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Re: what's in flower/wish lists

dear indoor-gardeners,

allow me to re-introduce myself to the list.  i was in this list for part
of last year and have just re-subscribed.  i live in an apartment in nyc,
where i grow all sorts of plants on  2 southeast windows, 4 northwest
windows and one double 40-watts light stand.  i grow orchids, gesneriads,
succulents, begonias, ferns and all sorts of tropical plants, including
aquatic plants kept in 6 fish tanks.  i absolutely have space problems...

i have a few plants in bloom right now including a Dendrobium miyakei,
another Den. phalaenopsis-type hybrid, a few other orchids in bud (a
Phalaenopsis, Psychopsis [Oncidium] papilio, a Blc); among gesneriads,
one no-name Episcia, an african violet, Smithiantha cinnabarina, Gloxinia
lindeniana, Diastema latiflorum, Aeschynanthus marmoratus (zebra vine);
some begonias, an anthurium hybrid, a yellow shrimp plant (Pachystachys
lutea); my christmas cactus still has some flowers in it and my Rhipsalis
mesembryanthemoides just finished blooming, this one has white flowers
that are pretty large for its size.  oh, my Malvaviscus arboreus
mexicanus (a hibiscus relative) is in bud for the first time in 3 years,
i'm really excited.

ivana, i wish you good luck with your Disa uniflora seeds, this plant is
one of the more difficult orchids to grow, specially from seed.  i have
not had luck with the jewel orchid, (Ludisia discolor) although it is
fairly common and supposedly not difficult.   as for recommendations for
fragrant plants for low light, one of my friends has recommended the
"sweet olive" (Osmanthus fragrans) which she tells me does not need full
sun.  it needs cool temperatures though but  it is very fragrant.

craig, i never cover my christmas cactus (nor does my mom) and our plants
bloom faithfully every year.  but our living rooms are not too brightly
lit in the evenings, so maybe that's the reason, i'm not sure..  for all
of you interested in epiphytical cacti (Epiphyllum, Schlumbergera etc.),
check out rainbow gardens in california, they have cacti of every color
imaginable.

sheila, i don't know what to tell you about your oxalis except that they
like very strong sunlight in general and dislike being overwatered.  but
yours may not be dead, oxalis come in 2 main types, bulbous ones and
tree-type ones that grow from a central stem.  all the more common ones
are bulbous and  will go dormant, all  you have to do is save the bulbs
for next season.  

as for my wish list, it is too long to type it in... i envy all you
people with sun porches and greenhouses filled with hibiscus and daturas
and bougainvilleas...

well, i look forward to learning from this list and trading plants in the
future.  happy year of the tiger to you all.

tsuh yang chen, new york city (where it is -5 degrees F with the wind
chill factor)
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