Cape and Islands Orchid Society

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CAIOS Annual Show and Sale rescheduled to
January 2022 due to COVID-19

Epi Don Herman 'H&R'

 by William Golden

Slc.Purple Doll 'Midnight Velvet' xPot. Rubesence SVO

 by William Golden

Member Dick Phillips - Dendrobium densiflorum - July 2020

Species prefers intermediate to cool growing conditions. They require bright light, preferably full morning sun and filtered one later. The plant has to be watered copiously during growth stage and after the current year growth switches to maturity, watering can be reduced.

Members Bill & Marcia Lewis - July 2020

Phal. Yaphon Sir Gelblieber x Macassar 

Marcia bought at either the 2018 or 2019 CAIOS show

Member Larry Barry - July 2020

I've owned 'ARIDANG GREEN' for 14 months now and its first re-blossoming started this Spring with the first flower opening on May 31.  I wondered about its health last winter because the new growth produced last year after blossoming was over gradually lost all its leaves.  I thought maybe the potting medium was not allowing the roots to dry out so I repotted it in clay pellets and in a few short weeks the old growths started to produce two spikes.  This might just be coincidence but I did the same thing with a different and disappointing Dendrobium and in two weeks it started producing new growth.

Member Millard Hennessee - June 2020

Member Millard  Hennessee - June 2020

Trichopilia occidentalis - I am showing this not as the perfect flower, but as I believe this is not a flower generally seen on our show table. It is from Ecuador and grows under indirect light in moist conditions. I grow this plant in sphagnum moss under LED lights between 60-80% humidity. I keep the plant moist, but not wet and allow it to almost dry out. I water with RO water and fertilize weekly. These plants are notorious for rotting the axils of new growth. To prevent this, I am trying to limit water until the leaves emerge from the new growths and watering in the early morning from below the new growths, so water has a chance to evaporate if any accumulates in these new growths

June 2020 - Bob Findlay

June 2020 - Nimtuk

Maxillaria tenuifolia 'Yamada AM/AOS

April 2020 - Member Larry Barry

April 2020 - Member Mary Langner

April 2020 - Member Nimtuk

Phalaenopsis - Grown on East facing windowsill.

Watered weekly by soaking for 20 min. in a container with water 1/2 to 1" below the lowest leaves.

Fertilized weakly 3x/month. Once a month clear water.

Additional additives to the water are Superthrive and k-l-n as directed on labels.

Larger plants are hung from a curtain rod with pot hangers.

(Superthrive, k-l-n and pot hangers can be ordered at kkorchid.com Kelly's Korner Orchid Supplies)

May 2020 - Member Bob Findlay

Mps. Hajima Ono (‘Maui Falls’ AM/AOS x ‘Raspberry’).  This is a seed grown sib cross from Quintal Farms.  Both parents are red (although Maui Falls could almost be called a dark pink) with red waterfalls outlined in white.  This plant was added to my collection in January (along with 5 other siblings) and is in a 5” round pot with a cattleya-style medium (Quintal Farms is on the east side of the big island and grow their Miltoniopsis outdoors – I’m in the process of moving these plants into aircone pots and fine fir mix to match our climate/my growing conditions). It is currently carrying 15 blooms with 11 additional buds.  

April 2020 - Member Bob Findlay

Eria sp. (likely SECTION Urostachya).  Grown mounted on cork in greenhouse, fairly high light (full sun (if it ever shines) right now).  Watered daily when in growth, fertilized weekly from onset of blooming until November 1.  Dry winter rest (water once a month December – February; no fertilizer during rest).  Individual flowers about 5 millimeters in spread.  Given what my plants have been through with moving I am pleasantly surprised every time one of my ‘dry winter rest’ plants manages to bloom.

April 2020 - Member Bob Findlay

Mps. Komoda Marvel (Edwidge Sabourin ‘Bridal Veil’ AM/AOS x roezlii v. xanthine #2 (IK 1091)).  Grown in fine fir bark in greenhouse (3 parts, 2 parts course sponge rock, 1 part fine horticultural charcoal), reported annually.  Fairly high light (full sun (if it ever shines) right now); they summered under a 60% shade cloth in the lawn (Thanks Tom for that hint).  Watered 3 times a week during growing season and as needed during the winter (they don’t need water if there no light).  Fertilized weekly.  The pot was an experiment that seems to be working.  This individual picked up much more the Edwidge Sanbourin than plant 3.

May 2020 - Member Bob Findlay

Miltoniopsis Sun Glow 'Amazing'. Greenhouse grown in fine fir bark (3 parts, 2 parts coarse sponge rock, 1 part fine horticultural charcoal), one in a 2” aircone pot, the other in a 2 ½” aircone pot, repotted annually.  Fairly high light (50% shade cloth went on the last week of April –measuring 4000-5000 ft candles when sun was full). Watered 3 times a week during growing season and as needed during the winter.  Fertilized weekly.  Heater maintains 58^oF at night and venting begins at ~75^oF when the sun is shining.  Miltoniopsis bench will likely summer in the lawn under 60% shade cloth.  This mericlone is a nice clear white with starburst mask – it is often advertised with an incorrect picture with the flower looking almost crippled (for example see paphinessorchids amazon page)

May 2020 - Member Bob Findlay

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