And this is how it looks when it grows up... pic is from last year (late winter '14)and it's even bigger now. The color is off in this pic...it's more of a lavender than pink. Very pretty plant. It was the central focal piece in my club's Spring show display last year and it cinched a best in class. Still far too young/small to be pulled for AOS judging but I was quite pleased w/the BIC.
Awesome plant!! I got it back in '09 or '10 and I find it to be an easy grower (bright light, intermediate temps, let dry between waterings) and reliable bloomer and it blooms for several weeks so it definitely earns it's space. Mine is just now getting fired up for this bloom cycle ..I'll be posting pics soon.
This was the same plant 2 yrs ago...feb/march '13
You can see how much it's grown just in that one year. To give you an idea of the size...the tree fern totem it's on is about 18" long.
Like I said...awesome plant but be prepared to groom to keep smaller (sharing is not a bad thing!) or expect it to eventually require a good deal of space. It earns that space though.
Ray, hope you don't mind my input. Used to be this was not often seen and I've been seeing more of these lately so I get excited because it really is a great plant.
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