Psychopsis flower - Orchid Board

Carpe Diem · #1 11-29-2013, 12:46 AM

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

My Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos' opened its flower on Tues. I like the "Alien".

My Paph. fairrieanum has a bud, but it is so tiny. It's a first blooming. I wonder if the bud will get bigger. I can't believe it will develop into a fully formed flower. Time will tell, I just have to be patient.

TOMMYMIAMI · #2 11-29-2013, 03:09 AM

Yeah, this one is awesome, I have to get one of these next year! I heard they do bloom from the same spike over and over again?

jeremyinsf · #3 11-29-2013, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TOMMYMIAMI

Yeah, this one is awesome, I have to get one of these next year! I heard they do bloom from the same spike over and over again?

Yes, they do... if they are taken care of! Some spikes have been known to last up to 10 years.

nikkik · #4 11-29-2013, 11:08 AM

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Yes, they do... if they are taken care of! Some spikes have been known to last up to 10 years.

So true! I have one that has had a spike since I got it over five years ago, it has a flower right now.

jeremyinsf · #5 11-29-2013, 11:10 AM

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So true! I have one that has had a spike since I got it over five years ago, it has a flower right now.

So how many flowers do you think that has had then? Sometimes you can count the alternating sheaths left behind. Just curious, if you happen to know!

nikkik · #6 11-29-2013, 12:07 PM

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So how many flowers do you think that has had then? Sometimes you can count the alternating sheaths left behind. Just curious, if you happen to know!

I counted around 15, it had a spike when I bought it, but it didn't start flowering for me until I put it into a cedar basket. Now I have two spikes constantly in flower.

TOMMYMIAMI · #7 11-29-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremyinsf

Yes, they do... if they are taken care of! Some spikes have been known to last up to 10 years.

That is totally awesome!

camille1585 · #8 11-29-2013, 08:27 PM

Nice blooms!!

I love Psychopsis, I've have a Psychopsis Butterfly for 3 years now (or maybe it's 4??). It loves the net pot it's growing in. Each spring the newest growth spikes, and the old spikes keep blooming, so I'm up to 3 blooming spikes now. They're always flowering. A bloom lasts about a month, then it takes 4-8 weeks (depending on the time of year) for the next bud to bloom. It's such an awesome plant!

the only 'problem' is that each new spike is taller than the previous. It's getting pretty tall!

nikkik · #9 11-29-2013, 06:58 AM

Beautiful flower! And congrats on the bud too!

Leafmite · #10 11-29-2013, 10:30 AM

Lovely blooms! I have a 'hildos' but it is still a few years from blooming. I bought it as a tiny seedling for the pretty leaves and have been enjoying watching it grow. Nice to be reminded of how the blooms will look someday!