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12-24-2013, 12:29 AM
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Brassavola "little stars" in bloom
Got this little beauty as a bag baby at Lowe's a few years back. it almost died of neglect several times after being forgotten on various windowsills. so i moved the surviving portion into my already cramped tank and here we are a few months later with 2 blooms (the day before i go out of town for the holidays of course  )
not as floriferous as some of the others i have seen around the board, i hope in a few years she will get there. but the fragrance..... i can smell these two blooms from across the room.  |
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12-24-2013, 12:02 PM
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Incredible fragrance, isn't it? I bought one of these also and the blooms look just like yours. I love this plant, good growing!
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12-24-2013, 08:04 PM
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Nice!
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12-24-2013, 09:27 PM
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Very nice, can't wait until my blooms it has a spike on it so I'm hoping it will bloom soon.
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12-25-2013, 06:21 PM
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Amazing beauty!
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01-03-2014, 12:54 AM
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not sure if anyone else has noticed this with their plant but it seems like as time goes on the flowers become more and more fragrant. and i must say i am LOVING it!
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01-03-2014, 02:16 AM
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You found that at Lowes! My Lowes almost has no orchids, I have to go to the areas where the asians live to found something decent. Do you know what time of you got it? I was thinking of getting one myself but I am confused about the brassavola and how big they get. I don't want a big orchid, but I want alot of fragrance.
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01-04-2014, 07:15 PM
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GoldenSunshine, i got this plant a few years back i don't remember exactly when. in terms of size i have it in a 4in plastic pot and it's height (pot included) is probably about 10-12 inches. it really isn't that big of a plant. i'm also pretty sure there are compact cultivars out there. Actually come to think of it hausermann has one: Orchids By Hausermann: Brassavola nodosa (Compact) (3" pot size)
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01-04-2014, 07:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dabblin-n-orchids
not sure if anyone else has noticed this with their plant but it seems like as time goes on the flowers become more and more fragrant. and i must say i am LOVING it!
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Yep, mine do the same. The fragrance seems to max out after the flower has been open 2 or 3 days. I've got five flowers open right now and the fragrance is unbelievably strong, almost too much! I love this plant, a real easy grower. |
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