Nice.. I just mounted a 'no ID' Phal yesterday with the help of your mounting videos, so thank you! 😊 The Renanthera philippinensis is putting on a gorgeous display as well 👌🏼
Don't forget the secret with schillerianas you can put keiki paste and get plants on root tips. If the plant is healthy and established the sooner the better because they just take so long to mature. They'll eventually do it on their own and make big specimen clumps with amazing bloom displays but that takes forever. Not sure if any of it's close relatives also root keiki like it, maybe someone else knows?
Thank you for the tip. I was not aware of this. As far as this plant, it is too early to try as I want it to focus all its energy on growing the "mother" plant as strong as possible but down the road, I will give it a try.
Thank you! Orchids without roots are in trouble.... usually the best technique is to set them aside, in shade and wait for roots to grow. If the plant is obviously dehydrated, you can try put it in a container with moist moss that does not touch the plant to generate humidity. There are also rooting hormones that you can try uisng.
Thank you for this video. Last year, the Indian market was flooded with schilleriana. And of course, I didn’t manage to grow it. They’re scarce this year. I have ordered one just yesterday. And I’ll try this. Moss, and water twice. What happens when the Monsoon begins? Wait for moss dryness? The ambient humidity is around 96%. And that’s around when my plant will come.
The best time to mount Schilleriana is after its blooming season where the plant would pour all its energy in vegetative growth and root development. The point is that the plant would be stable for the next flowering season 😁🌸
Hi Jim. Good to hear from you. I will always defer to your knowledge of Philippines species since that is where you are from :) As a general rule, spring is often the best time to repot or mount but also when you have active root growth. In this case, the plant came from Taiwan, had been bare rooted anyway, it had one active growing root tip and what appeared to be a healthy rootball overall and strong thick leaves. With the proper hydration it seems to be working. You are probably correct that it will likely not bloom next year in the spring as it will be too early after mounting but that is fine. It seems to be adjusting real fast with 7 new root tips in just 45 days. Question for you: I had a schilleriana for 8 years and it died in June 2023 (heartbreak). I noticed the plant basically shut down (no roots, no leaves) for 1 (or 2) months each year after flowering. Do you see that in the Philippines as well?
@@orchidhouse It's so unfortunate to see your beloved plant die off after all those years taking care of them. Most Schillerianas here especially if dying, I observed most of them producing keikis on the spikes rather than blooms sometimes a basal keiki. I haven't seen yet a Schilleriana dying naturally here. They are actually one of the hardiest phalaenopsis species here able to survive both high and lower elevations and I even saw one clump grow in complete neglect in my neighborhood and it turned up very healthy. They are commonly seen here attached to trees than potted. Most of schillerianas from Taiwan are the longer leafed variety with silvery base color usually from Bicol region. Those grown on slightly elevated areas especially on mountainous regions are more successful in making them flower every year compared to lowland which is difficult to do so. They really need a temp drop on Dec-February to induce spikes. I think your climate there is pretty good for them.
It had a small keiki indeed but I preferred to start fresh with a grown plant. The plant died by my fault: 3 years ago I had a massive mite infestation that I had took way too long to spot and while most of my Phal recovered well, schilleriana was never the same again. This year it was languishing and then I went on vacation for 10 days in June and put it in the wrong spot with the sprinklers and it had rotted upon my return. My schilleriana bloomed every year in the spring except in 2023 which was a sign it was really struggling. The rose fragrance is intoxicating and the flowers are really beautiful! @@jimrubio4326
@@orchidhouse Too much moisture could be the reason why it rotted and never recovered. They hate overwatering and is susceptible to rot during wet season here that's why I often placed them in tree shade where it's shielded from excess rainwater. For pests I don't often use pesticide as the spiders and ladybugs took care of that problem and it turned out just fine. There are actually populations of schillerianas here in the archipelago where some has strong fragrance and some has much fainter scent. The "Quezon" variety is known for its strong fragrance.
Merci, merci, merci😍. A little over 1 year ago, I bought, from a local orchid grower, a Schilleriana. It was mounted but very small so, I decided to “pot” it. Last spring, it bloomed and, after a very long period of “no” growth, finally, I have a new leaf. I was thinking about mounting it. After watching your video, I will: I water my mounted orchids every day 😉. My plant gets a lot of roots but the leaves are very slow growing😳. I live in Sarasota, FL: what am I doing wrong?
I had a schilleriana for 8 years which died in June. It was a heartbreaker as it bloomed every year and I loved it! In my experience, Phal. schilleriana stops growing for a month or two after it blooms. Also, it seldom carries more than 5 or 7 leaves at any point in time and sheds the oldest leaves Your plant has produced lots of roots but no leaves for quite some time. I assume it is because it went from mounting to potting. Any repotting, change of media etc.. is stressful for a plant. When you potted it, you changed its habitat and the plant needed time to adjust to its new environment. It grew new roots, which is great as that is the only road to new leaves and flowers, but it probably needed lots of new roots to get enough energy to start producing new leaves?? It may not bloom next year but you never know? While I am happy my video inspired you to mount, I would caution against it as you will once again traumatize the plant, while it just grew one new leaf. I think you should leave it potted for now. May be, one day when it is strong with lots of good roots, you can try again.... or may be you buy a second schilleriana (there are different leaf varieties, some being silvery) and you mount the second one? I don't think you did anything wrong. The plant grew many roots and now a new leaf. So you give it proper care but I assume the plant needed time to adjust to its new "house" (the pot)
@@orchidhouse thanks for your very detailed answer and I am going to follow your advice and NOT mount this one. Maybe the next one😉. I just lost 64 orchids last week😢. We had 2 nights in the low 40s and I decided to cover my potted orchids which are on some stands which come with a removable plastic cover. The next morning, I went to a yoga class and when I came back and removed the plastic covers, ALL my orchids were cooked. So, I am not looking forward to “killing” another one🤞🏻
I just wet the moss thoroughly in the early morning and again early afternoon.... as long as it has dried out which is almost always the case. If still wet, then only one watering that day.
Definitely enjoyed seeing your Phal schilleriana. They are beautiful orchids.
Thank you!
Nice.. I just mounted a 'no ID' Phal yesterday with the help of your mounting videos, so thank you! 😊 The Renanthera philippinensis is putting on a gorgeous display as well 👌🏼
Great!
Awesome job. Nice healthy plant
Thank you!
Beautiful.... thank you for sharing
Thank you!
Don't forget the secret with schillerianas you can put keiki paste and get plants on root tips. If the plant is healthy and established the sooner the better because they just take so long to mature. They'll eventually do it on their own and make big specimen clumps with amazing bloom displays but that takes forever. Not sure if any of it's close relatives also root keiki like it, maybe someone else knows?
Thank you for the tip. I was not aware of this.
As far as this plant, it is too early to try as I want it to focus all its energy on growing the "mother" plant as strong as possible but down the road, I will give it a try.
muchas gracias por el video ! me ha gustado mucho, un cordial saludo.
Lo mismo por ti!
Hi i just found your channel. Lots of information. Thank you so much.
Would you please do a video of how to save orchids without roots?
Thank you!
Orchids without roots are in trouble.... usually the best technique is to set them aside, in shade and wait for roots to grow. If the plant is obviously dehydrated, you can try put it in a container with moist moss that does not touch the plant to generate humidity.
There are also rooting hormones that you can try uisng.
Thank you for this video. Last year, the Indian market was flooded with schilleriana. And of course, I didn’t manage to grow it. They’re scarce this year. I have ordered one just yesterday. And I’ll try this. Moss, and water twice. What happens when the Monsoon begins? Wait for moss dryness? The ambient humidity is around 96%. And that’s around when my plant will come.
Hi Sunita. Good to hear from you! Yes, make sure it gets dry before soaking it good.
The best time to mount Schilleriana is after its blooming season where the plant would pour all its energy in vegetative growth and root development. The point is that the plant would be stable for the next flowering season 😁🌸
Hi Jim. Good to hear from you. I will always defer to your knowledge of Philippines species since that is where you are from :)
As a general rule, spring is often the best time to repot or mount but also when you have active root growth. In this case, the plant came from Taiwan, had been bare rooted anyway, it had one active growing root tip and what appeared to be a healthy rootball overall and strong thick leaves. With the proper hydration it seems to be working. You are probably correct that it will likely not bloom next year in the spring as it will be too early after mounting but that is fine. It seems to be adjusting real fast with 7 new root tips in just 45 days.
Question for you:
I had a schilleriana for 8 years and it died in June 2023 (heartbreak). I noticed the plant basically shut down (no roots, no leaves) for 1 (or 2) months each year after flowering. Do you see that in the Philippines as well?
@@orchidhouse It's so unfortunate to see your beloved plant die off after all those years taking care of them. Most Schillerianas here especially if dying, I observed most of them producing keikis on the spikes rather than blooms sometimes a basal keiki. I haven't seen yet a Schilleriana dying naturally here. They are actually one of the hardiest phalaenopsis species here able to survive both high and lower elevations and I even saw one clump grow in complete neglect in my neighborhood and it turned up very healthy. They are commonly seen here attached to trees than potted. Most of schillerianas from Taiwan are the longer leafed variety with silvery base color usually from Bicol region. Those grown on slightly elevated areas especially on mountainous regions are more successful in making them flower every year compared to lowland which is difficult to do so. They really need a temp drop on Dec-February to induce spikes. I think your climate there is pretty good for them.
It had a small keiki indeed but I preferred to start fresh with a grown plant. The plant died by my fault: 3 years ago I had a massive mite infestation that I had took way too long to spot and while most of my Phal recovered well, schilleriana was never the same again. This year it was languishing and then I went on vacation for 10 days in June and put it in the wrong spot with the sprinklers and it had rotted upon my return.
My schilleriana bloomed every year in the spring except in 2023 which was a sign it was really struggling. The rose fragrance is intoxicating and the flowers are really beautiful! @@jimrubio4326
@@orchidhouse Too much moisture could be the reason why it rotted and never recovered. They hate overwatering and is susceptible to rot during wet season here that's why I often placed them in tree shade where it's shielded from excess rainwater. For pests I don't often use pesticide as the spiders and ladybugs took care of that problem and it turned out just fine.
There are actually populations of schillerianas here in the archipelago where some has strong fragrance and some has much fainter scent. The "Quezon" variety is known for its strong fragrance.
Merci, merci, merci😍. A little over 1 year ago, I bought, from a local orchid grower, a Schilleriana. It was mounted but very small so, I decided to “pot” it. Last spring, it bloomed and, after a very long period of “no” growth, finally, I have a new leaf. I was thinking about mounting it. After watching your video, I will: I water my mounted orchids every day 😉. My plant gets a lot of roots but the leaves are very slow growing😳. I live in Sarasota, FL: what am I doing wrong?
I had a schilleriana for 8 years which died in June. It was a heartbreaker as it bloomed every year and I loved it!
In my experience, Phal. schilleriana stops growing for a month or two after it blooms. Also, it seldom carries more than 5 or 7 leaves at any point in time and sheds the oldest leaves
Your plant has produced lots of roots but no leaves for quite some time. I assume it is because it went from mounting to potting. Any repotting, change of media etc.. is stressful for a plant. When you potted it, you changed its habitat and the plant needed time to adjust to its new environment.
It grew new roots, which is great as that is the only road to new leaves and flowers, but it probably needed lots of new roots to get enough energy to start producing new leaves?? It may not bloom next year but you never know?
While I am happy my video inspired you to mount, I would caution against it as you will once again traumatize the plant, while it just grew one new leaf. I think you should leave it potted for now. May be, one day when it is strong with lots of good roots, you can try again.... or may be you buy a second schilleriana (there are different leaf varieties, some being silvery) and you mount the second one?
I don't think you did anything wrong. The plant grew many roots and now a new leaf. So you give it proper care but I assume the plant needed time to adjust to its new "house" (the pot)
@@orchidhouse thanks for your very detailed answer and I am going to follow your advice and NOT mount this one. Maybe the next one😉. I just lost 64 orchids last week😢. We had 2 nights in the low 40s and I decided to cover my potted orchids which are on some stands which come with a removable plastic cover. The next morning, I went to a yoga class and when I came back and removed the plastic covers, ALL my orchids were cooked. So, I am not looking forward to “killing” another one🤞🏻
Soooo sorry to hear this. 64 orchids is Armageddon!!!
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@@orchidhouse yes, all my fault😡
HoI long do you water twice a day if it has moss?
I just wet the moss thoroughly in the early morning and again early afternoon.... as long as it has dried out which is almost always the case. If still wet, then only one watering that day.