Blc Hawaiian Passion Carmela 'Green' - Orchid Board

Jeff214 · #1 06-25-2018, 01:40 AM

Found this half dead on a clearance rack a few years ago. With patience, 5$ can go a long way, haha. Large yellow-green bloom with a sweet, citrus-y smell (fruitloops...?). It's not too strong, but seems to permeate the room.

I was an idiot and thought that opening the sheath would help the buds. A day or two later, the second, smaller bud blasted.

I keep getting blotches on the sepals (? i think. the outer petals). I don't think I've splattered water on them, but I'm growing them in a public area at work... so who knows. What are they caused by? Are there ways to protect them from blemishes?

dounoharm · #2 06-26-2018, 10:01 AM

great flower and scent, it will more than pay you back in years to come!

CourtneyT · #3 06-26-2018, 02:47 PM

You are so lucky for being able to get this beautiful flower bloom, especially in your company! I was keeping 10 orchids in my company and 4 of them are blooming so I use them to decorate the front desk. Then somebody told HR that I left the orchids in the sink so that other people could not the sink. I was so shocked because I only used the sink when I was watering them and never left any of them there when I was gone. Occasionally, other people came in the break room to use sink when I was watering the orchids. I was told by the HR to take the flowers home now. That's some sad story I have about caring for orchids.

Leafmite · #4 06-26-2018, 08:57 PM

What a beautiful bloom!

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Originally Posted by CourtneyT

You are so lucky for being able to get this beautiful flower bloom, especially in your company! I was keeping 10 orchids in my company and 4 of them are blooming so I use them to decorate the front desk. Then somebody told HR that I left the orchids in the sink so that other people could not the sink. I was so shocked because I only used the sink when I was watering them and never left any of them there when I was gone. Occasionally, other people came in the break room to use sink when I was watering the orchids. I was told by the HR to take the flowers home now. That's some sad story I have about caring for orchids.

Wow, someone sounds crabby....

Jeff214 · #5 06-27-2018, 07:41 PM

I'm sorry to heart that CourtneyT. Yeah, shared spaces can be very tricky to navigate. I've put mine in a lightly trafficked area... hoping to avoid conflict.

Fortunately, many people at work seem to like the plants. Or maybe they just dont care. haha.

hope your plants have found a place to live!

estación seca · #6 06-28-2018, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CourtneyT

You are so lucky for being able to get this beautiful flower bloom, especially in your company! I was keeping 10 orchids in my company and 4 of them are blooming so I use them to decorate the front desk. Then somebody told HR that I left the orchids in the sink so that other people could not the sink. I was so shocked because I only used the sink when I was watering them and never left any of them there when I was gone. Occasionally, other people came in the break room to use sink when I was watering the orchids. I was told by the HR to take the flowers home now. That's some sad story I have about caring for orchids.

That's why I am self-employed.

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The sepal splotches may be from relatively low humidity.