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Dont give up -or- Orchid teach patience
So, i'll not bore you with all the ways this was my fault, there were many, but this was one of the first 10/20 orchids i got about 8-10 years ago when i started to care more about orchids than just the handful of ancient phals i had inherited
i saw this flower ( somewhere there was the first schomburgkia too) and it blew my mind-
i got a bag baby and was ready for my orchid show.....
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years
years
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and then
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
Untitled by J Solo, on Flickr
so, it might come in spike or you might have to wait a decade, they are all worth it ![Wink](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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No photos neither any working links.
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Meteo data at my city here.
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02-01-2024, 01:57 PM
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rbarata, try again... photos working for me.
Wow, if not pure spectabile, certainly dominant. And living up to the name.
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02-01-2024, 01:58 PM
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Oh yes!
When I experienced my greenhouse heater failure, wiping out a 20+ year collection, a few folks gave me plants to rekindle the interest after the loss. One was a Dendrobium speciosum. It was about 3" tall in a 2" pot.
In all honesty, I am not particularly a fan of dendrobiums, but I gave very minimal care to it, but some 14 years later it bloomed with a couple of 36" spikes on 18"-24" canes.
It turned out to be v. hillii, was too big for me, so now it and its dozen or more divisions reside with another grower in Aiken SC.
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Both are stunning plants!
Maybe this is the reason my favorite quote is:
Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. (R.W. Emerson)
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02-02-2024, 12:42 PM
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i love that quote!
and yes, i forgot the info on the plant
den. spectabile, species from bettergro
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Rather amazing bag baby!
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02-03-2024, 12:24 AM
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I'm happy that yours bloomed! ![Smile](http://www.orchidboard.com/community/images/smilies/new/smile.gif) My bag baby Den spectabile took forever too. Now it blooms every year.
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