Re: Help!
John Taylor [The Banshee] (rphjt@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU)
Thu, 13 May 93 18:14:59 +0000
>I just received an order from Orgel Bramblett (of Orgel's Orchids
>fame), and in addition to the cp, he threw in a free plant. It's an
>"Oeceoclades Maculata," and I have *no* idea how to grow it. it came
>loosely packed in sphagnum moss, so I planted it in more sphagnum...but
>it has these off-white spidery looking appendages, kinda stringy, and
>although they "hang down" from the rhizome, they sure don't look like
>roots. Should they be buried in the planting media, or lie on top of
>it?
>
>I know this is not a cp question, but I have nowhere else to turn!
>What do I do with this plant?? Help!!!!!!!!
Doug, most orchid roots are quite thick compared with many plants and the
ones that are currently growing usually have a greenish pointed tip. You
should be OK for the moment keeping it in sphagnum - but don't let the sphag
get wet and don't pack it down. Give the plant a bit of a misting over it for
the moment (every morning if it looks very dry - they normally can tolerate
the occasional dry-spell). I'll try to find out any info I can about this
plant ASAP - but I can't promise anything...
Good luck!
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