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Originally Posted by Dujon
Hello Bob,
This is Mrs Dujon. John showed me the pictures of your orchids, absolutely fabulous. My "phallys" live inside because it is too cold outside for the orchids most of the time. I've been trying to grow Cattleya outside and the Cooktown Orchid, but they have not flowered again. I guess they need a glasshouse for better flowering here.
The orchids to which John referred - the green and yellow - are Dendrobium speciosum (the Sydney rock orchid) They do really well here outside and also the cymbidiums.
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Many thanks for the answer, Mrs. D. The speciosum is quite easy to grow,up here; I have 2 under the macadamia nut tree.
Cats are very easy to grow, needing dappled sunlight and temps ranging from 8 C to about 35 C. The easier and, therefore, the most popular are the hybrids, ie laeliocattlya. They should grow in the Blaxland area...away from frosts.
Cookies are quite difficult to grow and you would need a hothouse for them and bright light...70% sun. We cannot get cymbids to flower up in the Mackay region; they need cold weather for about 6 weeks.
And we don't get cold weather...
