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Description

The listing, vanilla orchid starter (6") has ended.

this is a starter section which,under optimal conditions and average growth should produce flowers with in the second year.
This grows to a very long vine and currently is housed on top of a greenhouse where it is very happy. it already has produced this year but a cutting needs to re-establish. 10-10-10 will help. treat it like a dendrobrium orchid this should be 5 feet long in the next year.

Questions & Comments

$12.00 for shipping is a bit excessive. I have received full size plants for less than $5.00

Nov 17th, 2013 at 11:57:54 PM PST by

,My mistake ! I put an extra zero on the shipping and do not know how to edit. the correct shipping is $1.20 -rate from US post office.
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the notification!
Please send me your mailing address and i will send you a piece for the notification. I have around 45 feet.

Nov 18th, 2013 at 6:57:44 AM PST by

is this the plant that vanilla beans come from ? how picky about heat and cold is it ? I am in zone 8 N. Oregon, cool wet winters , I do have an unheated greenhouse if it would do all right kept above 40degrees :) do you treat it like a cactus (just shove it in a pot of good plant mix ) or put in in water to start it ? thanks

Nov 17th, 2013 at 6:23:18 PM PST by

it is a type of orchid. the plant comes from Jamacia and thrives in a moist warm climate. to get vanilla beans because we don't have many of the insects which natrually fertilize the flower, we need to go up into the vine and using a Q-tip, hand pollinate the plant and when conditions are correct, wit will develope vanilla beans. they do not tolerate cold,dry climates. they are tropical but live well in zones 8,9 and 10 (USA).

Nov 18th, 2013 at 7:02:03 AM PST by

All you do is click on edit from you listings page. There is a button that reads edit, delete, auto relist.

Nov 18th, 2013 at 9:14:49 AM PST by

done! thanks

Nov 20th, 2013 at 5:44:47 PM PST by

do you treat it like a cactus (just shove it in a pot of good plant mix ) or put in in water to start it ? thanks

Nov 19th, 2013 at 10:26:10 AM PST by

you treat it like an orchid. buy ORCHID mix from your local garden department of home depot, loews ace hardwear ect.
if you don't have one you can use a mix of 10%small stone, 40% natral wood chips(no color added) and 50 %charcole (from burned wood NOT the kind treated and used for grilling. I have let the long roots drop into the dirt after leaves formed but they do best in orchid mix. then spray weekly with orchid food or bloom boosters like ( Superthrive, Granny's Bloomers, Eleanor's VF-11). after leave form, use any fertilizer that is 15-30-15.
orchids are particular yet easy to grow. they do grow slow. slower if not fertilized. the superthrive and others in that list will produce large healthy blooms. hand fertilized with a q-tip you will get vanilla beans in about 8 weeks. the specie name is V. pompona. this can be googled for more info which is extencive. :))

Nov 19th, 2013 at 2:48:43 PM PST by

Is your offer still available?

Nov 19th, 2013 at 8:02:48 PM PST by

yes it is still open.

Nov 20th, 2013 at 5:23:41 PM PST by

wow

Nov 20th, 2013 at 11:42:42 AM PST by

nice

Nov 20th, 2013 at 5:44:35 PM PST by

cool thanks I will send you my 411

Nov 20th, 2013 at 5:59:45 PM PST by

sent satrday. 11/23

Nov 22nd, 2013 at 2:10:06 PM PST by

How cute is this?!?!?gotta have it!

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