Spicerianum mix rebloom [first one:)] - Orchid Board

chidlove · #1 12-09-2010, 06:21 PM

So excited

Just checked the orchids this morning, looking for the tiniest changes

, and Lo and Behold, in the darkest depths of my paph, is a bud

I took a few pics, but don't have a proper macro lens.
I didn't think I'd ever get a rebloom on any of the three paphs in the collection

heres the sad pic [reversed the nifty fifty]

I hope to take more as it grows

RosieC · #2 12-10-2010, 05:34 AM

Well I can't tell from the pic... but congratulations. It was only this summer than I spotted my first paph buds and it's such an exciting time

chidlove · #3 12-11-2010, 11:23 AM

Thanks for the reply Rosie

Yes, it is hard to tell by the fuzzy pic, but its getting bigger [the bud]

With the three paphs I have, this is the first real encouraging sign.

WhiteRabbit · #4 12-11-2010, 04:28 PM

Woo hoo! good growing! I, too, got my first Paph rebloom earlier this year, and it is exciting! Can't wait to see more pix!

chidlove · #5 12-11-2010, 08:20 PM

Thanks White Rabbit

chidlove · #6 12-25-2010, 03:01 PM

I guess its coming out OK, this is an update on the Spicerianum/?

Bolero · #7 12-25-2010, 04:38 PM

Definitely a bud! Lovely, a great species to own and I can't wait to see it open up.

alsorchids · #8 12-25-2010, 08:15 PM

Gee, it seems to me that there are times when you wait and wonder and just when you think it may never happen, there is a floral surprise. Your time and patience is starting to pay off. Merry Christmas! AL

chidlove · #9 01-04-2011, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by alsorchids

Gee, it seems to me that there are times when you wait and wonder and just when you think it may never happen, there is a floral surprise. Your time and patience is starting to pay off. Merry Christmas! AL

Thanks Al, but I admit I'm a bit concerned with how it is growing

It seems really droopy to me,not sure if this is normal? Here is a poor pic of the bloom.

BikerDoc5968 · #10 01-04-2011, 01:47 PM

While I have several Paphs, I don't consider myself even close to an expert. What I have seen among my plants is that some droop because they don't have stiff spikes (IMHO) while others are more upright, especially the bull dog type and still others I wonder if they will ever grow out of the crown!