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11-29-2011, 06:36 AM
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BRAVO!!! It's beautiful and looks like a high-tech spacecraft ! Very hard to bloom as well (even in the tropics). wonder what's your secret.  |
11-29-2011, 07:46 AM
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Hey Tin, yours is beautiful. It has more purple markings on the petals than mine which I really like and a lighter yellow color overall. For comparison this is a picture of mine that finished about a month ago. Now that I look at the picture, not my best photo.
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11-29-2011, 10:26 AM
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Thats a beauty biker! But now I see that mine has more defined marks. Thanks!
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11-29-2011, 10:32 AM
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BRAVO!!! It's beautiful and looks like a high-tech spacecraft !
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Thanks!!!!
It does remind me very much of a spacecraft. I was even thinking I could draw one based on the design of the flowers.  I know, nerdy.
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Very hard to bloom as well (even in the tropics). wonder what's your secret. |
Now I don't feel so bad about it having taken so long to bloom for me. I had no idea this was supposed to be a difficult species.
Like I stated in my first post, it is kept in a terrarium. It is about 10 inches away from the two 65 watt 6500K cfl light source. I hand spray once a day 4-6 times a week. I also add a little miracle grow once a month to the spray bottle, which means it gets sprayed with miracle grow water for about 3 days in a row (until it runs out). Ventilation is coming from a computer fan that turns on mid day for an hour, and then for a couple of hours at night.
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11-29-2011, 01:27 PM
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Beautiful! my flowers never open, always falls before it opens  |
11-29-2011, 03:52 PM
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That is incredible - superb photos, too.
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11-29-2011, 04:17 PM
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Thanks for commenting and the compliments Ron!
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12-08-2011, 01:02 AM
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Thats so cool Where did you find that
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12-08-2011, 07:10 AM
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Nice bloom, good markings. Did you do anything different to finally get it to bloom? Gotta love the bulbos!
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12-08-2011, 07:56 AM
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Quote:
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Thats so cool Where did you find that
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Not sure which one of us you are asking, but for me, I got it from a local grower here in Michigan who probably got it from someone else. I'm sure if you do a search, you'll find them out there. |
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