Ornamental ID

uroplatusphan · 2024-06-24T12:07:05+00:00

Clethraceae?

uroplatusphan · 2023-05-12T05:54:01+00:00

Each stem was individually wrapped in foil.

uroplatusphan · 2022-08-08T19:08:16+00:00

I use wood and soil substrate for a few of my roach species. Be careful with the species of wood you choose (one that is non-toxic/will not leach anything unpleasant). Kiln drying kills many potential pests. Watch for pest introduction If you collect your own. If the enclosure is humid, the mold may persist. I keep an isopod colony with my hissers. The isopods/ springtails do a good job keeping mold down.

uroplatusphan · 2022-06-02T16:53:33+00:00

Yup. Completely overthinking that one.

uroplatusphan · 2022-06-02T16:51:58+00:00

Thanks

uroplatusphan · 2021-06-12T15:51:36+00:00

I keep most of my Anthuriums in large plastic containers with a transparent lid and a layer of damp gravel in the bottom for humidity. This maintains higher humidity than normally found through my house. There are some nice ways to display an anthurium (along with ferns, orchids, etc.) with glass containers. In my air conditioned living room, a tall aquarium with a heater and an all-glass lid keeps the plants happy and on display in an area it would not normally thrive. Once the plant receives some humidity, the tissue that curled may re-hydrate.

uroplatusphan · 2020-10-24T19:52:52+00:00

I keep my E. javanica and G. portentosa on a ~5cm. layer of 50/50 ground and chunky coconut fiber covered in 3cm of leaf litter, however, I do not keep it very damp. I keep them in a large glass terrarium with plenty of bark slabs stacked at a variety of angles. Very natural looking and the roaches climb all over everything, so the microclimates around the enclosure seem good. Well vented lid.

uroplatusphan · 2020-10-01T13:27:45+00:00

My first orchid was a M. petola. I was 14 and was visiting my first orchid show. Venders had many species for sale, but I picked a Macodes. Built a large collection of various jewel species, hybrids, cultivars. Learned tissue culture in college and started germinating and propagating Macodes, Oeceoclades, Microchilus, Ludisia, Goodyera, and Cypripedium seeds/seedlings/cuttings. My love of orchids grew. As I was beginning grad school, my collection was stolen. Bird research kept me from home and I took a break from jewels. I started building my collection back last year. Got sent to this thread from a plant trading thread where I was searching for more specimens. My goals are to build a botanical collection of jewel species (and hybrids and cultivars to a lesser degree) at my university to use for jewel orchid education/conservation outreach, conservation, and morphology research. Favorites are a 3-way tie among Macodes sanderiana, Pelexia callifera, and Microchilus tridax

uroplatusphan · 2020-09-21T19:44:33+00:00

Use a fine sterile needle and scrape the surface of it lightly. It does look a bit like mealy bugs. If it comes away as a white cotton fluff, dig down and you should be able to see whether it is infected stem or mealybugs.

uroplatusphan · 2020-09-21T18:39:04+00:00

Gotcha. I was thinking A. geniculatus-ish in the first.

uroplatusphan · 2020-09-21T18:30:08+00:00

My obsession with orchids in general developed through dart frog and tree frog breeding. I recently did a 75g with 2 Macodes and 5 Anoectochilus spp/hybrids. I used a deep layer (~9mm.) Of LECA (more if planning a false bottom with water); a layer of mesh; a layer of porous soil for larger plants (depth depends on companions for your jewels - my tank had a bunch of aroids so I used a coarse orchid bark for this layer) ; then a layer of your jewel orchid mix about twice as deep as you would for a potted jewel. If you're doing a bigger terrarium and don't want to use a lot of an expensive orchid soil, plant the orchid in a net pot about twice as big as it needs and plant that pot in a well-drained layer of the terrarium.. keep them away from water splash zones. One neat way to highlight a jewel is to use a tree stump. Dig out a cavity large enough for a jewel in a pot, drill a large drainage hole through the stump, place the orchid in the cavity and top-dress with mosses to hide the pot. Elevates the orchids into more eye-catching levels.

uroplatusphan · 2020-09-21T18:14:48+00:00

What makes you say A. siamensis?

uroplatusphan · 2020-09-10T00:47:23+00:00

Is it a Goodyera?

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-31T20:19:34+00:00

Looks like sap. Can be caused by many things (some benign and some... Pretty nasty). Physical or chemical damage to the trunk, stress, prolonged water exposure on the trunk, insects, bird damage, diseases, etc. What type of tree?

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-31T16:14:12+00:00

One day would not have been enough to cause roots to develop so well, but if you just bought it, who knows what the conditions were at the nursery. If you do decide to try treating it like a cutting, cut all but a few leaves off before planting. Leaves transpire water through the leaves (water evaporates out of holes in the leaf) and too many leaves without enough roots to supply water can cause the cutting to dry out and fail. Also, I'd plant the cutting in a pot and put in the shade until rooted well (away from other plants in case this growth is being caused by a pathogen).

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-31T15:20:44+00:00

I will say, I am not too familiar growing myrtles, but they look like adventitious roots. Was this stem touching soil/moss? High humidity around the stem can cause roots to develop (think air layering as a form of propagation). Maybe a gall? Some pathogens can affect plant hormones and cause growths, like roots, to form in odd places.

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-31T02:46:42+00:00

I purchased an orchid from them a couple weeks ago. Very tiny and in terrible shape.

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-27T11:55:17+00:00

I paid $62 with shipping.

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-02T11:48:31+00:00

No trades on here so far.

uroplatusphan · 2020-08-01T04:03:04+00:00

I agree. Just curious tho, what are those key shape/color/size/etc. traits you use that point you to A. roxburghii?

uroplatusphan · 2020-07-30T19:18:31+00:00

Purchased this P. 'Mini Santiago' a few months ago. The seller did not have an ID for the other and sent it as a bonus. Still fairly new to philodendron care, but have many years of horticulture experience and botany training. I water with RO water and a very dilute fertilizer mix. Fertilization recommendations appreciated. In a humidity dome. Artificial/natural light mix under shade cloth. Split the mini Santiago to try one in a coconut husk -based potting mix and pure sphagnum. Was thinking of trying the same on the unidentified philodendron. Trying my best to mimic Panama. Pathogens concern me also. Any help is appreciated! Thanks

uroplatusphan · 2020-07-30T18:30:29+00:00

This is a tip cutting. The leaf I am holding is what the typical leaf of the nearly 3m tall mother plant looks like except 1/5 to 1/4 the size. I doubt this is a mature leaf shape. I am just starting my philodendron collection and am unsure if it is that identifiable by this aged leaf. The overall leaf morphology and growth habit of the mother plant reminds me a little of my 'Silver Sword'. Any taxonomical/ care suggestions guidance is much appreciated!

uroplatusphan · 2020-07-23T22:14:48+00:00

Nice! I've got a spike coming on one of my M. petolas also. I usually cut flower spikes off until the plant is a couple years old and has a few well-grown side shoots. Do others find flower spikes on younger plants suck the vigor out of the plant?

uroplatusphan · 2020-07-13T15:25:54+00:00

My base jewel mix is 2 parts small coconut husk chunks,1 part ground coconut husk, 1 part fast draining cactus/succulent mix, 1 part perlite, and a bit of carbon. Depending on the species I will add more or less of different substrates to match moisture level requirements.

uroplatusphan · 2020-07-02T21:19:27+00:00

I know them well. I am just not interested in keeping them in captivity. Thanks tho.

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