Dried buds on Neostylis Pinkie 'Starry Night'

[pjoeverett]

I don't know what happened. Plant looks great with no signs of distress. It is grown in a small clay pot with open slits. Some roots are growing outside the pot and the tips are covered over so I didn't want to overwater. I live in Ohio and the heat has been on in sunroom but I do have a small humidifier going and the humidy is approx. 40 per cent. I am so sad over this. Will I have to wait until next Jan. before I see a flower?

[Ray]

Drying buds can be from insufficient watering, insufficient humidity, or mites. Do you see any micro webs?


Ray Barkalow
firstrays.com

[pjoeverett]

No. My plant is beautiful !!! That is why I am so confused. It is probably lack of humidity. Will it try to bloom again?

[Raqsharqi]

Mine arrived with the beginning of a bud back in September, and not much has happened. My plant, also, looks very healthy and happy. I did notice another bud forming yesterday. Since I'm a newbie, I don't know if the flower is that slow in blooming, or if it is a lost cause. I sympathize with you!

[pjoeverett]

Yes mine also started early and there was a second spike so the plant must be healthy just too dry. I had another vanda do a similar thing in the summer but it was not nearly as hardy. It is so disappointing to get to that point and fail. Good luck to you!

[Raqsharqi]

Thanks! Same to you. I was under the impression they liked less water in winter, so I cut back in November. Was I supposed to water the same all year?

[pjoeverett]

Would not want to post a wrong answer. I live in Ohio and the furnace runs constantly in cold weather,but I would say that if they are resting maybe water less ,but we will leave this to a senior member who might live in your part of the country.

[WhiteRabbit]

I get quite a few aborted spikes on both Pinky and Lou Sneary - the very odd part is that if there are multiple spikes, I may get one or two that develop normally and go on to bloom, and one dries up pretty early on, so it doesn't seem to be a cultural issue (at least in my case).

I water mine the same year-round - they are watered less often in winter because the media dries more slowly for me then.

[pjoeverett]

Thanks so much . What bothers me the most is that I've had no problems with it in the past few years so I wonder what I did wrong. I should be more happy with my successes and not dwell on my errors and I will be more attentive next year.

[NYCorchidman]

My Pinky 'Starry Night' has aborted the spike in the past two three years.
It was due to insufficient water. The plant was mounted. I had hard time keeping the plant well hydrated that way indoor.
I was too lazy to make a change (potting up) but I finally did about one year ago, and now it is spiking again with two spikes!
so far, no blasting but super slowly developing.