Blc Toshi Aoki 'Pokai' AM/AOS

[DebsC]

Long-lasting fragrant flowers.

[dgenovese1]

DebsC,

That is gorgeous! And I didn't know that Blc Toshi Aoki 'Pokai' AM/AOS was fragrant...all the more to over!

[Sandy4453]

Outstanding flower, outrageous color combo. Perfectly beautiful.

Enjoy and happy growing!

[Roly0217]

I want it !!!! It's GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your bloom!!!!

[Leisurely]

Nice. I cant get too many yellows with red lip. They are all gorgeous. I have 'Pizzaz' but it is late blooming this year.

[Lagoon]

Deb, Simply gorgeous!

[DebsC]

Originally Posted by dgenovese1

DebsC,

That is gorgeous! And I didn't know that Blc Toshi Aoki 'Pokai' AM/AOS was fragrant...all the more to over!

David, it has a sweet, musky fragrance but only early in the morning. It doesn't last long!

[terryros]

I was intrigued by the term "long lasting" in describing Toshi Aoki. I have a Toshi Aoki cross (Dora Louise 'Capen') that did not last very long on its first blooming for me. While I have grown orchids for a long time I have grown mostly Phals but have now diversified. I am growing about 20 Catts under lights this year and have bloomed about 4 of them but have found that the flowers have all lasted less than a month. I knew the bloom time would be less than the Phals and Paphs but what is a short or long bloom time for the Catt alliance?

[DebsC]

Originally Posted by terryros

I was intrigued by the term "long lasting" in describing Toshi Aoki. I have a Toshi Aoki cross (Dora Louise 'Capen') that did not last very long on its first blooming for me. While I have grown orchids for a long time I have grown mostly Phals but have now diversified. I am growing about 20 Catts under lights this year and have bloomed about 4 of them but have found that the flowers have all lasted less than a month. I knew the bloom time would be less than the Phals and Paphs but what is a short or long bloom time for the Catt alliance?

Okay, I had to stop and think about this one and ask myself what I consider long lasting in a flower. The first orchid that came to mind was some of my phals. They started blooming in December of 07 and a couple of them have just wound down. Now that's what I call long lasting!!!

In a cattleya, I would say it depends on the season. If a catt blooms in the heat of mid summer, a week or week and a half would be long.

Winter bloomers...I guess 2-3 weeks is what I would consider long lasting. I have a couple that last up to 6 weeks.

They definitely can't compete with the phals for lasting a long time but make up for it in other ways.

I think this is a great subject and I hope others will chime in with their opinions.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Lovely!