Monday, 30 November 2015

Hippeastrum bloom event - Red Garden

Hippeastrum 'Red Garden' is a lovely miniature Hippeastrum that produces clumps of smallish, sort of daffodil sized bulbs in what is known as a 'klister'. Two or three flower spikes might be produced per bulb, resulting in quite an impressive show. Only one flower scape on this occasion, though. I have several colours in this 'garden' series (yellow, striped and white). I divided up the clumps to get them planted and rooted so its nice to see blooms. Expect lots of Hippeastrum pictures in future!

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  1. Unknown23 February 2016 at 06:41

    Beautiful ....I am looking for one called papillio

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    1. kevsorchids23 February 2016 at 07:38

      My papilio came off eBay. Be warned though, it can be a shy bloomer.

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  2. Unknown23 February 2016 at 07:24

    By any chance ,do you know where i could source it?

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    1. kevsorchids23 February 2016 at 07:37

      Mine came from Royal Colors, but they don't seem to have it listed this year. Might be worth sending them an email, though. Maybe keep an eye on eBay?

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    2. Unknown23 February 2016 at 16:06

      Thanks kEVIN .Would love to see yours when it flowers

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    3. kevsorchids23 February 2016 at 16:08

      Sadly, a lot of my Hippeastrum have been really hammered by mealy bugs recently, and I only got two flowers out of red garden :-( I'm spraying with pure soap now though, and it does seem to kill them.

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  3. Unknown24 February 2016 at 14:59

    Sorry to hear that .What do you mean by pure soap? Washing up liquid?

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  4. kevsorchids24 February 2016 at 15:08

    Hi, Tina,

    No, not washing up liquid. Washing up liquid contains detergents too, which shouldn't really be put on plants (though I know people do do that, with no ill-effects). Pure soap is harder to find, but it is worth looking for. It has no perfume or anything, and seems to work by softening the water and drowning the bugs. I ordered it online. Look for 'soap flakes'. I found a liquid version which is easier to dilute into a spray bottle.

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  5. Unknown28 February 2016 at 10:14

    Hi Kevin ,what do you use for red spidermite on orchids ?

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    1. kevsorchids29 February 2016 at 13:46

      I use the soap spray, but really if there is spider mite, the best control is to increase humidity and air movement.

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