So great to see. Just love seeing plants 'in situ'. So much great info!..On a sad note how much of Brazil is deforested..is being deforested. Look at our own country....we are paving everything as fast as we can, and still destroying irreplaceable natural wonders. ...poaching of orchids is a constant battle in the Everglades....sadly.
thanks Stephen, we have so little information even in Brazil about them, at least not wide available. After I watched the video I tryed again to find further info about the diferent types, but it is hard. It is a pity that some people take plants from nature, a real shame. But in a country where education has neve been a priority and work is difficult I personally can not condemn those people. But there has been a huge move by professional growers to reproduce native plants here.
Yes, people certainly have to eat! I’m glad that plant breeding is slowing the collection of these plants. Still, a sustainable harvest should be possible if only soak portions of each plant is collected.
Hi Stephen very interesting video but I would have added more space to the cultivation of the nobilior in the northern hemisphere with the seasons different from the Brazilian ones. How should we deal with nobilior ?
I’ve got a bunch of videos in my collection on growing and bloom nobilior! I grow them next to my other Cattleya and treat them the same during the growing season. They get less water in winter than the other Catts, but that’s the only difference!
Thanks for doing this. I do wonder that by the time you go to Brazil that in many places all the orchids will have been robbed. And not just orchids but other collectibles (like cacti.) It's a problem that is not going away, though in this video Francisco suggested that collection of orchids currently is more targeted to trendy species.
I sure hope they aren’t all gone! But you’re right that it seems like over collection is targeting certain types of orchids. I understand people are looting aroids and carnivorous plants too 😢
Maybe I missed it, but what are the temperatures like during the rainy season and the dry season? If I'm not mistaken, I think the dry season is actually the cooler season with the rainy season being hot and humid.
What an interesting presentation! I have watched one by Francisco about Brazilian Laelias before. Very interesting! I actually got an amaliae recently. I also have a Cattleya nobilior tocantinensis. Tocantins is one of the states that amaliae lives in so I wonder if that is another subtype. The wild collection is such a shame. I really don't get it nowadays. If you want some more genetic diversity in your collection, just take a sprinkle of seeds and grow those or a bit of pollen but cutting down entire trees... So are we going to have the walkeriana talk as well? And intermedia? And loddigesii? And....
So many species we could talk about!! It sounds like Francisco wants to do another, so I suspect we’ll chat about walkeriana next time! Also, I haven’t heard of tocantinensis. Maybe it’s another name for amaliae?
Never crossed in my mind that nobilior lives in such a hot and dry habitat. I have only one little pot of this plant with several bulbs, growing slow. Maybe I should not watering it regularly.
I guess mine is getting too much water. It is starting to rot badly for some reason. I have a little piece left, so I think I will move it and let it get super dry???🤔🤔
Interesting that nobilior orchids grow in such a place and that they recover when the rain comes. You obviously have done well growing and blooming them but they need experienced growers I think. Hearing how the walkeriana plants are so callously collected and then discarded is painful. I can better understand why you want to travel to see these growing in the wild!!
Yes, I think you’re right that nobilior is tricky to grow and bloom! It’s definitely frustrating to see that people are still stripping trees of their orchids 😢
fascinating to see them in their native habitat, they are incredibly tough plants👍
They really are tough! It’s amazing!
He is the kind of guy you could listen to all night. Will watch it again. Thanks so much!
Francisco really knows his stuff!
So great to see. Just love seeing plants 'in situ'. So much great info!..On a sad note how much of Brazil is deforested..is being deforested. Look at our own country....we are paving everything as fast as we can, and still destroying irreplaceable natural wonders. ...poaching of orchids is a constant battle in the Everglades....sadly.
❤This is great information about Cattleya, and is why I enjoy TH-cam because I can indulge in orchids and learn a lot of useful facts😊🙌💖
As the Rhizantha Cattleyas are one of my favourite orchids thank u for posting this!!
My pleasure!
Super interesting. Thank you so much for sharing. Obrigada Francisco por partilhar o seu conhecimento. 🤗🌱🇵🇹
😃😃
Love it and the natural environment and blooms!!😊
Yes, I can’t wait to see them in-situ next year!
The orchid in its natural habitat .Thankyou both for the very informative discource.
Glad to do it! 😃
Fantástico esse seu vídeo com essas prantas lindas
thanks Stephen, we have so little information even in Brazil about them, at least not wide available. After I watched the video I tryed again to find further info about the diferent types, but it is hard. It is a pity that some people take plants from nature, a real shame. But in a country where education has neve been a priority and work is difficult I personally can not condemn those people. But there has been a huge move by professional growers to reproduce native plants here.
Yes, people certainly have to eat! I’m glad that plant breeding is slowing the collection of these plants. Still, a sustainable harvest should be possible if only soak portions of each plant is collected.
Maravilhoso! Até o momento, o melhor vídeo explicativo do habitat dessas plantas e, o seu comportamento.
Excelente! Viajarei com o Francisco para esta zona em agosto/setembro e farei uma atualização sobre o habitat.
@@SVKLOrchids tenho muito interesse em conhecer estou tentando me organizar para conhecer este habitat, moro no Maranhão.
@@vandernilson18 Eu gostaria de estar mais perto! Estou com inveja de que você possa ver o habitat!
Wow great information ❤ the way they grow naturally is amazing.
It’s a really harsh environment, for sure!
Nice and interesting video, thank you Stephen
Thank you! These are some of the same spots I just visited! I hope y'all get some rain where you're at soon!
Another great video with heaps of useful info…the trips sound awesome would love to be able to do one of those
Yes, I’m excited to head down to Brazil next year!
Great subject, very informative. Thank you so much. Looking forward to a chat about walkeriana, please 🙏❤️
Yes, I can make that happen!
@@SVKLOrchids Thank you 🙏
@@FernandaNascimentoOrchids 😃🙌
Hi Stephen very interesting video but I would have added more space to the cultivation of the nobilior in the northern hemisphere with the seasons different from the Brazilian ones. How should we deal with nobilior ?
I’ve got a bunch of videos in my collection on growing and bloom nobilior! I grow them next to my other Cattleya and treat them the same during the growing season. They get less water in winter than the other Catts, but that’s the only difference!
@@SVKLOrchids thanks a lot
@@SaverioPestuggia glad to do it! 😃
If it weren't for CITES I guess we could make an arrangement with the nurseries to pass the Sophronitis instead of throwing them away.
It’s very possible!
Interesting!!!!
Yes, Francisco is a wealth of knowledge!
Thanks for doing this. I do wonder that by the time you go to Brazil that in many places all the orchids will have been robbed. And not just orchids but other collectibles (like cacti.) It's a problem that is not going away, though in this video Francisco suggested that collection of orchids currently is more targeted to trendy species.
I sure hope they aren’t all gone! But you’re right that it seems like over collection is targeting certain types of orchids. I understand people are looting aroids and carnivorous plants too 😢
Maybe I missed it, but what are the temperatures like during the rainy season and the dry season? If I'm not mistaken, I think the dry season is actually the cooler season with the rainy season being hot and humid.
Good question! We did not cover that aspect. He did say that about 17C was the minimum in winter though, which is pretty warm!
What an interesting presentation! I have watched one by Francisco about Brazilian Laelias before. Very interesting!
I actually got an amaliae recently. I also have a Cattleya nobilior tocantinensis. Tocantins is one of the states that amaliae lives in so I wonder if that is another subtype.
The wild collection is such a shame. I really don't get it nowadays. If you want some more genetic diversity in your collection, just take a sprinkle of seeds and grow those or a bit of pollen but cutting down entire trees...
So are we going to have the walkeriana talk as well? And intermedia? And loddigesii? And....
So many species we could talk about!! It sounds like Francisco wants to do another, so I suspect we’ll chat about walkeriana next time! Also, I haven’t heard of tocantinensis. Maybe it’s another name for amaliae?
@@SVKLOrchids NICE! I do love walkeriana.
Yeah, I'm not sure with the tocantinensis. It's a plant from Bela Vista. Let's see
@@MattbyNature Oh, BV certainly knows they’re Cattleya! I’ll have to ask Francisco next time I talk to him.
@@SVKLOrchids Yes, please do and please also let me know if he's heard of this type!
@@MattbyNature will do!
Never crossed in my mind that nobilior lives in such a hot and dry habitat. I have only one little pot of this plant with several bulbs, growing slow. Maybe I should not watering it regularly.
I don’t let mine dry fully during the growing season, but it’s hot here in Texas and they love it. But reduced water in winter is good!
I guess mine is getting too much water. It is starting to rot badly for some reason. I have a little piece left, so I think I will move it and let it get super dry???🤔🤔
They like water during the growing season! Just they do need to approach dryness between watering.
Was it really last week, since at the end of the last video Francisco said "see you in a few minutes"? 😆
🤣😂
Can I grow Cattleya with temps at 100f during summer for a little bit and winters no colder than 55f?
Oh for sure! That sounds perfect. Where are you at?
@@SVKLOrchids I’m in cali
@@Cacti_Of_Mexico Ah, that will work!
Interesting that nobilior orchids grow in such a place and that they recover when the rain comes. You obviously have done well growing and blooming them but they need experienced growers I think.
Hearing how the walkeriana plants are so callously collected and then discarded is painful.
I can better understand why you want to travel to see these growing in the wild!!
Yes, I think you’re right that nobilior is tricky to grow and bloom! It’s definitely frustrating to see that people are still stripping trees of their orchids 😢
I guess the moral of the story is wear eye protection if you go there in the dry season.
Or else be willing to donate eye juice to bugs! lol
Nice! Thanksd 🎉
My pleasure!