Meeting an orchid grower with a massive collection | Discovery | Gardening Australia
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024
- Tammy meets an orchid grower who is continuing a collection passed down through generations. Subscribe 🔔 ab.co/GA-subscribe
Barbra Kypriotis is an orchid grower with a blooming business in Jervis Bay on the south coast of NSW. Tammy visits the showroom in her Sydney home filled floor to ceiling with orchids.
Barbra's life was destined to be devoted to the strange and addictive world of orchids. "When I was young, about four, dad started bringing home orchids. He got addicted because they're so beautiful and he just kept bringing them home… every week there would be a new one on the dining room table and the next week there'd be another one. Eventually there was no dining room table," says Barbra.
"He's really alive in the orchids", says Barbra who's after school activities included weeding, watering and writing labels alongside her dad who started to breed new orchids. "That's passed on to me now, too, because I find myself much more comfortable being outside with the orchids than being inside cooking."
After building the orchid emporium together, a special slipper orchid which had been grown by her dad for 20 years was handed down to Barbra; it is now 40 years old. The flowers look like a lady's slipper and take seven months to bloom. Barbra says, "They're one of the longest lasting of all the flowers." Orchids have a reptation for being tricky to grow, but despite their delicate appearances, they're very hardy plants. Barbra says, "I do issue a health warning because they can be very addictive."
Potting-on Orchids:
Orchids are simple to pot on. High quality bark mixture comes in different grades, use medium grade for cymbidiums, and a chunkier grade for orchids like Cattleya that need better drainage. Check that the roots look healthy. If you have loads of bulbs, divide them now, or simply repot the whole plant to the next size up. Orchids need to be tight in their pots, so firmly press down on the bark.
Cymbidiums are very hardy. Barbra loves them because "the variety is amazing, and each flower has its own little personality. They're so easy to grow, they don't need a lot of attention." Cymbidiums need feeding twice a year and do best in filtered light through a tree or shade cloth. For growing these at home, Barbra suggests growing them in pots or in a rockery in a cooler climate, explaining that "the cold weather helps them to produce the flowers."
Coelogynes have similar care conditions to cymbidiums, however, being epiphytic they prefer to grow high up on trees, in hanging baskets or attached to a board. Barbra says the main difference is that "they are much smaller so they can fit in smaller places," making them a perfect addition to a balcony or apartment. "They flower ever year really easily and they have a beautiful fragrance," says Barbra.
Dendrobiums are Australian native orchids that grow on rock faces and cliffs. Their cane like structures, called pseudo canes, can seem to burst out of their pots but Barbra says, "they absolutely love being snug in their pots… You can even put these into a little bit more sunshine. The leaves are so thick that they don't burn as easily." Dendrobiums produce fragrant flowers yearly and Barbra says, "they're the kind of plant you can just put out the back under a tree, in a rockery, and almost forget about them."
Orchids may seem daunting to grow but they needn't be, especially as they can reward you for years. Barbra says of growing orchids "they're part of my soul. They're just gorgeous. They make me happy when I look at them and remind me of my dad… The work that he's done seven years ago, I'm just starting to see pop up now. That's dad's breeding that he's been doing, which is just so beautiful."
Featured Plants:
SLIPPER ORCHID - Paphiopedilum Spotglen ‘Doodlebug’
CYMBIDIUM ORCHID - Cymbidium cv.
Coelogyne ‘Unchained Melody’ x Rhyncholaeliocattleya Exotic Dream ‘Quinn’
ROCK ORCHID - Dendrobium speciosum
Filmed on Dharawal Country | Heathcote, NSW
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Such a beautiful integenerational story. So much passion. I loved hearing about your collection.
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
Such a wonderful story, thank you. Orchids are my FAVORITE PLANT GENUS. I have 60 in my plant collection right now and cannot wait to buy more!! I hope you will spotlight more orchids on your channel!!
I went to The orchid
Place in Heathcote nsw
early this year to buy one cymbidium orchid , but when I saw the enormous display and the variety of Cymbidium orchids I was mesmerized by the different shapes, colours and sizes not to mention the affordable prices, and the cordiality of Barbra who even help me packing into my vehicle.
Also they sold me sacks of bark (proper medium to grow more orchids) plus slow release fertilizer , she's got the lot to help our enthusiasm
I need to live up to my name. Came here to learn as much as I can about this gorgeous plant. People have compared me to the flower as well due to them needing a lot of care.
so lovely. what a gorgeous woman too she really loves her job. very inspiring
Sooo beautiful I love orchids God bless you 🙏💕
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Beautiful Collection and such passion!
Finally something on orchids. What I’m interested in is the very best medium to grow each different variety of orchids, per the environment, it grown!!?
Thoroughly enjoyed this segment cheers. 💋❣️
I too am interested in the very best medium to grow each of the 28,000 species of orchid. But alas we have not yet been graced with such wisdom.
The dream ❤❤
thank you for sharing
I know it’s meant to be grown in bark for good drainage but I grow mine in soil and perlite and I notice it grew more flowers. I only did that to experience it.
My plant had bark rot
I threw it away and put bark from the paulownia tree, which is a very beautiful and wonderful bark
Is this good for the plant?
Question 2: Does the plant live in water??!!!
weirdly beautiful looking things...
Where is it in Jervis bay?
Cymbidiums grow in some parts of Queensland.
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Hi maybe you can help me I have three pots cymbidium when does the new flowers like to inches bigger, try and die I just like to know what is happening what can I do? if you answer I’ll be appreciated thank you. I am in Melbourne
Please tell us how to keep them alive
I have subtitles turned on, but there aren't any! That means I'm only catching a few words per sentence.
I see you've basically included all the text of the video in the description. Thanks very much.
wats now tim