Re: U. calycifida

From: tierney wayne (hybrid_t@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 27 2000 - 18:30:22 PDT

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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 01:30:22 GMT
From: "tierney wayne" <hybrid_t@hotmail.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: U. calycifida

Will,
would you mind posting that soil recipe? I bought a U. calycifida at the
conference and potted it up as a terrestrial; it hasn't done much since. I
think I'll try repotting it now that I know it does better in an epiphytic
mix.
Thanks for the info,
Tierney
San Jose CA

>From: wgorum@bellsouth.net
>Hey Listmembers...
>
>Several months ago I posted a question about growing U. calycifida as a
>terrestrial or an epiphyte. I wanted to let you know about my
>experience. Someone from the list (I forget who) sent me a "recipe"
>for a soil mix for growing epiphytic utrics. I had been growing my U.
>calycifida as a terrestrial, and I repotted the plant into an epiphytic
>soil mix. About three weeks after I repotted, my plant began to bloom
>and a plantlet formed about half-way up the flower stalk. Since I have
>been growing it as an epiphyte, the growth rate has increased
>dramatically.
<snip>
>Thanks,
>Will
>wgorum@bellsouth.net
>

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