contenders… ficus auriculata (dioecious) ficus coronata (dioecious) ficus habrophylla (monoecious) ficus nota (tibig, dioecious) ficus opposita (dioecious) ficus pumila (dioecious) ficus racemosa (monoecious) ficus sycomorus (monoecious) ficus ulmifolia (also?) (is-is, dioecious) i didn’t include ficus palmata or johannis or afghanistanica because they are so similar to carica. ficus carica is dioecious, same as around half of the 1000 or so ficus species. so if you have a female dioecious species, like opposita, but don’t have the necessary wasp in the area, there’s a chance you ca ..read more

contenders… ficus auriculata (dioecious) ficus coronata (dioecious) ficus habrophylla (monoecious) ficus nota (tibig, dioecious) ficus opposita (dioecious) ficus pumila (dioecious) ficus racemosa (monoecious) ficus sycomorus (monoecious) ficus ulmifolia (also?) (is-is, dioecious) i didn’t include ficus palmata or johannis or afghanistanica because they are so similar to carica. ficus carica is dioecious, same as around half of the 1000 or so ficus species. so if you have a female dioecious species, like opposita, but don’t have the necessary wasp in the area, there’s a chance you ca ..read more

Do these yellow leaves seem sunburnt, or is this indicative of another issue? Potted by a south-facing window in medium bark. Watered in sink once a week. Atop humidity tray. Attached Images orchid.jpg (13.2 KB) orchid_yellowleaves2.jpg (15.0 KB ..read more

Hi! I have two young phals that have quite healthy root balls, each in a 12cm (4,7 inches) pot. I will be repotting them soon, and have been wondering whether to repot into a 15cm (5,9) or a 17cm (6,7 inches) pot. The 15cm seems more reasonable at first, specially since the plastic nursery pots are quite cheap, but the "outside pot" is a bit more expensive, so I would want to buy a size that is going to last more than a few months. I live in a dry climate right now (Madrid), so root rot is less common than dehydration for my plants in general. In your experience, do average phals do well in ..read more

Do these yellow leaves seem sunburnt, or is this indicative of another issue? Potted by a south-facing window in medium bark. Watered in sink once a week. Atop humidity tray. Attached Images orchid.jpg (13.2 KB) orchid_yellowleaves2.jpg (15.0 KB ..read more

Hi! I have two young phals that have quite healthy root balls, each in a 12cm (4,7 inches) pot. I will be repotting them soon, and have been wondering whether to repot into a 15cm (5,9) or a 17cm (6,7 inches) pot. The 15cm seems more reasonable at first, specially since the plastic nursery pots are quite cheap, but the "outside pot" is a bit more expensive, so I would want to buy a size that is going to last more than a few months. I live in a dry climate right now (Madrid), so root rot is less common than dehydration for my plants in general. In your experience, do average phals do well in ..read more

One on my phals, no name, has 5 spikes with 101 blooms. WOW!! Grown under LED. Attached Thumbnails   ..read more

One on my phals, no name, has 5 spikes with 101 blooms. WOW!! Grown under LED. Attached Thumbnails   ..read more

I live in Florida, so it's normally pretty hot out, so I've had this orchid for a while. It suddenly went downhill with what I think was root rot, but it improved for a while. Until recently, it went downhill. It rotted all the roots. There isn't a single alive root, and the leaves are starting to prune up. I just put hydrogen peroxide on the roots, but I need to know where to go. Attached Thumbnails   ..read more

My Mothers Day Orchid just moved in! Shes a little early, but that’s great! My daughter kills plants by just looking at them, so I got it early, rather than leave it in her care! Attached Thumbnails   ..read more