Monday, August 5, 2013

Phragmipedium longifolium

Also from the Redland Orchid Festival 2013, this was in bud when we bought it. We got it because we are into Phrags and wanted to get more. Plus it was a good deal with Bulbo micranthum. It came in a 4" plastic pot with rocks and dirt. We haven't repotted it since we got it. There's one mature growth that's flowering and one new growth happening. It doesn't really seem to need repotting except that the cat has tipped it over a couple of times and made a bunch of the dirt fall out. The guy told us it wants lots of water, but it doesn't want to sit in water. We have been watering it a bit everyday from the watering can. It runs through, but not it's not as much water as when I water everything once a week. So far it has been doing well. We are really pleased. It has made 3 flowers so far with another bud developing. I think this next one will be the last though. I think it's getting tired. We have nutricote on it for fertilizer, and I have been supplementing with liquid fertilizer occasionally, but with fewer scoops than I would normally use for a similar sized plant/pot (just a couple).


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