I would greatly appreseate info on how long it takes a epi seedling to grow to blooming size. Thank you
seed to bloom size?
Here's a cool epi page
http://www.theamateursdigest.com/epis.htm
Thank you for the web site but it still does not answers the question of how long it takes form seed to blooming size. I quest I just have to wait and see. acouple of the year old ones are getting to a good size thought they still have not taken on the adui shape yet.
I've heard 5-7 years to flower.
thank you. I wonder if I will live long enough-better get busy and plant the rest of the seeds
Check out this site. It may have the answer you are looking for.
http://www.ecology.org/orchids/EpiCare.html
Thank you. Been there but no info on seeds.
One of my seedlings planted last year is very large, it still has its seedling growth form but at the rate it is growing it may answer my question .
I sent a e-mail to WWW.gotepis.com/cart/ from who I bought most of my cuttings and all my seeds
he said if I feed them I might get blooms as early as 3 years but 5 is the average. Thought Reward the first yellow took 20 years to bloom the first time. so I quest i will just have to have to wait.
Have several NBCs that are absolutely out of control. They spend the summer outside, and usually when bringing them back into our sunroom, they suffer some damage. I would like to cut these back to become more compact, however, don't know quite how to go about it. Have rooted two more from leaves that were broken in carting them back inside and would also like to know how to keep these offspring compact as they are a nice size now. Had two blooms this year, so apparently they have found their "happy place" where they spend the summer.
Unfortunately, NBCs are pretty unruly in their growth if let go, as far as has been my experience. By damage, do you mean broken? Or that the old or new growth becomes funky?
I would trim any undesired stems back to the base/leaf. Let sit a day or two to heal (I never do) and then stick it back into the soil. I usually just rip, I mean cut it off and force the stem into the dirt. Not ideal, I know, but they are really strong rooters. I have just started using root tone. Makes things happen a lot quicker. They just want a little moisture to root, not wetness ....
If, when you move your plants, they freak, follow the rule of thumb for hardening off greenhouse seedlings to plant outdoors. Small doses, gradually increased. I have at times put a light gauzey cloth over some in my greenhouse to prevent sunburn. Do that with the jades, especially. The greenhouse can really do some damage when replacing plants back into it in the fall.
Interesting thing I learned about epis is that they will only bloom from the same spot once. Once all the "spots" have flowered, no more. Time to cut it off and start a new plant. If you keep cutting off all the new growth, I am guessing you will eventually never have any flowers.
Jean: Do you know anything about Central Florida Farms? I have an order with them and they do not respond.