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04-06-2010, 04:39 PM
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Den Love Memory 'Fit'
I got this plant back in February, with no spikes or blooms whatsoever (I thought it would have to grow for at least a year before blooming for the first time). Low and behold a few weeks later, at all of six incehs tall, it started developing a spike and today all three flowers finished opening. The flowers seem so heavy thay they make the whole cane lean. Maybe its just me, but I can smell a light kind of flowering fragrance. I apologize for my inability to take wonderful pictures.
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04-06-2010, 04:43 PM
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Beautiful!
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04-06-2010, 06:19 PM
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 I saw this sweet guy at a grower today- almost got it. Beautiful!
And yes, I believe they are a little fragrant. |
04-06-2010, 07:24 PM
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They're too new, the fragrance won't kick in until maybe tomorrow.
These are very fragrant.
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04-06-2010, 10:35 PM
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so pretty! glad they bloomed so quick!
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04-07-2010, 09:12 AM
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Really nice. Great you got it to bloom so soon.
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04-07-2010, 09:37 AM
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Beautiful!
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04-07-2010, 08:57 PM
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That's great! I have this plant and it's probably my favorite orchid! Very rewarding! You may want to move it outside once it stops flowering and leave it there until around Thanksgiving (or until nights are getting below 45ish) so it gets a good chill for a few weeks. It's an easy bloomer, but I think the big chill, full sun, and no fert after August really helps it get to the max, I had 98 flowers on mine this year (it's a pretty big plant, yours will be there in no time).
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04-08-2010, 02:03 PM
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Orkie, I've got it in my S/E windowsill until the flowers are done and its warm enough to move outside. You said "full sun"...do you mean full sun as in like tree in the yard full sun, or full sun as in morning and evening light, but midday shade?
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04-08-2010, 10:36 PM
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Well I let mine sit in full western sun from ~2 pm til the sun goes down. I think nobile types can take a lot of sun, and even full mid-day sun if acclimatized over time, but protection from mid-day sun is probably safer and will still give lots of growth and blooms. I must admit I've gotten a few burned spots on mine when I didn't give them a bit of an adjustment period (but since the leaves fall off eventually, I don't have to live with it for years!).
Ultimately, give as much as sun as possible short of burning the plant.
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