New Growth Porn

[Fairorchids]

From time to time, I encounter a plant with amazing growth.

In 2018, a friend purchased a C. Penang 'Black Ceasar' with 5 leads from Waldor Orchids. In 2019, that plant bloomed with 13 spikes! Not all were new leads though, this plant often sends up both a spring and fall growth, and then blooms on both.

Here is another case. In April 2019, I purchased a large seedling of C. loddigesii from Miranda Orchids at the SEPOS show. It had 2 leads, and I judged that it was 2 years from blooming size. I repotted it into a 4" clay pot with mostly spagnum. It grew well, and added a couple of leads.

To my surprise, it bloomed on two barely 4" tall pseudobulbs in February 2020 (single flower on each spike). I forgot to take a photo of it, but I used it in my display at the DCOS show. I have cropped my display photo to show just this plant.

When I looked at it yesterday, I discovered that each of the 4 leads, has 2 new growths. Even if it continues to set only 1 flower on each spike, this kind of growth from a super compact plant makes it a keeper.

Divisions should be available in a couple of years.

[DirtyCoconuts]

YES!!! or should i say, "YEAH, BABY!!!"

I think i might like the above more than a great flower shot.

new growth is the BEST and that baby will be a stunner this year i imagine

i have some old photos that will fit here and i have a plant or two that are in beast mode right now too

Great Thread, Kim

[Clawhammer]

Three growths on this SC Royal Beau 'H&R' who is just now coming around to s/h culture after an extended sulk...

[camille1585]

I love plant porn, and Kim, that is just a spectacular amount of growth for a single plant! I'm envious and want a plant like that!

[DirtyCoconuts]

i thought i had a better pic last night but this is the best one - i will try again.

this is my B medusa and she is putting out 4 new growths...I foolishly divided her as soon as i got the plant (cheers to Brookside orchids, great seller) and it slowed her down a lot but this year she flowered ( only one) and is clearly on the way to taking over

Radicans by J Solo, on Flickr

[realoldbeachbum]

[QUOTE=DirtyCoconuts;916554]i thought i had a better pic last night but this is the best one - i will try again.

this is my B medusa and she is putting out 4 new growths...I foolishly divided her as soon as i got the plant (cheers to Brookside orchids, great seller) and it slowed her down a lot but this year she flowered ( only one) and is clearly on the way to taking over

Radicans by J Solo, on Flickr[/QUOTE

I thought I was the only weirdo that loved new growth and root tips as much as flowers

[Afid]

Originally Posted by realoldbeachbum

I thought I was the only weirdo that loved new growth and root tips as much as flowers

I though I was the only one too! I will try to get some pics of some of the stuff I have tomorrow.

[DirtyCoconuts]

you, fellow growth lovers, are not alone!

[DirtyCoconuts]

i was spending a work break in the lath house ( tiny benefits of quarantine) and i noticed that the bulbs have been really busy...many with 5 or more new leads in the last several weeks/months...pretty exciting!!

Bulbophyllum by J Solo, on Flickr

Bulbophyllum by J Solo, on Flickr

Bulbophyllum by J Solo, on Flickr

and three of the four on the medusa
Bulbophyllum by J Solo, on Flickr

[Afid]

here are some from two of my plants that decided to go crazy this year, a Catasetum hybrid and a Bulbophyllum makoyanum which has 4 new growths!! The Catasetum also has what is either a secondary lead or a spike starting at the base of the new growth.