering but a couple have been lost.
Hello Mr. Roger,
Lovely video 😊
I have a question for you, watering my plants today and expecting the roots I noticed that one of my Oncidium pot have some millipede inside the media 🤨 l repotted this plant about 4 months ago.
What should I do? Do you have any recommendations. I really appreciate your thoughts.
Cheers 😊
Millipedes are carnivores so unlikely to do any harm to orchids.
Millipedes are vegetarians while centipedes are carnivores.
Most millipedes eat decaying leaves and other dead plant matter. However, they can also be a minor garden pest, especially in greenhouses where they can cause severe damage to emergent seedlings and new roots. Signs of millipede damage include the stripping of the outer layers of a young plant stem and irregular damage to leaves and plant apices, the very top of a plant.
I want them gone from my orchid, she is full of new roots 😞.
Sorry - I always get those two muddled up. (Not sure why you asked?)
Roger's Orchids
I thought maybe you had come across of them at some point and could share your secret on how to eliminate them without disturbing the orchid .
I did a lot of research on them yesterday, I’m going to repot the orchid because I’m not confident to use poison yet ☠️. I probably would kill the plant .lol
Like you said “anything that’s moving in the pot must go” 😊
Thank you,
Pounted ?
If the coco husk is soft enough a gentle squeeze can sometimes crack it enough to allow the roots to escape and you [i.e. the person] to pick it off... you just have to not squeeze so hard as to crack the roots.