OrchidsAmore is the web site of Pelican Coast Farms, 4360
Orange River Loop Road, Fort Myers, Fl. 33905
TUTORIALS
We added another tutorial this month on dividing Vanda. Check it out.
Last month we added a tutorial on fungal problems with pictures of what they
look like. With the heavy rains it is still a problem so check it out.
This month is also a tutorial on Psychopsis the Butterfly Orchid. Check it
out.
SPECIALTY ORCHIDS
The butterfly orchids of the Psychopsis family are truly outstanding. They
will flower continuously on the same stem for 5-10 years with each flowering
making the stem a little longer. We have had stems up to five feet long.
While the stems look delicate they will withstand 40 mph winds without breaking.
We like the hybrid Psy. Mariposa the best. All Psychopsis look
basically the same, but Mariposa is about 20% larger with a more rounded lip.
The alba form appears more often than the parent Psychopsis papilio alba.
Do not ask why a yellow flower is called white (alba) but that has been the
varietal name. The alba form has been much more expensive as it was less
common selling for $60 a single stem. The Mariposa we offer start at $35
for a single stem and double triple or even quadruple stems are coming to the
market. Our stock plant has six stems.
Psychopsis are not known for producing keiki on the flower stem but we are
starting to see a lot. We believe it is a result of the Companion and
Essentials we have been spraying. We have on stem with 2 flowers and 9
keiki.
Maxillaia tenuifolia, the coconut orchid, with its strong smell of coconut - just like a Pina
Colada. They were in full bloom for April and May. The season is
finished.
They are being offered at
discount again this summer. Check
out our tutorial on growing these outstanding plants.
Gram. scriptum var. citreon are July to September
bloomers.
They are blooming now with 30-50 flowers per stem. The flowers last for
use 6-8 weeks and if kept out fo the worst of the summer heat can stay
attractive longer.
We have two inch and 4 inch pots available as well as full size flowering size.
Gram.
martae, Gram. scriptum and a cross of scriptum x martae flower in the spring to
early summer. They went a long time into the late summer this year but
finally we do not see any more flowers. Now is the time to re-pot those
six inch pots into 8-10 inch pots or baskets. They grow fast and can
double in size in a year.
We have
received seedlings of our best Gram. martae flower from last season. They
are now in three inch pots but selling with our two inch size and price. We
have added the monster Gram. speciosum to our inventory for those with enough
space for a 5-9 foot plant. We do not have a photo but they are leopard
spotted with smaller spots than Gram. scriptum.
Totally new for this year is Grammatophyllum stapeliiflorium which has pendulant
flowers on a smaller plant. They were in bloom last month but are finished
for the season.
Try the chocolate orchid, Onc. Sharry Baby. It smells exactly like chocolate.
We have been shipping large multiple spike plants for the last few months and
now the same plants are blooming again. They only have one spike so far
but usually produce more. These plants are all blooming multiple
times a year. We have a new crop flowering. We have added divisions are low price for those with a little
patience. But only a little patience is needed as most flower the first
year. We have also added the ‘Misaki’ clone
with stronger yellow edging.
We are dedicated to producing high quality orchids to beautify our lives.
Everyone starts as a beginner. We are ready to assist beginners in selection
and care of your Orchids.
We can assist established collectors with new directions to expand their
collections.
Check out the Psychopsis, the butterfly orchids, for an easy to grow but a
decidedly different type of orchid. The species orchid section is growing
and contains many unique plants.
We sell Orchids not shipping charges with low shipping and handling fees.
We always offer a maximum shipping charge of $15.00. Extra large blooming
Vanda may require special shipping and we will notify you prior to any charges
on your account.
Check out our FREE download Christmas &
Greeting Cards.
Download Our Free Orchid Calendar. Our gift to
you.
There are now over 2100 photos in the Orchid
gallery and more being added each week.
Only some can be available for purchase at any given time. Contact us by email
for personal assistance about alternate recommendations whenever something you
really like is not available.
Coming - a calendar schedule of blooming months - we have been
promising this list for months and have run into delays with the huge amount of
name changes forced on us by botanists. We feel both old and new names
should be listed but the thousands of items are a problem. We will
probably release it piecemeal.
