I have a love/hate relationship with Max (that's what my tenuifolia is called).

I love the flower and the scent (enough to probably buy more of them) and otherwise I find them a bit...frustrating.

I used to have two, but I killed the other one (over-watering causing root rot). I'm usually careful with my orchids, but Max has been torn apart and reshuffled, literally. I didn't like the long, lanky appearance and all the wrinkled pseudobulbs so I made several divisions of one plant and tucked them all into a community pot thinking he'll either make it or (more likely) not.

Turns out, Max must like pain and suffering because finally, FINALLY, he's becoming a plump, bright green and happy guy.

*Relieved sigh*

Maybe I can even hope for flowers in a year or two.

This was a Lowes "Bag orchid". Took 2 years to bloom...bloomed after I put in in full sun under my pool cage

I don't have any filtered sun so it's in indirect bright under the porch and i just mist it every day (the medium seems moist so i don't add to it)

morning sun works well for these. They can take quite a bit of light.

Congrats on your flower :cheer:

I have two, one the standard red, one a yellow variety. However neither have flowered. The red grows really really well but no sign of flowers :(

I recently read they flower better if you give them a bit of a dry-ish winter rest; trying it out with mine this winter.

No kidding!
Mine gets direct baking sun longer than my cymbidiums. It's in full sun by my roses now.
At first I was cautiously upping the light level, but after a while I just upped it drastically.

Now it gets 1 hour of morning sun, 5 hours of direct afternoon sun, and strong dappled light the rest of the day.
I thought it would burn but it's been months since I put it there.





I heard that too. I naturally (through neglect) have mine a dryish winter rest and I'm hoping for a bloom.

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I had mine in direct afternoon light last year. Not put it back out yet as we have had a cool spring but will likely put it back in the same spot soon.

the second bud isn't looking too great...drats!

I thought about trying one mounted. There is always one at our show that is huge, beautiful, and is mounted. Or maybe a basket....