Stanhopea tigrina nigroviolacea 'The Predator' FCC/AOS arrived!

[JScott]

Thanks guys for all the tips! I will have you know I have successfully repotted the plant. As suggested, I snipped away the plastic basket, leaving some pieces behind that I couldn't get to, and I put it in a big shallow basket that I lined with coconut fiber. The temperatures here finally cooled down a bit, and we've finally been getting some rain, and it is growing well, with lots of new growths and lots of root growth. Thanks everybody!

[smweaver]

JScott, did this plant ever bloom for you in the late summer or early fall of last year? I am curious to see some photos of the blooms if you were able to take any (assuming that it flowered--and at that size, it certainly looks like it's capable of putting on an excellent display). Thank you!

Steve

[JScott]

Originally Posted by smweaver

JScott, did this plant ever bloom for you in the late summer or early fall of last year? I am curious to see some photos of the blooms if you were able to take any (assuming that it flowered--and at that size, it certainly looks like it's capable of putting on an excellent display). Thank you!

Steve

No, it never did bloom any more last year, but it has grown like crazy since then. I just put it back outside for the year this week, so hopefully before too long we'll have some blooms

[Roberta]

For what it's worth, mine tends to bloom July or August, so that might help with the expectation. The FCC award was given at a late June judging (1996) so could bloom a bit earlier than my experience. That is one gorgeous plant.

[smweaver]

Originally Posted by Roberta

The FCC award was given at a late June judging (1996) so could bloom a bit earlier than my experience.

Good to know. Thank you. I only have experience with them blooming much later.

Hopefully you will see some flowers this spring, JScott. Good luck!

[Roberta]

I was privileged to see 'Predator' when it was brought in for judging. (One of the orchid clubs that I was regularly attending met at the same place as one of the Pacific South judging centers) Very early in my "orchid growing career". It was huge, and really made an impression! Given that flowers are open for only a very short time, a stroke of luck that the peak of the bloom occurred on on judging night. Been a long time, but I remember it very vividly.

[JScott]

I bought it in July, and it would have been in bloom then if not for all the moving around and relocating, so I was expecting it to be around that time, give or take. I actually hope it blooms either sooner or later than that, because I'll be in Brazil from June 21st until August 3, and wouldn't that be something if it bloomed, and I missed it 🤣🤣🤣. I know they can bloom multiple times throughout their blooming season, and it's a big plant, so I'm optimistic that I'll at least see part of it 😁

[WaterWitchin]

You could always just leave it with me for the summer. Sounds like you could miss the blooms. I'd take pictures for ya. And maybe even give the plant back when you got back home.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by JScott

I actually hope it blooms either sooner or later than that, because I'll be in Brazil from June 21st until August 3, and wouldn't that be something if it bloomed, and I missed it 🤣🤣🤣.

Has happened to me many times...

[will1986]

Okay, I've had this for three years now, and it spikes every year with 6 or 8 or even 10 spikes, but the buds blast before they get a chance to open. It's very frustrating that it has spiked three summers, but I've still never flowered.

The only thing I can figure out is that when it starts to spike, that's about the time of year when temperatures in North Texas start to get really hot (around a hundred degrees or even hotter) Could this heat be the problem here? I thinking about bringing it indoors once it starts to spike to see if that helps. Does anybody think this might be a good plan, or is there something else I should be looking? Sorry to revive an old thread, but this seemed appropriate since there's already so much information here that I didn't want to repeat in a new thread.[COLOR="Silver"]

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