norman.ho

I have tried and failed growing this orchid so many time, so once when I was at the orchid show, I asked one of the exhibitor member what I have done wrong.  To my surprise, he said "nothing!".  The Sydney climate is just not conducive for growing this kind of orchid.  The one at the show are all grown in an controlled environment; a green house with temperature and humidity control, the orchids plants are surrounded by water mist curtain, with fans blowing onto them.  The grower can trigger the flowering at anytime by changing the condition.
So all the pretty flowering ones I bought, when it finishes flowering, they won't flower again.
So, the moral of the story: orchid plants may look beautiful at the shop, but when you take them home, they don't behave anymore.

norman.ho

I don't agree with you. See how good is the 亞良's orchid, 亞良is at Australia too.
Try again and ask 亞良how to grow it.

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chowold2 發表於 2014-2-27 01:07 PM

With great respect to 亞良, this orchid probably has finished flowering.  If he posts another one later of the same pot that flowers, then I would agree with you.
The only ones that grows naturally are the ones I saw in Singapore and Malaysia.  Or the one for sale at the shops and nurseries here.

Having said all that, there are actually quite a few varieties of orchids that do well in Sydney.  Including many native orchids.  The one that doesn't do so well at home garden is the "Singaporean Orchid", the one with a long slender stem with some really beautiful showy flowers.

These are the one I have that requires absolute no attention and gives me nice bloom years after years:

norman.ho

9# chowold2

Yes, they are kept outdoor all year round, in a shady place.  Never even watered them, yet I get multiple shoots from each pot, and each shoot carries 5 to 6 big blooms.  I use them for cut flowers, and they last for at least 2 weeks in a vast.  they flower in early summer.  Big strong stem with nice orchids on them.