Everblooming Orchids! Yeah!!

[jay greenthumb]

Uhm.. Hi Evryone!
I have A Large white phal with Really frilly yelow uhm horns?(Help what're they called)

anywase, that one has benn blooming since last winter
not all on the same spike though.

[AboutOrchids]

Technically this may not qualify as everblooming, but I have a Diplocaulobium arachnoideum that's bloomed about 3-4 times per month for years now. The flowers only last 1/2 day. Sometimes it just opens a couple flowers, but other times it has more than 2 dozen flowers (and the whole thing is just in a 3-inch pot.) So would 'frequently-blooming-and-never-taking-more-than-a-couple-weeks-off' still qualify?

[Donald]

I have two Psychopsis Mendenhall that are in bloom constantly. No kidding. One has four spikes that always have either a bud waiting to open or are in flower. They also don't need to be fussed all over. Water when dry and the lighting conditions vary. Try one.

[greenbean]

Originally Posted by Leisurely

I agree with Dorothy about the growing conditions influencing blooming. I am very fond of reed stem epidendrums and west coast growers wrote about their plants staying in bloom for a year and a half. My plants bloom from March to August on the indeterminate spikes. They do not set new spikes during the warmer months and I think it is because our nights, in the mid seventies, are too warm. The same could be said for my B. Nodosa and its hybrids. They bloom in spring and fall but not during the summer and again that is probably due to the high night temperatures. The same also applies to the minicats. They refuse to set buds during the heat and sometimes if one or two does, the buds always blast. They literally rot in the sheaths.

This might seem a little insensitive , but this is great news for me! I have a reed stem epi that I am waiting to reach bloom size and I live on the west coast. It's growing so well, I hope it blooms as well too! Sorry again, I really am and I hope your minicatts and epi's give you the blooms you deserve. Ok,

[Orchid313]

My Psychopsis Mendenhall, a sequential bloomer, has been in bloom since Feb. 2007. The spike branched some time ago, and now it has 2 buds. A new flower is open every month.

[helpmepls]

Everblooming.....hmm....may be u should grow...Oncidium golden shower....they seldom stops flowering ....and its yellow color flower always makes everyone loves it. And its the easiest to grow too, just a bit more light than other oncidiums.

[bodaciousbonsai]

I got restripia tiny tot. the thing is alwasy in bloom

[AaronM]

If someone with a little free time (who types faster than my four words a minute) could compile this list for everyone to be able to refer to, I would really appreciate it! I barely have time to check my orchids lately. A nice easy to read list separated into everblooming and frequent blooming categories would be wonderful.
I'll try to get to it myself but it may not be for a couple months.

Aaron "Barely Has Time to Rant and Plant" M

[PleuroPal]

I bought this Paph in the summer of 2006 and that spike bloomed successively for about two years, ultimately producing about 26 flowers, one right after the other. When one flower dropped, the next one was ready to go. Before it finally pooped out, a second spike formed so for a while there I had two doing their thing. That second spike is now on it's 11th flower and showing no signs of slowing down. I would definitely call it an "ever-bloomer." It didn't have a tag, but here's a pic of the flower...

[Leisurely]

Ray, Paph. Pinocchio has a reputatuon of being a perpetual bloomer. I am not an expert on Paphs but it sure looks like a Paph. Pinocchio to me. Google it for a picture and see what your opinion is.