Potting Phragmipedium Orchids

[@helenhawkins4054]

Very helpful 👍

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good 😊

[@esperanzaramirez9491]

Demasiado linda saludos desde Colombia

[@GardeningatDouentza]

gracias

[@adiposerex5150]

What a beautiful grande.

[@ИрэнИрэн-щ1н]

Вы умничка, фраг сказочный !!!

[@judyfoster2211]

I live in Calgary Alberta Canada just love watching your very good information

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Welcome

[@bendougal2712]

Thank you for the video. I just got a Phragmipedium Chuck Acker division and it was re-potted in a sandy soil. It has a spike and looks like it will bloom in the next week. Would you recommend repotting it into bark or moss the next time I repot?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I would suggest bark for aeration. Sand can choke an orchid.

[@lioaramara5418]

Thank you! I just bought an phragmipedium caudatum.He is my first phragmipedium

[@staceygianoplos6381]

That's a beautiful grande. May I ask where you purchased it from, and what particular cross it is?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I was send this phrag as a gift withjust the species name.

[@staceygianoplos6381]

@@GardeningatDouentza Lucky you. It's absolutely beautiful.

[@lucianagomessilva3871]

Vc deixa o vasinho na água sempre?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

sim

[@lucianagomessilva3871]

@@GardeningatDouentza Que legal amo seus vídeos 😘👏👏🙏💞

[@alanavonbismarck]

That phrag looks good and the oyster shells are a good idea. I grow my only phrag in semihydro.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

If I ever try semihydro I think it will be with a phrag. It makes a lot of sense. Thanks for watching and what a large collection you have and what excellent English you speak in your videos.

[@alanavonbismarck]

+Gardening at Douentza Thank you! I try my best to say and explain things clearly. It is funny that I have a lot of orchids but i have only been growing them for a couple of years.

[@annagrygorcewicz8813]

How long did you keep the Phragmipedium Orchid in a mug of water?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh, I'd say about an hour.

[@judithsarcochilus1080]

Beautiful phrag! Where we are there is no problem using tap water for phrags, in fact, I didn't know they were fussy! I guess it very much depends on the water quality in your particular area. May people here also have great success growing them in semi-hydroponics.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, water quality will vary and semi-hydroponics sounds like a good method for phrags. Thanks for watching.

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Very good video, thanks for sharing. I was expecting to see some sphagnum moss in the bark mixture. Did you add sone pit compost in it?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I only used bark, Mary, but there are lots of mixes that can be used. Thanks for watching.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

Great culture tips! It's surprising how many orchids (especially paphs) that come from areas with limestone type rocks around them and adding calcium does wonders for these sorts of orchids. In the 'paphiopedilum world' there are some that grow actually ON limestone cliffs/rocks and have constant seeping water running down. But others live in leaf litter and decomposing soil areas that need more acidity. In the world of hybrids though, it's a bit like guesswork so 'middle of the road' might be the best way. I don't grow any phrags - but this one has 'caught my eye' so maybe........

[@orchidsadutchy4940]

I remember a video about phragmipedium besseae growing in the wild, and it was exactly like you described, Roger. Growing on a limestone cliff and around it, and there was a layer of moving water running down the cliff constantly over their roots. Looked beautiful. That's the best conditions for phrag. besseae. I love the red blooms very much. There are a lot of phrag. besseae crosses nowadays, and they would love the most to have the same conditions, which are hard to reproduce in a home environment, but crosses are more forgiving. They like pure water, and to be flushed frequently. Some people grow them in a mix of rock wool and other stuff, which has the advantage of not decaying too fast and repotting doesn't need to be done so often, but I read that's hard to remove rockwool from roots sometimes.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

How cool to go and see them in the wild! I'd better play that lottery! Thanks for watching, Roger.

[@frannatura]

meravigliosa sono felice che adesso lei ce il suo vaso : )

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Grazie :)

[@Lenna66ks]

I have Phragmipedium Fisheri x Richeri. Now It is gowning a new plant. I water it daily, and let the water go trough the media (bark+rock wool). Please tell me am I doing good or wrong

[@GardeningatDouentza]

You are doing the right thing. I am lazy so sit my phrags in water but I believe it is actually better to do as you are doing and flush them every day. And both of your species are wet growing phrags. Happy growing!

[@carelfourie3897]

I have mine in pure bark as well. Had them sitting in water till the media was absorbed. now i only wash the water from top with no tray

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Very good. So you don't leave them sitting in it now? Do you water every day then?

[@carelfourie3897]

+Gardening at Douentza No i dont. repotted in February. I try and water daily in the summer afternoons. I have them misted by the misters also daily in the mornings. i find them alot easier than paphs

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Thats such a BEAUTIFUL Phrag and it looks amazing all potted up :-) the one thing we never have to worry about here is running out of rain water haha! thanks so much for sharing Rachel and sending you tons of love and happiness from Waterford to Wexford and have a MAGICAL Sunday ahead XXXXX

[@GardeningatDouentza]

So true, Lyn. There is plenty of rain in Ireland. Thanks for watching and I hope you have been enjoying your weekend.

[@bumblebeesorchids3408]

Thanks for sharing those tips! I don't have a Phrag yet, but I think one day I'll go for a red one. :)

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The red/orange ones are really impressive but I like the shape of some of the more subtly coloured ones. I will have to get a besseae and some stage though.

[@bumblebeesorchids3408]

Yeah.. they don't have these beautiful extended petals. A combination would be stunning. Maybe it would even be too much. :)

[@artistenoire]

What fun birds you have singing in your garden! What a sassy little song I keep hearing! Maybe someday I'll try phrags, but the one I was gifted just kept looking so terrible... Ah well, we can't be good with everything we try!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The birds are noisy little critters sometimes but I love their song! Yes, phrags can get very big. I baulk at the size of some of the specimens in the Botanic Gardens.

[@oo-xk3ih]

A have not considered getting a phrag, but interesting video nonetheless! Thanks for sharing.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Well, it's still nice to watch videos about orchids we don't have and learn about different culture. Thanks for watching.

[@oo-xk3ih]

Yes, I agree :D

[@funkrepublik915]

Hv u showed us how to water yr orchids?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Try this one... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYWWdZeLbsZnmtk

[@orchidsadutchy4940]

Very good repotting. I'm sute the phrag will love it. :) Do you need to change the media on a yearly basis? I suppose bark decompose quickly when constantly moist. The oyster shells will prevent the media from becoming acidic too fast. Thanks for sharing! I'm looking forward to seeing the video about your newest orchids you got from Archie! Have a great Sunday!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi Andrea. I guess it would make sense to change the media regularly. I can't remember how frequently I did last time I had a phrag :P Yes, there's a video coming soon about Archie's unboxing but it will take a few days.

[@alanayala5749]

😉👍😍😍😍..

[@givmi_more_w9251]

Ah, the leafy caffeine-junkie gets potted. Wonderful plant, what a lovely trade you did. Thanks for sharing (and thx for your response on that Catasetum - O&M got some more Catasetums, by the way, not in the list yet, but I've seen them in their packages ;) ) P.S. Don't want to be smart-assy, but isn't it Phragmipedium? Although Phragmipidelum sounds quite cute and funny :D

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ooops. Thank you for that. I have changed the text :P I've made a catasetum/project plant update video - coming soon!

[@givmi_more_w9251]

No problem. And that is nice to hear, I'm staying tuned for that :)

[@MiracleOrchids1]

you are sooo bad 😑 your video was so good that I need now some phrags for myself 😢 I was supposed not to buy anymore orchids 😅 Execent video! love the bloom...and the foliage 😀

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. I accept the label of 'bad' :)