C Chocolate Drop 'Volcano Queen' - Page 3 - Orchid Board

Roly0217 · #21 04-03-2009, 05:38 PM

Sue !!!! Don't you have a 'Volcano Queen' already ??? I could have sworn that you had all 3 of them.

cb977 · #22 04-03-2009, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Roly0217

Sue !!!! Don't you have a 'Volcano Queen' already ??? I could have sworn that you had all 3 of them.

Yes, a small one

and I also have 'NOK'.
I have to get the third one

caseydoll · #23 04-03-2009, 07:26 PM

It's just beautiful Sue! And thank you for the very entertaining and humorous thread! I can totally picture the whole thing and I'm laughing so hard I have tears in my eyes!

Leisurely · #24 04-03-2009, 09:52 PM

Wow Susanne, it's wonderful. I am amazed though at it blooming now because I am so accustomed to mine blooming in the fall. My plant rests all winter and it is just now waking up.

cb977 · #25 04-03-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Leisurely

Wow Susanne, it's wonderful. I am amazed though at it blooming now because I am so accustomed to mine blooming in the fall. My plant rests all winter and it is just now waking up.

My other Chocolate Drop blooms in the fall also. I don't know why this one is in bloom right now but I'll take it

Leisurely · #26 04-03-2009, 10:16 PM

I will be on the look out for a spring bloomer. You know, your plant just might be one that blooms more than once per year. Wouldn't that be nice.

Sun rm.N.E. · #27 04-06-2009, 04:48 PM

Susanne

Thanks for sharing your Chocolate Drop photos with us. I gave up on getting one a long time ago because of space limitations when I saw a large specimen plant.

I just realized that I had one all along when I found a water color one of my daughters did for a birthday present more than a dozen years ago. I thought you might find it interesting that this is the one she chose browsing the internet for photos.

PitcherASAMD · #28 02-26-2010, 10:38 PM

Hi Sue! I'm so glad I found your post. I have a Chocolate drop V.Q. that i bought last June at Lowes and it's done nothing since then. It in a southish facing window with all my other chids. It's not dying but it's not prospering either. What is your secret? It's at about 50ish percent humidity on a humidity tray with a humidifier going. Like I said earlier it's in a southish facing window where it gets more afternoon sun then morning. I have my drumbeat heritage catt in the same spot and it's thriving. So I'm not quite sure about this little guy. He's in a 3in pot in large bark. I fertilize at 150ppm MSU on a weekly basis (usually Sunday) and it gets a water bath on Wednesdays. I spritz the roots if they look dry. Do you have any pointers for me?

Thanx!
Katie

cb977 · #29 02-26-2010, 10:47 PM

Hi Katie, what you've described is just about what mine gets

The only difference is that mine gets some pretty intense afternoon sun and the room is possibly a little more humid but I think what you're doing sounds just right

Was it in bloom when you bought it?
If yes, then maybe try increasing the light a bit.

If not, then it may just be a younger plant and she's not ready yet.

and please post pics when she blooms for you

PitcherASAMD · #30 02-26-2010, 10:53 PM

Nope it wasn't in bloom when I got it. It was a bagged baby from Lowes. I could try upping it's light. Maybe I'll move it up a few plant slots and see if that works? If not maybe it's just too young?
This is the name on the tag from Lowes:
C. Chocolate Drop V.Q. (Volcano Queen) Red 6/16/2008

Thanks Sue!

Katie