tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3301745555119046947..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Six Plants I'm Currently Mad Atmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38494716063161072662013-12-09T17:22:00.828-08:002013-12-09T17:22:00.828-08:00In my very limited experience with orchids, you mu...In my very limited experience with orchids, you must be the first one to say "fuck you, orchid.". I am going to ignore all the standard horticultural nonsense and give you what I think you need. My spider orchids go outside in the summer in zone 8A, as do my jewel orchids and my one slipper orchid. Do you see my disrespect here. I pretend not to know their correct names. I also Katynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30451455431574133042013-08-28T18:22:33.826-07:002013-08-28T18:22:33.826-07:00Regarding Selenicereus anthonyanus:
Apparently th...Regarding Selenicereus anthonyanus:<br /><br />Apparently the zigzags will wimp-out if the plant is too generously fed. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-88115837139715149012013-08-28T18:22:15.445-07:002013-08-28T18:22:15.445-07:00I agree with Orchideya. The spike damage is almos...I agree with Orchideya. The spike damage is almost certainly not the plant's fault. If it had decided to change its mind about blooming, the buds would have turned yellow and fallen off individually. The spike should rebloom if you just let it be for a little bit. <br /><br />Otherwise your plant looks pretty happy. Now quit yer whinin!Wadehttp://www.phytophilia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79118165418539177252013-08-28T05:49:10.070-07:002013-08-28T05:49:10.070-07:00Any idea why/how it dropped the top of the spike i...<i>Any idea why/how it dropped the top of the spike in the first place?</i><br /><br />I would agree with Paul that it looks like mechanical damage. Once I had a case when the very tip of vanda spike rotted (I probably left some water on it), but the whole process took a few days, so you would definitely notice shriveling and decaying buds on the spike before it fell off.<br />Good luck, I hope orchideyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244040530556082402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-52502740042171827272013-08-27T21:15:57.707-07:002013-08-27T21:15:57.707-07:00The commercial growers must be doing *something* t...The commercial growers must be doing *something* to make those gigantic pots of Marble Queens and what-not. I suspect steroids. Well, some kind of turbocharged chemical brew meant to promote root growth.<br /><br />I think the frequent wilting may be a sign that the roots are basically already dead, so innocently potting up or watering extra is just the final death blow. The reason I think theparsleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44713667339020772862013-08-27T14:23:54.903-07:002013-08-27T14:23:54.903-07:00Broken Phal spike...maybe the butler did it? Broken Phal spike...maybe the butler did it? Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-62982201160522264672013-08-27T11:13:22.938-07:002013-08-27T11:13:22.938-07:00orchideya:
I thought that might be a possibility,...orchideya:<br /><br />I thought that might be a possibility, though at this point I'm not sure how much I care. <br /><br />Any idea why/how it dropped the top of the spike in the first place?mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1000539697376209662013-08-27T11:10:51.528-07:002013-08-27T11:10:51.528-07:00With regards to the Eucharis , the moment I saw yo...With regards to the Eucharis , the moment I saw your pic "insect damage" immediately popped up in my mind. With plants that are "delectable" to caterpillars and such, periodic spraying with Bacillus thuringiensis generally does wonders. Might allow you to have your Eucharis and outside too.<br /><br />If you hadn't told me that was cold damage on your Synadenium grantii,Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3369245836338142762013-08-27T10:58:58.586-07:002013-08-27T10:58:58.586-07:00That phal spike can still bloom. One of the nodes ...That phal spike can still bloom. One of the nodes below the broken tip will wake up and produce a branch, so don't give up on it yet...orchideyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07244040530556082402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-53488570980796363362013-08-27T09:52:45.835-07:002013-08-27T09:52:45.835-07:00Martin O:
"Full growth?"Martin O:<br /><br />"Full growth?"mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17516255234477512512013-08-27T09:45:33.041-07:002013-08-27T09:45:33.041-07:00Hello,
did you do the repotting of the Epipremnum...Hello,<br /><br />did you do the repotting of the Epipremnum aureum when it was in full growth? Maybe that was the reason it lost so many leaves.Martin O.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-6137437056663224722013-08-27T05:58:30.747-07:002013-08-27T05:58:30.747-07:00A comment on your zz plant....I've found these...A comment on your zz plant....I've found these grow best indoors in full sun (I live in MN, so days can be short) and watering like a regular houseplant. Don't hold back on the water like the tags suggest. However they grow so fast this way they quickly outgrow their welcome....my one stem turned into a 50 stem, 7 ft monster in 3 years.<br /><br />Love this post about naughty plants....I&jane in the midwestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-83150539625453774252013-08-27T05:17:42.980-07:002013-08-27T05:17:42.980-07:00The only thing I hate more than caterpillars is bu...The only thing I hate more than caterpillars is butterflies.<br /><br />My aralia fell apart. Plants are indeed dicks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01818236019515507079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64527356626045753002013-08-27T05:06:07.888-07:002013-08-27T05:06:07.888-07:00OMFSM! My Epipremnum aureum neon also hated being...OMFSM! My Epipremnum aureum neon also hated being repotted. I had the same problem - it was needing watering too often so I potted it up and half of it died back and the other half looks mostly ok but keeps dropping leaves. I think it'll survive but it may always look lopsided in the pot. Glad I'm not the only one having problems with this plantDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16328488668540053999noreply@blogger.com