바닐라 아이스크림의 그 바닐라 Vanilla planifolia

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2024.04.25. 그 유명한 바닐라가 난이라니!   상태는 좀 안 좋아 보이지만 잘 정돈해서 수경재배 후 뿌리가 안정적으로 내리면 상토에 심을 계획이다.

정리하니 3줄기가 나왔다.

개화하기까지 4년 정도 걸린다고 하지만 줄기는 반인치 정도는 되야 가능하다고하고 인공수정이 필요하다고 한다.

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Vanilla planifolia

SKU: 13201 Vanilla planifolia - OrchidWeb

Native to Mexico and Central America, Vanilla has been among the world's most important plants - among spices, it is second only to saffron in value. Vanilla's one-of-a-kind culinary qualities owe to the complexity of the numerous chemical compounds inherent in it. The planifolia species is the most commonly used Vanilla in flavoring, and ice cream just wouldn't be the same without it! This plant has different growth habits than other orchids, as it is a vine.

Now you can own this botanically important plant! It is important to state that these plants need to mature to flower, which can take 4+ years from seedling size. The diameter of the vine needs to be about 1/2" thick before it can produce flowers. Sometimes, this occurs when the vine has reached 10+ feet in length! We use a trellis to wrap our large mature plants around, and we have seen Vanilla in Florida growing up and down 100ft tall palm trees!

Vanilla roots will grab onto and curl around anything they touch, especially if you have good humidity. They are intermediate to hot-growing and develop rapidly in a peat or sphagnum moss-based mix. Allow the medium to just approach dryness, but don't allow it to dry out completely. Provide high light, and fertilize as you would any other orchid, more frequently in the warm seasons.

Lastly, when you finally can flower your Vanilla, the flowers last one day, but can blossom more than once from the same inflorescence. To create the Vanilla bean you must hand pollinate the flower, which afterwards will take a few months to mature in size prior to curing. Once cured, they can be placed in alcohol (often people use Vodka, Rum, or Bourbon) for 6 to 12 months to create the extract.

Refer to the photos for the 3 varieties we are offering. If the variety is not on the list to purchase, this means it is currently sold out.

Temperature

Intermediate-Warm

Light Level

Medium-High

Bloom Season

Varies

Color(s)

White, Yellow

 

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2024.09.17.  바닐라 근황.  공중뿌리가 넝쿨처럼 지지하고 있다.

 

2024.05.04. 통통하게 뿌리가 내려서 화분에 심어주었다.  뿌리를 잘 내리는 녀석인 듯.  원산지에서는 공중습도가 좋은 지 넝쿨을 걸치듯이 심었던데  수태봉을 해주어야할지 고민이다.