Vanda Velthuis x Vanda Varavuth

[catttan]

This is a very free flowering semi-terete orchid. Flowers are 4 inches in size. It grows in the full sun until noon and 50% shade after that. There are some blemishes on the blooms caused by thrips.

[Cjcorner]

Very nice! My vanda are growing and look good but aren't flowering. Sigh... I'll just have to sit and enjoy everyone's beautiful flowers for now. Thanks for sharing!

[mauraec]

It's a lovely orchid, even with the thrip damage - which I wouldn't have noticed had you not pointed it out. I have had them in my gardenias, and they show up pretty well against the white - ughhh - hate them. I have just found an organic insecticide called that uses various oils, including garlic oil, to control mites, aphids, and thrips. You probably already have something better, but I thought I'd pass it along. I'd be happy to send specifics in a PM if you like.

[catttan]

It's a lovely orchid, even with the thrip damage - which I wouldn't have noticed had you not pointed it out. I have had them in my gardenias, and they show up pretty well against the white - ughhh - hate them. I have just found an organic insecticide called that uses various oils, including garlic oil, to control mites, aphids, and thrips. You probably already have something better, but I thought I'd pass it along. I'd be happy to send specifics in a PM if you like.

Thanks Maura. Halloamey recommended imidacloprid to me some time ago when I had a serious infestation and it was extremely effective. However I have been lazy lately and have not sprayed the chemical the last 4 months. I just sprayed yesterday so the problem should be taken care of. I should apply the chemical every 3 months.

[Halloamey]

That is a very pleasant Vanda. Nice shape and simple colour pattern. I really hope that it is just thrips damage and not a virus, because the pattern looks very much like the colour break virus. But I have never seen it in Vandas, it is very specific to Cattleya alliance and Odontoglossums. Time will tell.

[cdayinflorida]

Yew Sung, you and I both have a great appreciation for semi-teretes.
Very pretty!

[catttan]

Yew Sung, you and I both have a great appreciation for semi-teretes.
Very pretty!

You can say that again, Cathy. BTW Waiting to see pix of your Rhv Herbert Kurihara.

[catttan]

Yew Sung, you and I both have a great appreciation for semi-teretes.
Very pretty!

You can say that again, Cathy. Waiting to see pix of your Rhv Herbert Kurihara.

[cdayinflorida]

Close to opening Within the next few days.

[cdayinflorida]

...one you also might be interested in is an old plant that I have - V. JVB x V. Johnny Miller in spike along with a division of another old plant jvb x tma that I bought out of puerto rico.