Brassidium White Knight

[margo]

Gorgeous!!!!! I was looking at one some time ago in bloom, but didn't buy it because of the price! This thing was expensive..... I am looking for smaller one.

[navyderek]

Thank ya'll. I wish I could claim to have reared this plant, but I just recently got it in this amazing condition. I am such a big fan of Brassias.

Margo, this one wasn't bad at all, I paid less than 20 for this one. I am in good with the Floral Director of a couple of super upscale grocery stores that we run some coffee bars within. They order in pretty good bulk every few months.

[navyderek]

how do you grow your brassias? im looking more and more into em.

I only have 6 Brassias, so I am no expert, but they seem to like me alright. (I would certainly have more if they were cheaper and easier to get, as they are my favorite)

Like I said, I am no where near being an expert, but here's how I treat them. They are all windowsill culture. Except for the one I just mounted, I have them all potted in a 80% medium bark chip, 20% perlite mixture. I have them all on pebble trays and water them twice a week, fertilize with 10-10-10 every week at really low strength. Every two weeks or so I fill up my sink and soak them for about 20 minutes in good ol'water--more often if its been really hot and bright. They get about 2-3 hours of direct morning sunlight every day, and then ambiant light from their window the rest. It runs about 80-85 degrees at that window, with a fan always on.

[margo]

Margo, this one wasn't bad at all, I paid less than 20 for this one. I am in good with the Floral Director of a couple of super upscale grocery stores that we run some coffee bars within. They order in pretty good bulk every few months.

Lucky you!!! The one that I'm talking about was 45... and it wasn't any bigger than yours. Now you know why I didn't buy it....For 20 I woul've taking it!

[Halloamey]

Derek that is a real stunning display. Compared to the size of the plant, it is one big bloom !

[navyderek]

Lucky you!!! The one that I'm talking about was 45... and it wasn't any bigger than yours. Now you know why I didn't buy it....For 20 I woul've taking it!

Heh! Thanks. :-) Yeah for under 20 I couldn't resist. I try to stay around the 10 dollar mark. (Which means unfortunately I get everything out of spike/bloom. Actually, there was this Grammatophylum scriptum at one of the local nurseries almost as big as my large cymbidium and I just fell in love. But with that size and three 3 foot spikes they wanted 65--No way! Maybe it'll still be there but discounted next time I go back.)

[hcubed]

I have a Brassia verrucosa and though I haven't flowered it yet, it seems to be doing just fine so far. It was a gift though, so I can't say much about price.

Definitely needs a higher amount of light though. I basically give it Oncidium-hybrid type conditions.

[walingwaling]

thanks derek,
im a bit hesitant to give em direct sunlight, but maybe i should try, if it works for you?

cheers

[navyderek]

thanks derek,
im a bit hesitant to give em direct sunlight, but maybe i should try, if it works for you?

cheers

Ron, giving them direct sunlight was an accident based on my newness to orchid growing over a year ago. They have grown greatly in size, and all seem healthy to me. I know this may seem a bit simplistic, but they only get direct light for about 3 hours, everything after that is shaded--and they seem to be real happy with that amount of light with their prolific growing. I am hesistant to give growing advice though---I don't have the experience of so many of ya'll here.


One of them, an Odontobrassia, got a little stippling during the brightest months--and I thought he was maybe a little hot. I responded by moving him a back away from the window, effectively shading him. In response, he has leaned over even farther out of the pot to get back up against the window and I had to weight the pot down so he wouldnt tip it. He likes the light I guess. :-)

[Brutal_Dreamer]

I need to check to see if any of our Brassidiums are in bloom now. I wish we had one like this one.

Cheers,
BD