Longifolia is part of section Foliosa, not Orchidioides.
You mean water + air? LOLI only wish that the latter section required the same growing conditions as the former
I wouldn't call that a "nice" thing. I thought you misplaced the quotation marks. And is that longifolia?One of the nice things about 'most' of the Orchidioides is that they are usually easy to kill.
Several Euro shops have them in TC & ship internationally (although I'm completely unknowing about regulations for CR)... but have never found them for sale anywhere.
I suspect that it would be quite easy, especially when compared to Neps & others. However, once you've got a healthy, mature plant, propagation is easy. So, unless sterile cultures are needed (or super hi-volume production), why bother?Have you guys done tissue culture with them? if I get some I would definitely want to try it!
Once you've gone through the effort to rid a sizeable collection of an invasive**, my statements make more sense. You'll notice in various threads over the years, it's generally people who are just starting out (or with smaller collections) who ignore the admonishments of more veteran growers to "kill them while you can". Imo, the larger Orchidioides hit the sweet spot - healthy robust growth when given the right conditions but also reasonably easy to control.I wouldn't call that a "nice" thing. I thought you misplaced the quotation marks.
No, that's U. alpina - one of the most-forgiving species in section Orchidioides.And is that longifolia?
** even now, the U. quelchii that I mentioned in another post--- it's completely impossible to rid that pot of the U. nephrophylla*** that it came with. I cannot even make a division without contamination - so I'm being forced to start over from small root cuttings. I've got a flowering-sized, very healthy plant (& rare clone) that I've got to get rid of without even getting to keep any of the nice-sized divisions that could flower quickly.
*** don't get me wrong about U. nephrophylla - I love the species - it's one of my favorites. After cultivating several clones, I have one that is very robust & free flowering that I keep upstairs (& use for pollination & seed production). The clone that is resident with the U. quelchii hasn't flowered in 2 years.
While it might not grow well under water, I suspect that it would take years (if ever) before it would die. Heck, Barry lists it as a lithophyteAs a last resort before you completely give up and toss it. I've had pretty bad luck growing nephrophylla completely submerged long term, were as quelchii will just grow out of the water. Might be worth a try.
Yeah right - LOL. There's still several species & specific clones that haven't shared their flowers yet (ie: U. 'Jitka' & geminiloba) & most species do not bloom regularly (aka: not truly happy).Knowing you though, both will just take off and flower for years .
While it might not grow well under water, I suspect that it would take years (if ever) before it would die. Heck, Barry lists it as a lithophyte