Showing posts with label Chamaeangis (Microterangis) hildebrandti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chamaeangis (Microterangis) hildebrandti. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Teeny tiny flowers

Chamaeangis (Microterangis) Species: hildebrandtii

It likes lower light levels and is a warm to intermediate grower.  For watering it should be moist and dry slightly between waterings. I purchased this plant mounted which has pros and cons. I have a tendency to over water as apposed to the latter. It's very difficult to over water on a mount. The con is that there is a lot more maintenance. I am required to water frequently.  There is a small bit of moss on the mount and it gets crispy within a day.

I got this plant at the end of November. Out of the group of plants I purchased, this is the first to bloom. I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. For a first time flowering, I didn't expect this many flowers. And there are six spikes! A couple of the spikes have been opened for weeks. And the smaller spikes are starting to bloom. I had actually thought the spikes were roots. They are the same shape and size. The color was maybe a little different with more of a brown tone. But I had accounted that to a different climate and conditions. Not until the bracts started to form I realized they weren't roots.

There is also a fragrance that I can smell from a few feet away. Pretty incredible from such minuscule flowers. I can't describe the scent really well. It's floral and mild. Similar to other flowers but I can't think of a specific one at the moment.

In a picture below I've included a finger for scale.






Thursday, November 24, 2016

Orchid hual from Andy's orchids


This past weekend, there was a Friday orchid sale at Andy's.  A list of about 100 plants were 40% off.  I have purchased too many plants recently, but couldn't pass up the offer.  I purchased them online on Sunday, they were shipped Monday and I got them today 11/23.  I was a little worried about the cold temperatures at night, they dipped into the high 20's.  But all the orchids arrive live and well.  These genus are very new to me so I hope that I can grow them well. 

The plants were packaged very nicely.  It did come with a heat pack, but it was no longer warm.
After removing all the packing peanuts the plants are on the bottom.

Schoenorchis tixieri - A true miniature orchid.  And it looks like it already has a past flower spike.  

Paphiopedilum spicerianum - I think I count about five growths.  I was hoping that it would be in spike as this is the right time of year for it. But I guess I'll have to wait.

Neofinetia falcata (Onamisecai) - This has five fans as well.  So I think it should be a pretty mature plant. 
Leptotes bicolor - This one is supposed to be very floriforious.  I'm hoping it is large enough to bloom.
Chamaeangis (Microterangis) hildebrandtii  -  This had two old flower spikes so it is definitely blooming size.  I found a bunch of tiny snails in the moss, so I'll have to try and keep this away from the others. 
Schoenorchis juncifolia - Weeping plant that has blooms that are supposed to remind you of wisteria.
Sophronitis Cernua  - Smaller than expected.  I believe the bulbs are supposed to be about an inch, but they are a lot smaller.  I think I will probably have to wait a while for this one to bloom.