#CareCollab
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Ansellia africana is a hot growing, sun loving orchid from a large portion of Africa. In this video I briefly touch on care for this one (I made a more detailed care video recently and added a link to it at the end of this video) and compare two varieties of the species with VERY different looking flowers from different parts of the continent.
Collaborating Care Videos:
Teresa's Corner: / @teresascorner994
TD Moore Than Just Orchids: / @tdmoorethanjustorchids
Ninja_Orchids: / @ninjaorchids
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Welcome to the CareCollabs, we all have to gain from your expertize. Those plants are glorious, so wonderful that you have two varieties, both awesome. Wish I could grow them, I just fear my climate is not warm enough, winters not bad but summers are mild, never hot.
Ya, it might not do quite a well. If you're interested in similar looking orchids, there are several intermediate growing Cyrtopodiums from the Brazilian highlands that might do well.
@@SVKLOrchids Thank you for the suggestion, happy saturday ❤️
@@FernandaNascimentoOrchids Same to you!
Sooo happy you got the mic!!! It is making a world of difference!! Thank you 😊👍
Thank you for the suggestion! It was much needed!
Actually, I've got the video playing in the background while I'm chatting with folks making comments. Seems like the volume wasn't great when I was siting down. I wonder if I need to change the batteries on the device?
These are amazing! Look so healthy and beautiful. Thanks for the awesome content
Thank you so much!
Welcome Stephen. Very beautiful plants you have ..I was saying in my video. My previous Ansellia I put out on the east side of my greenhouse behind the fence where it got full on sun and morning to noon then again reflected sun in late afternoon but the spot was insulated and retained heat. The plant loved it...and bloomed very floriferous every year. Thanks for sharing
Good to know! I’m going to check out your video now...
I was just taking about you Terry @ my local OS meeting yesterday when I got this 🪴! I think our judge was at your meeting yesterday.... happy growing!
My happy land. I just looooove the plant.
Thank you! It’s a cool species!
You’re reading my mind with these! Thanks so much
Ha! I aim to please!!
I would love to grow one, if only I had the room. Your video just made me want one more. Great video.
Thanks! I want to try and locate the miniature variety for folks with smaller spaces.
Hello Stephen I was just going to say it looks similar to a dendrobium. Gorgeous blooms thank you for sharing. Stay safe and happy growing : )
Thank you and happy growing to you as well!
Awesome plants. Have never seen any for sale though
Ya, they're not often for sale. The smaller flowered variety was from Carter & Holmes and is the clone 'Linwood.' I should have mentioned that in the video.
Amazing - you are true orchid growing royalty haha. I have learnt a lot about Cattleyas from you!
Ha! Thank you so much! Now you need an Ansellia too! lol
@@SVKLOrchids HAHA! You're the worst enabler. But have you seen my grow space? How am I supposed to fit a huge plant like that anywhere?
Nice info! Not many info about this orchid is around... very beautiful blooms! Insaw your care guide video before so I have been looking around but couldn’t find any yet..😅 anyway, thank you for sharing. I guess I am joining on the maxima video... if I remember correctly... I have been so busy so I have to look at my calendar and see if I am part of it...🤔
Yes, you’re on the list! April 22 is the posting date.
thank for sharing
My pleasure!
That is what I'm talking about 🤩🤩 ypu sitting down and one of them on the floor next to you ... love it! And once 'they' get around to comparing all the differences in this genus, I am sure 'they' will start separating them out starting with the different flower shapes 🤷🏼♀️ beautiful blooms, both of them... I would have a hard time choosing one if they stood in front of me and I could only pick one. Forgive me for asking, if you mentioned this in your previous video and i forgot, are they fragrant? Thank you so very much for being so accomodating regarding this video... I really appreciate your flexibility. 🙏🌸 have a great saturday 🌸
Thank you for conceiving this concept and making it fairly user friendly with your guides! Also, thanks for inviting me along for the ride! As for scent, I find this to be a bit soapy. So it's not an unpleasant scent, but also nothing to get exited for!
Great video
Thank you!
Great carecollab video! Very interesting species. Like the blooms but I heard they smell not very pleasant! Love the close up image. Do you use slow release fertiliser?
Yes, I do use slow release fertilizer on this one. The blooms smell a bit soapy, so not unpleasant. Also not as amazing as a Cattleya!
Awesome! Great video, as always. I was tempted to get one, but the sheer size of it was daunting. Maybe next time when I have a bigger growing space.
They do get tall! There is a compact variety that I've seen on an Orchid Digest (Lourens Grobler was the speaker) lecture this past October that was blooming size, maybe 6" tall? They do exist, just tough to find!
@@SVKLOrchids thank you for this info. Btw, are the flowers fragrant?
I read you've answered this question at your post to Nina's 😆
OMG they are all beautiful ! Unfortunately the leaf tips (2-3 inch) dries up and I see occasional fungus on the tips. There is lots of heat and light but perhaps I overwater or underwater or the high humidity where I live might be a problem ……
Leaf tip die back can be a sign of over fertilization. Could that be an issue for you?
@@SVKLOrchids you might be right ! I will be more careful with fertilizer in the future ! I fertilize very weakly ( 1/8 to 1/4 tsp per 2 gal. ) but quite frequently. (3-4 times per week ) will give it a try to fertilize less. Thank you for your kind comment ! Much appreciated! Love your videos !
I'm still looking for this species, I must be being too picky I've just not seen any I like, or they're too small for the price!
Ya, I honestly can't remember where I got the small flowered variety. I might have purchased that from a local vendor here at a show in Austin. However, it is the clone 'Linwood' from Carter and Holms. My other two plants I got from trading with friends.
Todd, keep checking with Brookside Orchids. They bring them back from time to time.
I have a species Cattleya that's outgrown it's clay pot. I don't know how to get it out of the pot without destroying it. I soaked another cat in a clay pot hoping to loosen it but no dice! Got any ideas or tips or is it excisional surgery?
I usually end up just plopping the whole pot into a larger pot and letting the plant walk out of the existing pot. You have to make sure the current media is good to last several more years to do this. If not, I take a hammer and smash the pot!
Do they bloom any other time of the year? The reason I asked is because I have one and I am hoping to see it bloom soon.
They should bloom in spring and into summer. I bet there's some variability between regional varieties. Is yours mature?
@@SVKLOrchids Yes tall plant. I bought it approximately 2 years ago from Brookside Orchids as blooming size. I keep in my screened in porch and receives morning sun here in Florida.
@@blancaacosta333 maybe it doesn't get enough light?
@@blancaacosta333 Yes, it might need more sun. Another Florida grower in this thread says his Ansellia get full sun.
@@smallshebear I just moved it outside behind a lattice wall where there is lots of sun. I hope it doesn't burn in our Florida hot sun. I once had it outside and it is a light weight plant with long canes and leaves on the top portion. A strong wind knocked it over and broke two canes. That is why I was keeping in my porch. I now inserted the pot into a holey ceramic pot that will not blow over. Thank you Ulla.