What's your Experience with Cycnoches cooperi?

[NYCorchidman]

It's my typing error.
It is Swan. lol

Both plants have all the leaves super green and alive! lol

The thing is that I have been careful not to dry them out, but the one with more cooperi in it might be more sensitive to lack of water.
They are both in tight ball of sphag, but apparently the roots don't go bad in such conditions. I find that strange, in a good way.
I see what you say about getting the one with known flower color & forms.
I am shooting for nice yellow (like my Golden Shower) and dark chocolate cooperi.

My Swan Cascade x warscewiczii came out rather ambiguous in color. I'm not sure if I like or hate it. lol
The flowers just dropped, but I noticed this morning that there is another spike just popping out the pb.
Yay!!! I want some male flowers this time, but I don't really care.
Male flowers are much more attractive in my eyes, but you said female flowers last longer.

I really want to see the other hybrid to bloom.
It at least has a great potential of having many flowers like cooperi. It just blast so easily.
If the third one fails, I'm not sure if I will have the patience to even keep the plant. lol

[katrina]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Both plants have all the leaves super green and alive! lol

Then water away! I know some people force dormancy but I find that most do it on their own when they are ready. If my growths are mature enough and they aren't heading in that direction by late December then I do take action and start reducing water. But only w/mature plants...not super seedlings.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

The thing is that I have been careful not to dry them out, but the one with more cooperi in it might be more sensitive to lack of water.
They are both in tight ball of sphag, but apparently the roots don't go bad in such conditions. I find that strange, in a good way.

Could be it's a young plants and it's just being over-enthusiastic about flowering too. I've had the bud drop in those that had plenty of water...when they were young. Now that I think about it...I've also had it happen a few times for no apparent reason. If you watered it enough...could just be the plant. Ctsm are fun but they can also be frustrating.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

I want some male flowers this time, but I don't really care.
Male flowers are much more attractive in my eyes, but you said female flowers last longer.

Females last longer yes but I would also much prefer the male flowers. They are so much more attractive!

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

I really want to see the other hybrid to bloom.
It at least has a great potential of having many flowers like cooperi. It just blast so easily.
If the third one fails, I'm not sure if I will have the patience to even keep the plant. lol

Hang in there...I'm sure it'll eventually bloom very well for you.