I have a slc Bu lady that is blooming for the thiord time this year with 6 sheaths in varying stages of development from sheath to 3 or 4 inch long spikes and 3 new leads still growing and each of them have sheaths and they will be a month or so untill those are ready to bloom so this one will be in bloom for several months non stop and who knows what it is planning for the encore yet...it seems to bloom on every new lead now that is has got started