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Old 04-20-2008, 12:20 AM
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Some of the other members of this forum have identified the orchid below as Maxillaria tennufolia. Please let me know if you concur.
For now I will operate under the assumption that the above ID is correct and ask if anyone could give me some advice on this plant.
When I rescued this orchid it was sunburned and had a very dry and pathetic root system. I repotted it into a standard orchid mix (bark chips, charcoal, and perlite) topped with sphagnum moss. It sits near a window in my bathroom on a tray of wet pebbles and receives medium light for the first half of the day and bright light for the rest of the day.
There has been no sign of new growth since repotting and the newer pseudobulbs have not grown noticeably for the past six months. Until recently I was watering this orchid once a week accompanied by a light feeding (three doses of general fertilizer and one dose of bloom booster every month). I've done a little reading about Maxillaria tennufolia and started trying to water whenever it starts to feel dry, which is about every three days or so.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to perk this plant up?
Thanks for your time and consideration.
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It's most likely Maxillaria tenuifolia (aka The Coconut Orchid), I'm 80% sure of it.

It grows intermediate - warm (can tolerate cooler temperatures). Likes medium to bright indirect light. Multiplies rapidly. It's not so easy to bloom though. Finally the flowers smell strongly of coconuts (hence the common name).
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Easy grower as well and very resilient.
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It is slow to establish , once it does it will take off . Mine is mounted .. Gin
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Old 04-20-2008, 03:16 PM
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Aaron, The pseudobulbs are looking quite plump now so I think you're on the right track with the watering. I haven't had mine a year yet so it hasn't bloomed for me but I find it dries out very quickly and is showing excellent new growth now that I've stepped up the watering to about every three days.
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Old 04-23-2008, 10:31 AM
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What can I do to encourage this plant to bloom?
Also, what is the usual growth calendar for this species?
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Old 04-26-2008, 01:02 AM
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Six months after repotting, shouldn't this bad boy have some new roots and/or new growth of some type?
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