How many of you grow multiple of the same plant?

[LovePhals]

I was just wondering, b/c I was considering of getting another Vanda Coerulea from a different vendor. I wonder how many of you on this forum grow the same plant but with more than 1 b/c the color, form, growing style ect. was different. Why do you chose to get more than one of the same plant. Does anyone with not a lot of growing space do this?

[Paul]

It is rare for me to have more than one of the same plant ... simply lack the space to do so. The exceptions are:

• When I've made divisions and am growing them up a bit/getting them established before selling or trading them off.
• So I could experiment with different growing conditions in which case the extra serves as "backup" in case I lose the "guinea pig".
• The plant is a micro mini that I decide to grow in a couple different locations in my planted terraria.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by LovePhals

I was just wondering, b/c I was considering of getting another Vanda Coerulea from a different vendor. I wonder how many of you on this forum grow the same plant but with more than 1 b/c the color, form, growing style ect. was different. Why do you chose to get more than one of the same plant. Does anyone with not a lot of growing space do this?

I am growing 2 seedlings of Vanda coerulea right now from the same vendor. I plan on giving one as a gift though. I have seen pictures of ones with longer flower petals than others but both Vanda coerulea. I could see having one of each if you have the room.

[Leafmite]

I grow multiples of some orchids. Sometimes, I grow them because they are different clones or siblings that look different and sometimes I grow two from different vendors because I am trying for a fragrant clone. Then there are the orchids that I buy multiples just because I really love them and I just want more than one.
I am also one of those people with very limited space. I think my next (and last) orchid is going to have to be in a one inch pot. :|

[Jenn4a]

I have two Lc. Mari's songs that I won on eBay within the same auction.
My original thought on that was "oooo two for the price of one"
What the seller often does is sell/auction two together if they're younger, but sell one plant per auction if they're within a year of blooming, at least for the compact orchids.. Not quite sure on the bigger ones.

Now that I have them, I figure I might place them in different areas.. or as a newbie, at least be able to keep one if the other goes downhill...

[nutgirl]

If I can, I keep a keiki or a division of my favorites.

As long as space is available, you never know when some disaster might strike one of them and I like to have a back up.

I also like to experiment with different growing methods.

Maureen

[Subrosa]

I do occasionally to try plants in different locations. I have a thread somewhere around here on some Leptotes bicolor I did it with. I'll dig it up later.

[Gage]

Absolutely! If there is a species or hybrid I love, I may want several forms of it. If there is a specific clone that I am fond of, I do like to have at least 2 plants, one for backup. Someone generously sent me several large divisions of a clone that I had wanted for years. I put a few in baskets and a few I mounted, I gave some away and kept 2 for myself.

[The Mutant]

I really don't like having duplicates, mostly because it just doesn't appeal to me having two too similar plants.

I can see and appreciate the logic behind having backups of your favourite clones/species, it's just not for me.


BUT (there's always a but), of course I have exceptions:

5 Phalaenopsis equestris (2 'blue lip', 'apari', 'apari pink', and aurea).

4 Paphiopedilum appletonianum (appletonianum, cerveranum, "robinsonii", and hainanense. These all have rahter different foliage, although their flowers are very similar).

4 Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (all four from different vendors, and none blooming size. The funny part; I don't even know if I can flower them!).

Then I have some unplanned doublets, where I bought one, and then later on, received the same species as a freebie. In one case, Paph schoseri, that's great since I've almost killed the one I bought originally. The other case, Paph venustum var. alba, is also okay, since I love venustum.

[Plodde]

This past summer I snapped off all my dendrobium kingianum keikis and reported them. I will prob continue to do this because the D. Kingianum is my fav orchid and I feel I can never have enough. Also hoping to have a speciman size plant one day