The coconut scented Maxillaria tenuifolia

[KC Wong]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

What an awesome, strong coconut perfume this well-known beauty has! It is always a joy when it is in flower!

Hi Mauro..........what's.your secret, I have mine for 2 years, move him every where from hight light to low light but nerver flower. just happily growing.


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KC

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by KC Wong

Hi Mauro..........what's.your secret, I have mine for 2 years, move him every where from hight light to low light but nerver flower. just happily growing.


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KC

Sorry, KC, but I have no secret to grow this. I keep it low in the grh, a foot and a half, or so, from the floor. I have my grh covered with transparent plastic film and shade cloth that cuts 50% of the light. I don't move it, I don't even change its position. I have a piece of it that I decided to grow high in the grh, so it receives good light. It took two years, but it finally it is in flower too. For the rest, I grow it just like Cattleyas. Hope this can help you a little.

[Shirley]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Sorry, KC, but I have no secret to grow this. I keep it low in the grh, a foot and a half, or so, from the floor. I have my grh covered with transparent plastic film and shade cloth that cuts 50% of the light. I don't move it, I don't even change its position. I have a piece of it that I decided to grow high in the grh, so it receives good light. It took two years, but it finally it is in flower too. For the rest, I grow it just like Cattleyas. Hope this can help you a little.

Thank you again, Mauro. I just purchased one of these in July and I'm thrilled to see how beautiful your's is! Can you tell me the approximate age of your plant and also the size, please? I have no idea how old my plant is so wonder how long I'll have to wait for a bloom.

Shirley

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Shirley

...Can you tell me the approximate age of your plant and also the size, please? I have no idea how old my plant is so wonder how long I'll have to wait for a bloom.

Shirley

Shirley, this is a present I got from my mom four years ago by this time of the year. Though not large at that time it was an adult plant with a few flowers. So we can say that my plant has 7-8 years. It is now 18" high, with a diameter of 8", more or less.