Sarcochilus spathulatus
compiled from 15 frames
Information provided by Westerns
Sarcochilus spathulatus. This specimen was raised under tissue culture conditions from seed pods generated by artificially pollinating cultivated plants grown in suburban Adelaide. Plants in flask were seen to have made flower spikes and buds in May 2012. The seedlings were deflasked in mid June on to Bunya Pine and callistemon branch mounts. All twelve seedlings have survived and those carrying racemes have all flowered and are making new roots. Plants have been raised in a glass house supplemented with humidity and cooling when needed by means of a pair of evaporative coolers – one on a timer and the other thermostatically activated at 32 deg C as backup. All watering and misting of mounted plants contains dilute fertilizer in rain water @ 300 to 450 ppm. All mounted plants are misted at least once a day to 3 or more times a day in mid summer. Plants are in about 70% shade until afternoon when they are in 50% shade until late October when extra shading to about 75% effective shade is applied. In mid to late March plants are moved to an annex that has 50% Laser Lite roofing and clear polycarbonate walls to maximize available light and winter warmth. Plants have happily endured 1 deg C night time minima. Sarcochilus spathulatus occurs naturally in Qld and NSW and though quite widespread it is generally uncommon. S spathulatus has been used in hybridizing and has some quite charming hybrid offspring. We hope that by producing such seedlings in tissue culture and then raising robust plants on mounts in artificial culture to become available for sale, that illegal collecting from the bush will be at least lessened.
Sarcochilus spathulatus
compiled from 15 frames
Information provided by Westerns
Sarcochilus spathulatus. This specimen was raised under tissue culture conditions from seed pods generated by artificially pollinating cultivated plants grown in suburban Adelaide. Plants in flask were seen to have made flower spikes and buds in May 2012. The seedlings were deflasked in mid June on to Bunya Pine and callistemon branch mounts. All twelve seedlings have survived and those carrying racemes have all flowered and are making new roots. Plants have been raised in a glass house supplemented with humidity and cooling when needed by means of a pair of evaporative coolers – one on a timer and the other thermostatically activated at 32 deg C as backup. All watering and misting of mounted plants contains dilute fertilizer in rain water @ 300 to 450 ppm. All mounted plants are misted at least once a day to 3 or more times a day in mid summer. Plants are in about 70% shade until afternoon when they are in 50% shade until late October when extra shading to about 75% effective shade is applied. In mid to late March plants are moved to an annex that has 50% Laser Lite roofing and clear polycarbonate walls to maximize available light and winter warmth. Plants have happily endured 1 deg C night time minima. Sarcochilus spathulatus occurs naturally in Qld and NSW and though quite widespread it is generally uncommon. S spathulatus has been used in hybridizing and has some quite charming hybrid offspring. We hope that by producing such seedlings in tissue culture and then raising robust plants on mounts in artificial culture to become available for sale, that illegal collecting from the bush will be at least lessened.