> The star of the shipment was a psittacina that was sent to me. Big,
> old plant. Rosette bigger than my hand and pitcher about 1"-2" wide at
> the top. Very nice. Rick, how big is your giant type psit? Is it
> mature yet?
I'm extremely embarassed to report that I killed the plant. I treated a
mild aphid infestation with 1/2 strength Malathion, and it just croaked.
Very funny behavior. The effect was delayed by about a month, and then
the leaves just dessicated right on the plant. They didn't turn brown,
but just dried up; green and papery. The same application also nearly wiped
out my Darlingtonia, but I completely changed the potting soil and I think
that it will recover. Live and learn... :-(.
The psitt. giant had made a rosette of about 10" in diameter, and bloomed
before it died. I'm thinking of ordering another one from Lee's Orchids.
> 2 S.psittacina (1 to Rick)
>...
> I'll send out the orders on Monday or Tuesday next week.
I'm excitedly waiting by the mailbox :-).
> Some of the plants are a bit stressed, so I'll send'm express mail.
> I'm asking for return postage (or more plants :)~
Here's a quick list of what plants I've got available or will have
available soon (some in limited quantities, some in huge qty's :-)):
B. liniflora seeds D. aliciae seedlings
D. burkeana seedlings D. burmannii seedlings
D. capensis 'thin leaf' plants D. capensis 'thin leaf' seeds
D. capensis 'wide leaf' seeds D. capensis 'alba' seeds
D. capillaris seeds D. intermedia seedlings
D. montana seedlings D. muscipula plants
P. esseriana P. lusitanica seedlings
U. graminifolia U. livida
U. pubescens U. sandersonii
U. subulata
If nothing sounds interesting, I'll send cash or we can work something
out on the Lowrie order. (BTW: I've had no responses to my last call
on the order - so it is going out ASAP...)
> On the down side, I sprayed my plants with a fungicide last night (full
> strength) and now most of the live sphagnum is going brown. The label says
> this can happen in higher concentrations of the stuff. I guess the moss is
> sensitive to it. I'm going to rinse the moss off and hope for the best.
Arrggh! That's how I felt after the Malathion fiasco... What fungicide
are you using? I've had excellent results with Benomyl 50% wettable
powder that I got from Peter Paul's. I have never noticed it to have a
detrimental effect on any of my CP, and I use it fairly liberally.
-- Rick