Slc. Jewel Box 'Dark Waters'

[Becky15349]

I purchased this lovely red catt about a year ago, and was patiently waiting for it to bloom, and it waaaaaaited until about a week ago THEN I did some research into it and learned that (they say) it always blooms in February!! I wish I'd known that earlier LOL, I would've refrained from poking and prodding the plant with a flashlight for the past 12 months LOLOL...

This plant also has 2 other sheaths with blooms, but then have not yet emerged. I feel like the blooms are a little small, but then again, it may have been setting buds when I was moving (via driving a uhaul) to chicago and maybe that stressed it out a bit.

Pretty color anyways!! Very vibrant. Here are some culture details on this particular plant:

-grown in south window
-humidity an avg of 50% daily
-grown in hydroton
-fan on it all day to keep air moving
-winter: water 1x a week, every 4th week just clear water, fert all the rest of the time

Enjoy!
~Becky

[dabblin-n-orchids]

GORGEOUS
it's been on my wish list since the first time i saw one . . .I just LOVE red flowers

[kinknstein]

Awesome!!

[magicatt]

Pretty as christmas hard candies! I'm a sucker for red...

[Hawaiian Sunshine]

Very nice and well grown. Jewel Box can make a beautiful specimen plant if you let it grow out. They are a prolific bloomer.

[(..._...)]

I was thinking of ordering one of these, but the place I order from is out! I hope they get more in! Its so nice! I could use some winter flowering orchids too...

Cam

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Becky

Great success!

Gorgeous, compact, blooms in February, indoors. I must get one.

[Cookiemonster]

becky nice blooms
Lots of hydro action going on I see
I have its buddy Slc Jewel Box Sherezzade I know I sabotaged the spelling, but it had sheaths and they dried up it pushing like 4 new growths....

[WhiteRabbit]

wow!
gorgeous becky!
looks like a happy plant - good growing!

[cday2inflorida]

nice color!