Re: Orchid help please

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Orchid help please
• From: "James R. Fisher" g*@well.com
• Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:19:25 -0400
• In-reply-to: 127.5b21ee10.2fa06553@aol.com
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Hollikft@aol.com wrote:

Hi Everyone,
I am doing a tropical theme in my yard this year. This actually started as a joke because DH and I havent been on a vacation in 25 years, but I kindda got carried away. I need some help with an orchid. I purchased a L. Purpurata Werkhauser mounted on a piece of bark. The bark is about 6inches.. the roots are well mounted in the bark. My question is now what do I do... Do I

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Holli:
   The 'proper' name for your plant is Laelia purpurata var. werkhauserii .
It will definitely have to come inside in the fall; for care before then,
I'd advise contacting the L.I. Orchid Society in Oyster Bay. You can find
their address/phone number at:
http://www.aos.org   and look for Affiliated Societies, or via:
http://tinyurl.com/d4rgk  , choose New York for a state and browse down.
-jrf
--
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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