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05-07-2016, 01:56 PM
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Practice makes Perfect?
I am not sure about the science that goes with this, but I understood that sometimes in the first flowering getting perfect flowers, especially on Paphs (because they are grown from seed, not cloned) can be quite a process.
This Paph. Berenice (lowii ‘Hsinying’ X Philippense) had some crazy flowers when first blooming. It only had 5 blooms.
The first flower, the petals were fused to the dorsal sepal, and the lateral sepals were not fused together:
Here is the last bloom. Perfect. Or, as good as it gets. The color is nice, the shape is good. The flower looks good now. I hope this will mean that next year I will have "normal" flowers.
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05-07-2016, 03:50 PM
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Second flower in second pic looks like it's trying to emulate a stanhopea. Got any sitting right next to it? Maybe send those to another room so it won't be influenced.
Personally, I love the assortment of flowers this plant has put out…even the lovely 'normal' one.
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05-07-2016, 09:02 PM
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No stanhopias in the Optimist house. But I do see the resemblance now that you mention it. It looks like when those long petals are fused, they sort of curl the dorsal sepal like a double helix, and that makes it look like the flying duck orchid from a certain angle.
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05-08-2016, 12:14 PM
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It seemed true on one of my Phrags as well that first bloom was not optimal. Cattleyas have been the same for me. I never decide to get rid of one that blooms ugly based on its first bloom as they can improve a lot with 2nd and even 3rd bloom.
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05-08-2016, 01:18 PM
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Quote:
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It seemed true on one of my Phrags as well that first bloom was not optimal. Cattleyas have been the same for me. I never decide to get rid of one that blooms ugly based on its first bloom as they can improve a lot with 2nd and even 3rd bloom.
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Pays to remember that.
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05-08-2016, 03:49 PM
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The first kid in each family has to deal with parents who have no idea what they're doing.
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05-08-2016, 06:33 PM
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I think it will turn out okay. I am certainly hoping for better in the 2nd or 3rd bloom. I feel I have been lucky so far. And this is a nice plant. It is big without being overwhelming. It will be classy in maybe 10 years.
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05-09-2016, 10:34 AM
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Finally, I now know whats wrong with my oldest sister
But seriously the last one looks good.
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05-09-2016, 12:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimist
I think it will turn out okay. I am certainly hoping for better in the 2nd or 3rd bloom. I feel I have been lucky so far. And this is a nice plant. It is big without being overwhelming. It will be classy in maybe 10 years.
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I read an article that said growing Paphs with the long twisted sepals, it can be difficult to get them to bloom. You noticed any problems?
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05-11-2016, 10:35 PM
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I read an article that said growing Paphs with the long twisted sepals, it can be difficult to get them to bloom. You noticed any problems?
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this had the start of the spike when i got it. my roth is not doing much now. It has gotten large though. Putting them outside is what seems to get sleepers to bloom later. Lets just say that I feel that orchid growth outside and inside are light years apart.
I read the same thing but I was thinking the types they mean are like "hidden tiger" not Bernice. Bernice barely has long twisted sepals, not like some of those that you need to raise on a raised stand to keep the sepals from brushing the ground. Those are generally 300 dollar plants.
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