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Old 10-30-2009, 09:39 PM   #10 (permalink)
Bch Grl
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Hi guys!

I have a Julie and a Lancitilla. Both flowered and fruited this past spring but then a rainey spell caused all the fruit to split and fall! The fruit were about 3" long at the time.

I found the Julie in a friends greenhouse who was no longer able to care for her Orchids and other tropicals. It was severely neglected with few leaves.
Well, 2 years and some better care and it is still only 4 ft tall but also 4ft wide and nicely filled out. Should have some fruit next year!

Had a Nam Doc Mai that was the bigggest "scale" magnet! It was just covered and the Lancitilla was right next to it had none! I was constantly spraying it down with insecticidal soap to keep the scale and sooty mold at bay! It got some rot or fungus and died from the top down.???

Can't wait for next year!

Margie
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