Dont give up -or- Orchid teach patience

[DirtyCoconuts]

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.....


.....

years

years

years

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

[rbarata]

No photos neither any working links.

[Roberta]

rbarata, try again... photos working for me.

Wow, if not pure spectabile, certainly dominant. And living up to the name.

[Ray]

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.

[Blueszz]

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)

[DirtyCoconuts]

i love that quote!

and yes, i forgot the info on the plant

den. spectabile, species from bettergro

[Roberta]

Rather amazing bag baby!

[Jeff214]

I'm happy that yours bloomed! My bag baby Den spectabile took forever too. Now it blooms every year.