Maxillaria tenuifolia

First bloom opened today, few more to go:

[silken]

Nice! I have one but it isn't the picture of health! Any tips??

Thank you Silken.
Mine grows potted into clear plastic pot with pure sphagnum moss, gets lots of light on the south-east windowsill and I let the moss get dry between waterings. It doesn't mind low humidity. I didn't do anything special for it to bloom.
Hope yours recover soon, they seem to be pretty tough plants.

[WhiteRabbit]

Nice!

[cbuchman]

Mine is in "late" bud. I bought it last year already in bloom so I am thrilled that I've managed to to bloom it again. Some good advice on the OB to give it lots of water. I think I had been keeping it too dry. I also started to mist it so that the aerial roots could get some extra moisture. In some cases I have 3 or 4 pbulbs in height

Mine is in a clay pot and bark/sphag mix. It gets good cattleya strength sun (since that's all i've got ) - the leaf color is a good green so it appears to be sufficient.

I also found it useful to tame the growth a bit by pulling the pot through a net bag (the kind onions or bulbs come it) so that it is tight on the top of the pot and extends about 2-3 inches up the plant holding it more upright. - another idea I got from the OB.

Can't wait for mine to bloom!

[lily99]

Beautiful flowers!

[ladybug15]

I love this orchid, they smell so wonderful!
Mine has only bloomed once, with one flower (although it is not a very large division). I think I was keeping mine too dry as well. It was in bark, but I recently re potted it in pure Spaghnum.
My dog recently got a little rowdy and trampled a couple of my orchids (including my maxillaria tenuifolia). One of the p-bulbs was broken off and some of the leaves were bent. I re potted it, and it never missed a beat. They really are tough plants!

[flhiker]

Your Pictures are so good I could smell the coconut. Great job.