Post by fredg on Aug 23, 2009 9:04:30 GMT -5
Platanthera blephariglottis probably better known in the US as the white fringed orchid.
I grow this in a tub with a woodland bog compost.
Peat/perlite to halfway then peat/ cheap orchid conpost/ pine chippings.
Drainage is by holes drilled in the side of the tub, six inches down.
They were small plants last year showing just a single leaf each.
This year there's quite a few more and three are flowering at a height of 24 - 32 inches ( 60 - 80 cm).
There is only a vestigial fringe and I hope this is because they are first time bloomers.
Platanthera blephariglottis
I grow this in a tub with a woodland bog compost.
Peat/perlite to halfway then peat/ cheap orchid conpost/ pine chippings.
Drainage is by holes drilled in the side of the tub, six inches down.
They were small plants last year showing just a single leaf each.
This year there's quite a few more and three are flowering at a height of 24 - 32 inches ( 60 - 80 cm).
There is only a vestigial fringe and I hope this is because they are first time bloomers.
Platanthera blephariglottis