Showing posts with label Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'Burma'. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'Burma'. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Phal. cornu-cervi 'Burma'

I didn't post anything about this plant since the very first introduction in June 2012. Mainly because there was nothing to post comparing to all the other plants that had something going on.
Initially cornu-cervi 'Burma' arrived mounted on the metall mesh with a small handful of sphagnum moss. I remember trying to grow it that way, but I didn't have my tanks back then yet, so it was extremely dry most of the time and at some point I took it from the mount and potted.
It did grow couple new leaves and many roots but the reason it deserved a post today - two spike starts that I discovered on the plant:



It is an exciting event because I might actually find out what the word "burma" in the tag means, I mean how is it different from all the other "non-burma" cornu-cervis.
So, fingers crossed, hope at least one of those spikes will eventually bloom.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Phal. cornu-cervi 'Burma'

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'Burma' came mounted on the small square piece of the metal net.



Oops! It actually hangs with spike down, but for some reason Blogger rotated the picture to the left and I have no idea how to fix it.
Anyway.
I don't like mounting in my conditions - the humidity is too low, but this guy's best and longest root grew through the net, so to take it off the mount would mean - risking to break that root. So I kept it on.
The moss on the mount was black and mushy, I carefully picked it out and replaced with the fresh sphagnum.
I plan to mist it every day, maybe twice.
Hope it will live.
I don't know what the word 'Burma' means on the label. Would have to search for some info if it is out there.