Bifrenaria aureo-fulva: dehydrated pseudobulbs?

[Viperalus]

Hello,

Today I just received by post (shipped also from Netherlands yesterday) three new orchids.
Bifrenaria aureo-fulva, Bulbophyllum blumei, Bulbophyllum dearei.

The pseudobulbs of Bifrenaria aureo-fulva looks to me like they are dehydrated. On the other hand what I see at the right looks to me like a flowering stem.

My guess is if it is indeed a flowering stem, then I think the plant wouldn't go to spiking if it was not in a good shape.
But I am a newbie on this. What do you think, should I start to worry?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Try reposting the same question in the Maxillaria forum.

Maybe someone there has an answer.

[Viperalus]

Thanks

[Ray]

Those apparently need a LOT of water when in active growth and a dry rest period. Have you consulted the vendor?

[Viperalus]

I have asked him but he didn't replied yet. So my guess was right? Are they pseudobulbs dehydrated?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I've only grown a Bifrenaria tyrianthina for 5 yrs. Within this period, it has never bloomed.

In the past I have grown wet all year round. While it didn't kill off the plant, it did suffer setbacks. One such problem was that it never spiked. The other more damaging problem was that the new shoots rotted off. Some root damage also occurred.

I was told by Rosim_in_BR that my particular species grows as a lithophyte in a place in Brazil called Minas Gerais in rupicolous fields with no trees and short scrub often exposed to full sun. From what I was told, Bifrenaria tyrianthina needs to be wet in the growing season (late spring through mid-fall) and dry during the dry season (I occasionally water it a little whenever I remember it, I let it go bone dry for weeks without a problem). And yes, the pseudobulbs do get wrinkled.

However, I've never grown Bifrenaria aureo-fulva, so I don't know how much of what I mentioned applies to this species.

"Rosim_in_Br" usually posts in the Orchid Alliance section of the OB. Hence why I suggested to repost in the Maxillaria Alliance forum.

[Viperalus]

Thanks a lot all these were much valuable information.

I will start digging more into information about Bifrenarias.