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Bloom/Bud now

smwboxer
14 years ago

Love fall. My small collection of plants has a nice burst of flowering going on:

Bulb. echiolabium

Ancistrochilus rothschildianus

Phal. violacia

Phal. bellina

Phal. mannii

Epid. nocturnum

Milt. roezlii

Ang. dideri

B. David Sander

B. nodosa

Max. picta

Notylia barkeri

Zygo. mackayi

Zygo. NOID

How about everyone else?

Comments (21)

  • xmpraedicta
    14 years ago

    We want photos! :D Is it typical for ang dideri to be blooming right now? Mine is definitely only interested in growing roots. My ancistrochilus is also only making a new growth...no signs of spiking.

    It's quiet for me right now-
    Aerangis kirkii
    Coelogyne fimbriata
    Dendrobium frosty dawn
    Dendrobium garrettii
    Phal equestris

  • smwboxer
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    My dideri pretty much blooms at any time of year. Ancistrochilus blooms soon after the new growth mature, no matter what the season is.

  • highjack
    14 years ago

    Same answer I gave on the how many do you have thread - too many to count.

    Brooke

  • cjwatson
    14 years ago

    My Ang. didieri blooms mostly in Sept. My Ancistrochilus is generally too busy clinging to life to have time to bloom.

    Aerangis biloba -- still has a few flowers left on the spike
    Aerangis mooreana
    Angraecum firthii -- also has two seed caps for Troy Meyers Conservatory
    Barbosella handroi
    Barkeria palmeri
    Brassavola cucullata
    Brassavola nodosa 'Mickey Mouse'
    Brassavola nodosa 'Mem. Rick Johnson'
    Cattleya jenmanii v coerulea
    Chroniochilus virescens - tiny flowers smell just like Twinkies!
    Cleisostoma simondii
    Cryptocentrum latifolium
    Dendrobium dichaeoides
    Dendrobium oligophyllum - blooms most of the year
    Dendrobium toresse
    Dyakia hendersoniana
    Encyclia bracteata - bloom most of the year
    Gastrochilus acutifolius - buds
    Gastrochilus dasypogon - buds
    Hexisea bidentata
    Jumellea confusa - another on and off bloomer
    Lepanthopsis astrophora 'Stalky'
    Pelatanthera insectifera
    Phalaenopsis bellina
    Phalaenopsis (Kingidium) deliciosa
    Phalaenopsis venosa
    Pleurothallis corniculata
    Restrepia striata
    Taeniophyllum biocellatum - leafless orchid with tiny sequential blooms
    Thrixspermum centipeda - bud, finally
    Trichoglottis bataanensis
    Vanda lamellata - wonderfully fragrant
    Ascocenda Chocolate Con Queso
    Barkeria Marsh Melton
    Bc (C. jenmanii x B. nodosa)
    Bc Star Ruby
    Bl Golden Glory
    Brassavola Crazyarachno
    Bepi Janette Reder
    Catasetum Durval Ferreira
    Catasetum Francis Nelson -- think it's going to blast
    Catasetum Splendens
    Cattleya (harrisoniana x Okami)
    Cattleya Rembrandt
    Clowesetum Raymond Lerner
    Ctna Keith Roth 'Mem. William Fouraker'
    Lc Beauty Holiday Utuado
    Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird'
    Paph Lemonade
    Phal (Venus x celebensis)
    Phrag Silver Eagle
    Renanetia Sunrise
    Rolfeara Creole
    Schombocattleya Cinnamon Tower
    Tolumnia Elfin Gem
    Tolumnia noid
    Vascostylis Precious
    Vascostylis Viboon Velvet - flowers finally fading after almost 4 months

  • smwboxer
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    I keep my Ancistrochilus in a shallow pot. The bottom half of the pot is tree fern fiber and the top is a coco/sponge rock/charcoal mix. I never let it completely dry.

  • smwboxer
    Original Author
    14 years ago

    Watered on Saturday and now I get to add these to the list :)

    Dracula lotax
    Masd. mejiana
    Phalaenopsis schilleriana

  • sweetcicely
    14 years ago

    Just two, but nice, at that. This is the first time I've had any orchids in bloom in the fall.

    Maxillaria variabilis (dark red with old gold trim--first blooms in my care)

    Chocolate scented Oncidium like Sharry Baby (this spike is deeper red than those which bloomed in summer)

    sweetcicely

  • littlem_2007
    14 years ago

    after much brain drain, i finally remembered the name of the dark blue/purple vanda type which is still blooming - it is "john de biase, blue". also in bloom are onc. ornithorynchum, bllra peggy ruth carpenter morning joy. & a couple of phals. in spike/bud are a number of catts, cyms, couple of more phals, gastrochilus acutifolius, aerangis modesta, aerides lawrencianum, psychopsis, the 2 sobrailias and a couple noid oncidiums.
    sue

  • birding_nut
    14 years ago

    Currently in bloom or spike, grown in the house in west windows.

    Aerangis articulata (just starting to spike, so excited!)
    Bl. Yellow Bird
    Blc. Raye Holmes 'Mendenhall'
    Brassavola nodosa
    Brassia Sunrise Glow 'Aloha Gold'
    Den. Muang Thai
    Epc. Voila 'Susan'
    Lc. Interceps
    Lc. Tokyo Magic x Blc. Memoria Helen Brown
    Lc. Beauty Holiday Utuado
    Masdevallia floribunda
    Maxillaria variabilis 'The Bug' (dark red almost black flowers)
    Onc. Twinkle 'Fragrance Fantasy'
    Paphiopedilum exul
    Paphiopedilum spicerianum
    Paphiopedilum henryanum
    Paph. Pinocchio
    Paph. Rosy Egret
    Rangaeris amaniensis
    Stanhopea graveloens (just about done)

    BN

  • night_scented_stock
    14 years ago

    My cymbidium has a fat flower spike growing horizontally out of the pot; how can I get it to develop upwards as I think it will be safer attached to a support ?

  • arthurm
    14 years ago

    Perhaps your Cymbidium has a "downwards" (pendant) flowering habit? In which case you might be better off letting it do its thing. Does your Cymbidium have a name tag? .

  • night_scented_stock
    14 years ago

    No, it doesn't; but it was given to me two years ago in flower; the flower spike was vertical attached to a cane. Now it is budding the first time in my care.

  • arthurm
    14 years ago

    Sorry, i am mostly only an observer of Cymbidiums. Lots of them.

    Most of them you see at shows are staked. Sometimes with a stake like a ridgepole and one wag said they look like holly-hocks.

    Anyway, the danger is that you might snap the growing spike off, especially if you fiddle in the early stages.

    I've only got four left (hopefully soon to be none) and i do not bother with staking, i just let them do their thing. But something like this has to be staked to present the flowers properly and to stop the spike breaking. The "staking material" used was strong wire at the flowering end and a bamboo stake lower down.
    You might get a better response if you repost on the Cymbidium thread.
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  • night_scented_stock
    14 years ago

    Hi Arthurm, you sound a bit sniffy about Cymbidiums. We are not all expert orchid growers.

  • arthurm
    14 years ago

    Well that's a bit sad, i wrote that post in a way to tell you that you were getting advice from a non expert Cymbidium grower.

  • stitzelweller
    14 years ago

    "sniffy"

    I haven't heard that word for years! Reminds me of the good ol' time movies with Margaret Rutherford!

    arthur -- sniffy? indeed! :)

    --Stitz--

  • xmpraedicta
    14 years ago

    Birding nut - Love to see photos of your rangaeris if you managed to snap some shots. I have this one in flask!

  • birding_nut
    14 years ago

    Calvin,

    Here is a pic I took in 2005 (this years blooming is already done now). The plant is considerably larger now and had 5 spikes this year.

    Entire plant growing in 6 inch basket

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    Close up of flowers

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    The flowers smell similar to jasmine and gardenia.

    BN

  • terpguy
    14 years ago

    at the moment:

    In Bloom:
    Cattleya Angel Bells 'Susie' AM/AOS

    In spike:
    Cycnoches barthiorum
    Phal Kuntrarti Rarashati
    2 noid phals, one dark purple/red, one sunset
    Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Tricolor'
    Tuberolabium kotoense
    Dendrobium Sea Mary 'Snow King'
    Angraecum Veitchii
    Phal Sogo Gotris 'Flora Ark' -MINIATURE phal!
    Potinara (BLC Miami Gold 'Mendenhall' x SLC Final Touch 'Golden Fleece')
    NOID (for the moment) Bulbo

  • arthurm
    14 years ago

    My list (Southern Hemisphere)
    Too many to list Tolumnia Hybrids.

    Encyclia tampensis (in bud). Is this the latest name?
    The last few spring flowering Cattleyas
    A cold growing Vandaceous. Temps down to 5C. and none of this daily spraying stuff. Yeah! Vasco. Five Friendship x Ascda. Peggy Foo

    A couple more pictures in the Cymbidium Spike decision. Sorry if they are repeats.

    Large Standard pictured in a post above. Lovely orchid and a bit more difficult to grow the flower spike arched than straight up. The grower does not own a computer.
    There are many of these guys here in Cymbidium paradise . True experts in the art of presenting the flowers for judging approval. This orchid was Champion Orchid at a medium sized orchid show.

    "Positively Downwards". Those with Australian Native Cymbidiums as ancestors. Each of those pots in a display at a late spring show was on a stand.
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    Look better arching but maybe you could grow them up. Cymbidiums with medium sized flowers.
    {{gwi:199193}}

  • night_scented_stock
    14 years ago

    You have inspired me, Arthurm; I'm gonna try to get the flower stem to grow in an arch like your picture. . . just have to keep it from getting trodden on.

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