PHALAENOPSIS ORCHID SPECIES SEEDLING NURSERY

I finally got around to doing my Phalaenopsis Orchid Species Nursery for Seedlings!!

This was due to hearing about the extreme cold, ice and snow now coming out way in the UK!

Simply just thrown together in one of my Moss Gardens and given two lights, one 2.8 Watt LED and a 20 Watt light from Ikea. This sits on an 11 by 11 inch Heat-Mat used for reptiles and a 6 x 11 inch Heat Mat taped to back glass.

Maximum Night Time Temp - 18.5 Deg Celsius

Maximum Day Time Temp - 23.5 Deg Celsius

(December 9th Room Temperature 17 Degrees Celsius when Maximum Tested)

Humidity will be High and around 80 to 90%

I will open door each day to water so humidity will drop. May end up opening later in day too.

So the Phalaenopsis bellina, hieroglyphica, violacea, sumatrana, zebrina and parishii have all been placed inside along with my Trichoglottis pusilla.

Schoenorchis fragrans New Growth Dec 2012

This is one thing I have longed to see on my tiny Schoenorchis and two out of three ain't bad?!

Branching new growth and attached roots I now have ... that only leaves its first bloom!

Vanda coerulea spike growth December 7th 2012

Vanda coerulea spike growth December 2012

This has grown over the last few days so I would assume that in a week, maybe two this should look quite impressive and promising.

Pelloric Phalaenopsis KEIKI

A curious appearence of possibly a KEIKI (baby) on my Pelloric Phalaenopsis

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae December 2012

Dendrobium victoriae-reginae 

Root growth on Dendrobium victoriae-reginae

Phalaenopsis buds

Close up of Phalaenopsis buds with purple pigmentation appearing.

ORCHIDS FLOWERING SERIES: LUDISIA JADE VELVET

OK the first of a SERIES of ORCHIDS FLOWERING

(with other growth updates in between lol)

Ludisia Jade Velvet

LIGHT: Toshiba E-Core 2700K LED 19.7 Watt & 16 Watt SPOTS

with 2 x 2.8 Watt LED (COLD)

WATER: MOIST RAINWATER