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  @lucythecat5294 сағат бұрын

  Absolutely stunning blooms Gabrielle!! Congratulations!! A striking lip indeed!! Is it scented? That would be a bonus

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  @gcarson2 сағат бұрын

  Thank you Beverly! Yes, it is scented! :D

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  @denisesorchidparadise14117 күн бұрын

  What a beautiful blooming! Congratulations, enjoy your flowers!

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  @gcarson2 күн бұрын

  Thanks Denise! They're still going strong :D

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  @yesidtac78637 күн бұрын

  Florecieron muy bien

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  @gcarson2 күн бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @lucythecat52922 күн бұрын

  Hi Gabrielle! Fingers crossed for the cattleya!! I was going to ask the same as Rick about calcium. I recently started giving my plants calcium nitrate and magnesium sulphate fairly frequently and I see a large difference in my plants. First thing I noticed was lots of new roots. Also leaves are firmer on at least some of them. I took the advice that Rick L gives regarding calcium and it seems to make a huge difference. Even if on a couple of plants you could give a small amount of calcium-magnesium daily from say a watering can you would see a difference. I have had many phals with pitted leaves and have lost many that just seemed to dry up . I am giving them calcium now as I don’t think it is a pest problem. I think the pitting is from weak cell structure due to a lack of calcium. I will let you know how that goes. I really think it is well worth a try of really increasing calcium . Enjoyed your video. Looking forward to seeing vanda, cattleya and other blooms! Take care!!

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  @gcarson15 күн бұрын

  Hi Beverly! Yeah, I've been giving calcium but only once a month so far. Today's watering day so I'm going to give it again today. The buds are starting to open now 😁

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  @lucythecat52915 күн бұрын

  @@gcarson ohhh exciting!!! Post a video when they are open and you have the time!

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  @rickl.orchids27 күн бұрын

  .......I hope you get that cattleya bloom ......you deserve it........I hate to see some of them are struggling......I have to ask, do you use any calcium supplements?

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  @gcarson26 күн бұрын

  Hi Rick, yes I do! I actually gave some cal-mag this weekend. The buds are developing nicely :D

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  @rickl.orchids25 күн бұрын

  @@gcarson ......very happy for you......great work.

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  @denisesorchidparadise141127 күн бұрын

  Great update, you need to stay on top of Spider mites cause they will destroy a collection, beautiful buds at the beginning of the video, excited to see your blooms!

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  @gcarson26 күн бұрын

  Hi Denise, yes thank you! I sometimes get lazy which has cost me 😭

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  @denisesorchidparadise1411Ай бұрын

  Great May update Gabrielle, enjoy your weekend

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  @gcarsonАй бұрын

  Thanks Denise, you too!

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  @yesidtac78632 ай бұрын

  Top video

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  @denisesorchidparadise14112 ай бұрын

  Great video Gabrielle

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  @gcarson2 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!

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  @LeTangoNoir3 ай бұрын

  Love that 'Mini Sun'! I've never had a Cattleya, but it makes me want one! Does it have any fragrance?

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  Unfortunately no, it's just cute to look at 😅. Thanks for watching!

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  @lucythecat5293 ай бұрын

  Hey Gabrielle! Great update! Love the super cute blooms on your new cattleya and the den that you took to the show but never bloomed in time. It’s great you have some nice blooms to come. Things are looking pretty good. I went to the Montreal Orchid show and bought some plants there. I did get a Clowesia Rebecca Northen and I will follow your lead on that. Right now it’s in a small bit of moss as all my soaked leca is wet and I don’t want to rot the roots. Happy Easter 🐣 have a great week!

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  Oh yay! Rebecca Northen has such great flowers! Hopefully yours will get nice and big :D

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  @sophiemo72783 ай бұрын

  Hello Gabrielle, I just got a Renanthera monachica from Roehampton Orchids. I am very excited, it is bare rooted and I am hesitant to put it in bark. I would like to be able to see the roots so I can monitor it better yet I don't want to have to water it every other day. So when you say that it took you 6 year to get the blooms did you change something as far as you know that helped the plant to bloom?

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  Hey! The only thing I changed was my living environment. The temperature in my old place was more intermediate whereas my current place is very warm. For example, it's only spring now, but if it's sunny and the windows are closed it can get up to 28 in here. It's a warm growing species so it makes sense that it would improve. When the weather warms up, I usually leave water in the tray because I know it'll dry out too quickly. Hopefully that helps :)

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  @sophiemo72783 ай бұрын

  @@gcarson That is going to be a problem for me because now if I have a max of 22°c I am lucky. I am hoping that the warmth of the summer will be enough. Thank you for your quick reply Gabrielle have a good day.

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  @@sophiemo7278 If you have it under lights, or at a sunny window and have it enclosed, like in a grow tent or grow cabinet then you could probably increase the temperature around the plant itself, even if your general room temperate is a bit lower. Good luck!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14113 ай бұрын

  great update Gabriella, I like those little orange blooms, excellent video

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!

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  @yesidtac78633 ай бұрын

  Muy bello

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  @gcarson3 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @lucythecat5294 ай бұрын

  Great update Gabrielle! Some lovely blooms and exciting things to come. Loved the fluffy tail at the end lol

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  @lucythecat5294 ай бұрын

  Interesting that it is a red form. Have you seen a red form before. Is it supposed to be that color ? Not criticizing just curious about it!

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  @lucythecat5294 ай бұрын

  Hi Gabrielle! Saw this one recently at the Montreal orchid show on display. The fragrance was amazing grape candy scent! You are so lucky to have it in bloom! Congratulations!!😊

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  @gcarson4 ай бұрын

  Thanks Beverly! Funnily enough it's pushing out another spike for me!

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  @lucythecat5294 ай бұрын

  Amazing flowers! Live the spottiness!

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  @gcarson4 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @GardeningWithCoffee4 ай бұрын

  Great video 🌸

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  @tomfurmby884 ай бұрын

  Hi gabrielle. You are lucky you managed to find such big sized mini purple and v coerulescens. I remember the day I was trying to get my first cattleya to flower. Now up to 16 that I've flowered but of course there are some, particularly some species I am hoping to flower one day too still. If you ask me you picked some of the trickiest varieties lol. The mini purple is one I have myself and despite getting over a dozen to flower the mini purple is taking its sweet time still. A new channel I have been following calling Ingram's orchids mentioned they can grow every cattleya apart from the mossiae. Not sure about your third one. A bag baby from lowe's will generally flower way before some of these primary species and hybrids you are trying to flower. Ps: the fungal issues are caused by pests if you ask me. I have to deal with them too all the time. Indoors in a living environment you should not be getting fungal problems. What happens if you do is that insects are causing leaf damage which in turn gets a fungal infection. If the leaves don't get damaged then the orchid doesn't pick up a fungal infection. It's the same story with crown rot. It's either caused by overwatering or most of the times insects. It's going to be insects far more than people claiming they mut have left some water sitting in the crown. Just in case you weren't aware. As you know growing orchids is hard enough even when we have the right knowledge. When we get told or believe a problem is not what it is then any remedy we decide to use will not be the right remedy to use. Anyway good luck on the cattleya flowering. I really would recommend a bag baby maybe. Take care.

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  @gcarson4 ай бұрын

  Hi Tom, thanks for the comments! We don't have bag babies up here so unfortunately I can't get any 😅. Not sure I agree that pests are the main cause of fungal infections, although they certainly can be a cause, as I haven't seen any signs of pests on the plants that did have those issues. Anyway, I'll keep an eye out. Thanks!

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  @yesidtac78634 ай бұрын

  Hermosa planta🎉

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  @annavoeggia8164 ай бұрын

  Nice update. Your Coryanthes blooms have a pretty color and unique. I'm curious as to what the blooms on the Clowesia Rebecca Northen Mikabi smell like. They're so pretty. 😊

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  @lucythecat5294 ай бұрын

  Love your Rebecca Northen! So frilly! Great update. Fingers crossed for your recovering ones!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14114 ай бұрын

  Great update, Your C. Rebecka North has lovely blooms

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  @gcarson4 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!

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  @yesidtac78635 ай бұрын

  ❤❤

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  @gcarson4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @justinsdutchtropics5 ай бұрын

  nice one, very cool😀

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14115 ай бұрын

  wow! what an amazing flower, and great it did not take years to see it! Congrats!

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise! I was happy for the quick turnaround haha.

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  @myfairyterracegarden5 ай бұрын

  Awesome 😊 It’s so beautiful amazing

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @yesidtac78635 ай бұрын

  Muy bella

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14115 ай бұрын

  So beautiful!

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @NinjaOrchids5 ай бұрын

  Oh!! Congratulations 😍😍🎉🎉 that is gorgeous ❤

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  @SepidehDalaho5 ай бұрын

  ❤Ciao

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thanks Nina!

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  @annavoeggia8165 ай бұрын

  Nice update. The Coryanthes spike is exciting!

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  @yesidtac78635 ай бұрын

  Muy bello

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14115 ай бұрын

  very nice Gabrielle, I absolutely love the blooms on your Vanda Coerulescens and Cucullata even if he is not red! great video

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  @gcarson5 ай бұрын

  Thank you Denise!

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  @lucythecat5296 ай бұрын

  Hi Gabrielle! Happy New Year! I wish I was organized enough to keep stats. So sorry to hear of your losses. We all have them sadly. I think it is great to have goals for the year. Mine is usually the same. To get rid of pests. Enjoyed your video. I hope 2024 is a great year for you!!

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  @gcarson6 ай бұрын

  Hi Beverly, Happy New Year! I hope you can get rid of all the pests this year. They're such a pain 💀. Thanks for watching, and all the best for 2024! 😁

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  @annavoeggia8166 ай бұрын

  Keeping track of plant expenditures is such a great idea! I'll admit, I'm afraid to find out how much I spend yearly. So sorry about your orchid losses.Hopefully this year will be better. 🤞🤞 I also have trouble blooming cattleyas. I kind of gave up and got rid of all the ones I had. Best of luck on your 2024 goals!

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  @gcarson6 ай бұрын

  Thank you! Yeah, it's kind of scary to see the dollar amount lol, it really adds up. I'm not sure why cattleyas are so difficult for me. Most people in my society are able to do it 🤷‍♀.

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  @denisesorchidparadise14116 ай бұрын

  Great plans for 2024, maybe I should Keep track of my Spending list, I bet it is a real eye opener

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  @gcarson6 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise! I think the first time I tracked my spending it was a bit of a shock. You don't realise how much you spend until you really look at the numbers lol.

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  @yesidtac78637 ай бұрын

  Muy buen video

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  Thank you!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14117 ай бұрын

  Does it have a fragrance???

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  I haven't noticed any fragrance on it yet which is strange because I believe brassavolas in general are supposed to have fragrance.

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  @denisesorchidparadise14117 ай бұрын

  Awww... do you think it will get red with age? anyway it is beautiful! Congratulations on getting it to bloom, I know you have waited a long time and so have I, but it has been worth it!

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  I'm not sure if it'll get redder. It's been a couple days already but it still looks the same. And thank you!

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  Ok, I just had a look at orchidspecies and it says if it's exposed to a cold snap it should be redder so I'll give that a shot next year.

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  @denisesorchidparadise14117 ай бұрын

  Great update, I'm looking forward to seeing that B. Cucullata (red form) bloom open, excellent video

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise! I've been checking it every day, actually every few hours lol.

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  @annavoeggia8168 ай бұрын

  Lots to look forward to with the spikes and all the new growths 😊

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  There sure is! Thanks for watching!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14118 ай бұрын

  Your Orchids look great, Thanks for the update

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  @gcarson7 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!

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  @FernandaNascimentoOrchids9 ай бұрын

  I also like tree fern for mounts, it really keeps humidity and orchids love it. Thanks for the update. By the way, last winter I also had fungal issue with one of my Paphiopedilum, I treated it with systemic funcicide. The older leaves are tsill there but it did not spread to the new ones.

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thanks Fernanda! Good to know :)

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  @yesidtac78639 ай бұрын

  ❤❤❤

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @denisesorchidparadise14119 ай бұрын

  Great Succulent update, you have a wonderful collection

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!

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  @annavoeggia8169 ай бұрын

  That's so cool that you grew your Mammillaria from seeds. I don't have the best luck with Epiphyllum. I've killed so many, unfortunately. You have several cool ones.

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thank you! I've tried growing so many cacti and succulents from seed and I've only had that mamillaria and pseudorhipsalis succeed (so far). There's a channel called Epiphytic Cacti on youtube which has quite a big collection and of species I've never heard of, but kind of want to get now hahaha if I can find them.

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  @annavoeggia8169 ай бұрын

  @gcarson Very cool! I wish you lots of success if you do decide to try more. 😊

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  @lucythecat5299 ай бұрын

  It was nice to see your succulent collection. Your epiphyllums are doing great. Nice growth on them. Mealie bugs can be a pain. Not always easy to get rid of. I use End All for bugs too. Nice looking cacti too!!

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thanks Beverly! I just need them to bloom for me now 🤞

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  @FernandaNascimentoOrchids9 ай бұрын

  Pretty extensive collection !! I love your Astrophytum asterias. Most epiphyllum prefer to be more shaded and humid. Mine only get sun late afternoon but I had to put my Epiphyllum oxypetallum in full sun to make it bloom. As a consequence it also has the washed out leaves. My Christmas cacti cannot stand much light, the leaves very often get red even in the shade...

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  @gcarson9 ай бұрын

  Thank you! Yeah, I'm questioning now if I should just grow them all indoors next year. But that means I need to keep it under lights because I don't think it'll be bright enough :\

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  @FernandaNascimentoOrchids9 ай бұрын

  @@gcarson Maybe you still could grow them outdoors if you get them sort of protected from the hottest direct sun by a curtain...

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  @denisesorchidparadise141110 ай бұрын

  awesome blooms on you Catasetum, great update, everything is coming along, I hope it is going to be a short winter!

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  @gcarson10 ай бұрын

  Thanks Denise!