Angraecum & Osmoglossum 1st Flowers, Aerangis & Den nobile Update

[@tinajordan6591]

Rachel,what a beautiful flower !.....well done on first flowering

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Tina.

[@naturalPianoadastra]

The Angraecum is a show stopper even just with one bloom... congrats!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Alberto.

[@desertplantsofavalon]

WOW OMG your Angraecum is such a STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL bloom, so SENSATIONAL :-) and the one BIG BLOOM is BREATHTAKING :-) thanks a million for sharing the beauty Rachel and sending you an abundance of love and heaps of flower Power from Waterford to Wexford and have a BRILLIANT Thursday today XXXXX

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Lyn. This flower is such an unusual one and I am delighted to have it in my collection. Have a wonderful day and a great week xx :)

[@GoldenArrow297]

Your Angrecum is stunningly gorgeous. Happy growing

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you. Lazy thing didn't bother to flower this year. Have a great day.

[@MiracleOrchids1]

angrecum has got such a lovely bloom!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Ana Maria. I love it.

[@CalebCornwell]

BEAUTIFUL, I'm in love. Thanks for watching and happy growing.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Caleb.

[@jelenalescova9479]

Hi Rachael most beautiful flower on the first orchid and so sad that some buds blasted.Love the A citrata it's on my wish list for next order. Have a nice day and thank you for you're video.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Jelena. Happy growing :)

[@fificorina]

When I will have more space this is the first orchid I will buy, I was impressed to see it in person at the orchid show, you should be very happy for the flower you got, is really pretty! :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I remember the big angraecum in your orchid show video. It was very impressive :)

[@TheGrumpyGardener]

Another great vid, love the flower- thanks for sharing!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you, Mick.

[@SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden]

How lovely is it...wonderful. Thanks for sharing and happy growing. In the morning I will look for the divisions of nobile buds or keiki to see what it's producing..hoping for flowers

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks for watching, Sharon. I am sure all of yours are buds. You have such an ideal growing environment.

[@sabrinamachadosgarden3191]

She is so gorgeous!!😍😍 so great to watch your videos

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you.

[@zuz0509]

Absolutely gorgeous angraecum..luv from Malaysia

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you for watching and how great that you are watching all the way from Malaysia.

[@fionagrace2111]

Congratulations! I have 2 angraecum, one a miniature and can't wait until they bloom though who knows when that will be!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Those miniature angraecums are so cute. I hope your flower soon, Fiona.

[@OrchidsFynbos]

Beautiful Angraecum!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you.

[@pal98111]

Very beautiful. I also found that a fan really dried out my orchids more than helped them. I turned them off and I think the plants like it better, though I sometimes have problems with cattleya buds rotting in a sheath. Its odd how some sheaths will stay green and healthy and others will go soft and rot the buds.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi there. I installed the fan chiefly for my cattleyas as last year I had a lot of rots popping up. Unfortunately I have such a mixed collection that it is impossible to just have the fan on the cattleyas. We all have our cross to bear :) Happy growing!

[@rogerh1644]

Beautiful Angraecum well done! I just recently bought an Angraecum magdelanae from la Canopee in France ( you might of heard of them haha) hoping I will coax it into bloom if not this year then next.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. yes, I think I've heard of them. Happy growing, Roger.

[@PottedJewels]

It looks so royal 👑Why,why are we not living closer!?!?!?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Liga, I ask myself this every day :(

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

For me, there is a 'balance' between good air movement (fans) and a 'draft' - also the moving air needs to be quite humid or it can have a drying effect on orchids that are in the direct line of fire. Because my circulating fans are large, I have to keep them as far away from actual plants as possible which in a square(ish) room means in the corner with no plants in it. The Angraecum is wonderful! (one is always better than none).

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thanks, Roger. Balance is the key and, yes, one angraecum flower is definitely better than none.

[@sjusovare]

Great to see it flowers. One flower is not that bad.. I have an A Crestwood since 11 years and it never set a flower, I definitely don't have enough light to induce anthesis (which is why I don't bother trying cattleyas) On a side note, your book arrived in my mailbox today :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

11 years :O Time for the bin, I think! Hey, I'm so glad you bought my book. I hope you enjoy it enormously and happy reading :)

[@sjusovare]

Gardening at Douentza well no, not the bin, I always have a hard time throwing plants (except if they are positively virosed), and the foliage is aesthetic enough, plus I may someday move to a place with a proper south facing window :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You have an admirable love of plants. I hope it rewards you eventually. You must have a super sized plant by now.

[@jelenalescova9479]

Hi Rachael thank you.I watched you're video about it and went to garden centre and got one.Only I am little bit afraid for the roots,will I burn them and should I water the plant before hand.Oh I am so upset I have them in all plants. They are so small it is impossible to even see them.:(

[@GardeningatDouentza]

It is very upsetting and I sympathise lots, Jelena. The roots may be an issue and you may have to unpot your plants to spray the roots and discard the old medium. In the end I was not sure I had thrips on my orchids as I seem to have eliminated them with with the spraying. I sprayed any visible roots on my orchids and they don't seem to have suffered.

[@orchidmaniac234]

The Angraecum flower looks gorgeous! I love how firm and waxy it is, reminds me of white chocolate. :) Osmoglossum flowers are really interesting. Do I see a hint of bluish colour? Or is it just so delicate that the camera picks it up that way? Oh, and my nobiles are stupid, they always bloom AND grow in summer, and do nothing in winter... Thanks for sharing!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

White chocolate! What a perfect description. I agree 100% :) There's no hint of blue in this white, just the camera playing tricks. And as for your nobiles - flowers at any time of year will do!

[@jelenalescova9479]

Hi Rachael how are you. Righting to you with big concern and my apology it's so late I noticed tonight that something was moving in my orchid pot so I left small pease of potato and when I remove it I notice my orchid have trips and then I done the same to all my small collection and to my horror I have them in every pot.What I should do?How do I get rid of it?Please help?It is so discouraging :( i being so careful with new orchids.I appreciate You're advice. Thank you.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I am so sorry to hear that, Jelena. So upsetting and stressful. A systemic like provado can be used to rid your plants of thrips but you may need to repeat the treatment. You can buy it in good garden centres.

[@bumblebeesorchids3408]

I hope it's okay that I write something here. Jelena, are you sure that they are thrips and not springtails? I'm just asking, because I find that adult thrips and springtails can look quite similar and I have loads of springtails in the medium that would come together on potatoes and cucumbers, too. I've heard that thrips can be found inside pots, too. But I think the majority would reside on rather delicate parts of the plants like new leaves, flowers and spikes.

[@sharkasorchids2049]

I am very happy for your agreacum. I am waiting for mine near year. I hope it will happen .. 2017

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I will cross my fingers for yours! Thanks for watching.

[@nikitatolochkov2223]

I'm sorry to say, but you have spidermytes on the den. nobile(not the red ones though)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

What signs do you see in the video, Nikita?