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 Post subject: A few Tolumnia
PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:57 am 
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I have about 10 Tolumnia but my conditions for these has been a bit hit and miss and just one flowered for me last year. So far this year I have three in flower and a fourth starting a spike so here are a few pics. These are all very small plants compared to normal oncidiums with flowers 2-3cm top to bottom. I have named the plants as they were given to me at purchase but colours in these grex vary a great deal so I am not 100% convinced they are right. None are specific clones.
As you can see from the last pic I do vary the type of pot I put them in :oops:


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 Post subject: Re: A few Tolumnia
PostPosted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:27 pm 
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I think they are very sweet little flowers :) and your pot collection looks quite a lot like mine :lol:

I like the 'T. sniffen' best I think

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 Post subject: Re: A few Tolumnia
PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:39 pm 
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I am so envious. I just got a popoki and hope it will look as nice as yours. My calochila are in flask and I guess won't be blooming for a long time. Your tiny collection is making me green with envy.

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 Post subject: Re: A few Tolumnia
PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:49 pm 
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stunnig flowers Terry!

and i love the soucers you use 8-)

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Ralph Yagi looks like a miniature V. Cambria Plush!!!

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They look great Terry. Really nice sheen to the flowers and wonderful colours :)

I wish mine would flower :lol:


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:29 am 
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A word of advice I got off the Slippertalk.com forum is to pot them in coir. Wrap the coir around the base of the plant and then put them in a pot. The coir drains fast so the plants roots are never wet. I've done this with mine and they are looking good. For heat I have them under the hood of my fishtank. There is about 15 cm clearance. No complaints so far. Now I'm waiting for flowers.

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 Post subject: Re: A few Tolumnia
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Those are lovely Terry.
That tip about coir is one I shall try to remember Tyrone, if ever I get another myself.

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