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Tue, May 30, 06 at 23:52
| Can Bletilla Ochracea, Epipactis Thunbergii, Pleione Barcena and Ponerorchis Graminifolia grow in pots with either barks and sphagnum moss or laval rocks? |
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- Posted by botanybabe 6b (My Page) on Sun, Jun 4, 06 at 22:41
| Bletillas can grow in pots but since they spread, you need to increase the size of the pot each year by about 100%. They need forest loam, with some extra woodchips and ground leaves mixed in. I grow a ton of them and they are very easy if you keep them in the shade, keep their roots cool and don't let them get real dry. Here's a pic of one little specimen of mine. |
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- Posted by terrestrial_man 9 (jwcsplit@netscape.net) on Sat, Jun 17, 06 at 0:56
| The answer is yes but combine all your listed ingredients! I am testing what I call Debris Mix on Pleione, Bletilla, and Epipactis species. So far all seem to be doing ok. I have the Pleione and the Bletilla crowded into small net pots and/or 4" square plastic pots. I have flowered them but the slugs got the flowers before I could get a good image!! the Epipactis is in a one gallon regular pot as I repotted when they started growing this year. All look good and the E. gigantea is in flower. You should water with good quality water. I use r/o water. Also fertilize when in growth-I use liquid MiracleGro as it has a formula of 12-4-8 which is good for growth and will not burn and can be used frequently (I am rather haphazard about feeding-it happens when I remember!!). |
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- Posted by nora_cy_lee (My Page) on Fri, Jun 30, 06 at 13:17
| Flowers look very nice. |
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