I was wondering if anyone had cultural advice for this spp. I have
killed a couple, I think by overwatering them when they were leafless.

Mine have bloomed and are now losing their leaves. How dry should I
let them get? They're small and potted in sphagnum.

Thanks.

Jim
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James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
www.JamesAldridge.com - jaldridge [at] uwmail.com

I was not aware they were deciduous, Jim. Until I gave it away, mine was in
S/H culture for nearly three years.

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"James Aldridge" <jaldr [at] earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>I was wondering if anyone had cultural advice for this spp. I have
> killed a couple, I think by overwatering them when they were leafless.
>
> Mine have bloomed and are now losing their leaves. How dry should I
> let them get? They're small and potted in sphagnum.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
> ============================================
> James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
> www.JamesAldridge.com - jaldridge [at] uwmail.com

Ray,

I think they are, or at least they are under some circumstances. This
from Countryside Orchids:

Galeandra batemanii (I/W)
Mexico to Costa Rica. This seasonally deciduous species bears flowers
with yellow-brown sepals and petals with the lip purple toward the
apex and white at the base.

Jim

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:04:54 -0500, "Ray" <raybark [at] firstrays.com>
wrote:

>I was not aware they were deciduous, Jim. Until I gave it away, mine was in
>S/H culture for nearly three years.
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James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
www.JamesAldridge.com - jaldridge [at] uwmail.com

Hi James, I have one & almost lost it by over watering it when dormant.
After blooming some of its leaves yellow, I move it to a special shelf
for plants that just get a little misting.
Mine is potted in a fine mix of everything.

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James Aldridge <jaldr [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone had cultural advice for this spp. I have
> killed a couple, I think by overwatering them when they were leafless.
>
> Mine have bloomed and are now losing their leaves. How dry should I
> let them get? They're small and potted in sphagnum.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
> ============================================
> James Aldridge - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
> www.JamesAldridge.com - jaldridge [at] uwmail.com