Assuming it's good to water now that spikes have started? And I've read that the flowers are fragant and long lasting. Nice fragrance? I'd love to hear how some owners of the plant would rate it.

Thanks so much,

John :>)

PS they will rebloom from old bare canes so do not cut them.

Sounds very manageable regarding both height and spike habit and length! Mmm, pendant spikes from the tops of staked canes. That's got to be lovely. Can't wait!

John

"FWIW, here's how I grow and bloom my Golden Aya.
Year round high temps (90's during the day, lower 80's at night, I live in the southern Caribbean), daily watering and monthly fert. After the new growths have matured I start tapering off water over the next couple weeks until the leaves start yellowing and fall off. Usually the spikes start emerging around that time, which can be twice a year."

Tab64 gave a perfect description of the plant. Mine is pendulous also. Last year I had eleven spikes, this year I have nine, and the plant is a mass of gold. I cut my plant in half a couple of years ago but it has grown so much you would never know it.

So would you please explain the purpose of baby sips? If you're going to water it, why not go ahead and water it? Is it because the roots tend to rot if you start drenching it too early (even if you let it get dry between)?

Thanks!

John

I think I have to get this Den...

Jane

Thanks for the *very helpful* responses!!

John :>)

The best part is the intense raspberry scent of the flowers!

I got a smaller replacement for this guy after the new GH was built, and both plants seem to be prone to developing some black stuff on the canes (fungus?). They're also quite sensitive to rot if given too much water during winter months, so I, too, just give the roots baby sips maybe every 2nd or 3rd week during the winter, just enough to keep the new roots from shriveling (though why it produces new roots without active growth is beyond me).

Sharon

SO excited about the raspberry scent!! I'll bet Jane is a total goner on this plant now!

John

Okay John, where'd you get it?

Jane

John

J

"I repotted twice in orchid mix to keep up with the growth"
Dens dislike having they're roots disturbed. They bloom much better with extremely tight shoes--with the roots coming out over the top and through the drainage holes. If you must, just pot them up into a larger pot without disturbing the roots. Don't worry about deteriorating media in the root ball. I think they devour it, because there is never much left when I go to repot, the roots are such a mass.

The south window light is good. I grow mine in a chilly west window in the fall and winter, and outside in the spring and summer with as much sun as it will take. It stays out until the night temps drop considerably.

The Golden Aya gets a complete dry rest from Thanksgiving until Christmas, then it gets baby sips of water until the spikes emerge. When the spikes get larger the plant gets a bit more water.

Suggest you read all the posts in this thread and do a search in the search box at the top of the discussions page to find past posts. Put nobile in the box to find them.

Culture will vary a bit but the common theme of reduced watering, lower temperatures and nil fertilizer during "winter" will emerge.