The Orchid Garden

Growing my orchid

Question:

Hello Rob, It’s an important day, I bought my first Orchid, and I found the "rec.gardens.orchids" newsgroup….. If not, bounce around to a few sites with orchid pictures on it (mine is a good start?) and see if anything comes close.

Where can I find your site ? I’ve read two books about orchids and asked information at a nursery. (I don’t know if I use the correct word, I mean a company that grows and sells orchids). I live in the Netherlands, in Leiden (30 km south of Amsterdam), we call Orchids "orchideeen" (with three ‘e’s). I bought a Cambria to start with, but I can’t find this name in the two books I have. Do you know this one ? If you want to I can scan the label, it has a small picture, and attach it to an email. The label says: "Cambria’s are orchids consiting of intergenetic crosses between Odontoglossum, Cochiloda, Miltonia and Oncidium. On account of the source from south american high mountans the plant needs temperatures of 15 to 22 C." Peter

Response:

Peter, It sounds like a Vuylstekeara Cambria, which is a complex intergeneric hydrid as you described. I find they do well in "cool-ish oncidium" conditions. — Ray Barkalow – First Rays Orchids   On-line List and Order Form:     http://www.firstrays.com

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Tubb38, Need to know what type of orchid it is before anyone can advise you on how to care for it.  If there was a plastic tag inside the pot with the name of the plant, that would be a clue or if no tag, then a description of the flower and of the plant might be of some significance in tracking its identity.  In the meantime, I would suggest that you water it once a week.

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I would say your site is a very good one to start at.   I can’t say enough about all the people in this news group.  They are so helpful and nice!!!   Now, along the same line as the original post, what about growing phals in an office environment?  I’ve got three in the office at the moment.   One I almost did in with root rot.  Repotted that, cut the flower spike think it will make it.   One I got from Home Depot still flowering looks good.  Was a bit wrinkly when I got it lost one leaf but seems to be doing well now.   Third I bought from the clearance table again at Home Depot.  I’m a sucker for a bargin (good or not! LOL).  Was very very dried out but from what I can see from the roots and I didn’t want to poke around too much seems to have good roots, leaves are a little better doesn’t look terminal.   Can they be grown in an office environement?  Or should I take them home and find a spot for them there?  The problem at home I have if it is not hanging from the ceiling my cat will eat it! Thanks for everyone’s help.

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"Cambria’s are orchids consiting of intergenetic crosses between Odontoglossum, Cochiloda, Miltonia and Oncidium. On account of the source from south american high mountans the plant needs temperatures of 15 to 22 C."

Peter.. The man made intergeneric cross of Odontoglossum, Cochiloda, Miltonia and Oncidium is known as Burrageara (Burr). Unable to locate any Burr. Cambria. However, there is a Vuylstekeara (Vuyl) Cambria, registered in 1931. Vuyl. is an intergeneric hybrid of Cochlioda, Miltonia, and Odontoglossum, which is 3/4 of Burrageara. Possibly Vuyl. Cambria was used as a parent in your cross?  Sorry, We live in SW Florida, so we would not attempt to provide any cultural info. Hope this helps.  Cheers. Jerry C.L.A.N Tropicals Website- culture and photos http://www.clant1.base.org

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I received an orchid as a gift.  I currently have it in my office where it gets only UV light.  It had blooms but they all died.  How do I take care of this.  Please help before I kill it. Thanks!

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I received an orchid as a gift.  I currently have it in my office where it gets only UV light.  It had blooms but they all died.  How do I take care of this.  Please help before I kill it. Thanks!

Tubb, you enough info to hopefully help you out. Feel free to email me with any questions. I’ll need to know what the tag says! -Rod- Venger’s Orchids Website http://www.vengers.com/

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I received an orchid as a gift.  I currently have it in my office where it gets only UV light.  It had blooms but they all died.  How do I take care of this.  Please help before I kill it. Thanks!

        I’m going to guess that it is growing under florescent light, not UV light.  If you have a UV light in your office, you should probably turn it off.  Good way to get a really bad sunburn and burn out your retinas.  Now, if it is growing under your typical flourescent light, then all is not lost. You are going to lose the flowers regardless, eventually.  The plant can’t stay in bloom all the time!  Now getting it to rebloom is the trick.  But, we need to know what it is before we can give you tips on that.  There should be a tag in the pot that says "Phalaenopsis" or "Dendrobium" or something.  If not, bounce around to a few sites with orchid pictures on it (mine is a good start?) and see if anything comes close. Rob  Rob’s rules to live by:                        | Send me seeds!   (1) There is always room for one more orchid. |   (2) There is no rule 2.                       | Future starving PhD.    (2a) When one has insufficient credit to buy |  

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Filed under: Dendrobium Orchid

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