A dud orchid never flowers

[Orchidnut]

I have some sort of Maxillaria I have had it for years . I bought it with the name tenufolia but it is not it's growth habbit is not at all like one. I have bought other tenufolia's and the growth habit is a climbing in a up right manner . this plant that I have is all clustered up it just gets wider each year the folliage looks great I get new growths but i have had it over 15 years . I have divided it . I have put it in hoter conditions I have put it in cool moist conditions I fertilize it just like all my other orchids my other tenufolia blooms. I really think it is a dud and will not flower. My Mom bought one at the same time from the same grower and hers never flowered either. I have tried it in all conditions I can think of. It is healthy nice roots new growths but never any flowers. I am about ready to chuck those little things right in the trash.
Any Idea's?
Bonnie

[Zoi2]

What kind of light are you giving it?
Can you post a picture or two?
Joann

[RJSquirrel]

dont trash it


maybe you got one them 2000 year orchids..only bloom ever 2000 years

[Orchidnut]

I have grown it in many different conditions, east window, With my paphs, with my Onc. where is gets misted . Currently it is on the west side of my greenhouse about 2 feet from the side of the greenhouse. Some of them are with my paphs. on a lower shelf some are hanging from the roof. It was a large plant that did nothing so now it is many small plants with new growths happy as a clam. No blooms Ever Not in 15 years.

[Gin]

Do you have a picture of it ? I have one that is nothing like the tenufolia the growth looks more like A clivia but is a Max. crassifolia blooms are near the base of the plant ..oops sorry must of been posting at the same time

[Gin]

Not the crassifolia , maybe someone else will have a better idea .

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I tend to think that it's most likely Max tenuifolia. Some don't have long rhizomes. Mine clusters like yours does.

Max tenuifolia tends to be a finicky bloomer, unlike most other Maxillarias.

Try a drier and cooler winter.

[Orchidnut]

Dry like water every other week cool like 60?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Winters as cool as 45 F to 55 F on the low end, about 70 F to 75 F on the high end.

Water once every 2 weeks without fertilizer (for winter only).

See if that works.

[bullsie]

Tenuifolia plants tend to grow up out of and away from their medium. This looks as though the pseudobulbs are stacked against one another. I can't seem to tell in the picture. Can you describe the growth pattern?