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02-17-2015, 10:32 PM
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Check your Maxillaria tenuifolias!
Checked mine and there are several spikes forming. Coconut is on the way!  |
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02-17-2015, 11:13 PM
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checked mine this morning. no spikes just roots
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02-18-2015, 10:38 AM
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I just checked mine a few days ago, nothing yet! Last time I got blooms was 2 years ago, last winter was just too cloudy and it didnt get much sun, even in a south facing window. This winter has been only marginally better so i don't know what to expect...
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02-18-2015, 11:03 AM
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I got lots of new bulbs this winter, so blooms can't be too far away. I guess one benefit of a brutally cold winter is lots of sunshine!
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02-18-2015, 12:13 PM
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Nothing yet on mine either, but they always just seems to pop out of nowhere. Can't wait.
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02-18-2015, 12:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cbuchman
Nothing yet on mine either, but they always just seems to pop out of nowhere. Can't wait.
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The first hint I had that there were buds/blooms was actually the smell! Then I really had to hunt for the bloom, it was buried deep in the plant. And that's how I noticed a dozen other buds ready to open. The spikes really do come out of nowhere....
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02-18-2015, 12:37 PM
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Two spotted on mine. This year I am so ready for them...every other year they catch me totally by surprise!
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02-18-2015, 01:04 PM
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I just examined mine and, as always, if it is going to bloom, it is being very secretive about it. I am glad that others have the same difficulty.
Mine is pretty faithful about blooming just when I am wondering where I failed culture-wise for the year. :|
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02-18-2015, 01:16 PM
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Would like to know more about culture. One I have is getting closer to the compost each day unless I get it some help. I'm doing a lousy job!
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02-18-2015, 01:33 PM
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I got mine many years ago, before I discovered orchid information was on the internet. I had no real idea how to grow it so I treated it like a Cattleya and potted it up in red lava rock. About five years ago, I buried much of it when putting it in a larger basket pot and every year now, I get new blades of 'grass' poking up out of the rock around the main mass. I have the entire thing sitting in a bowl of water (it loves water).
It will live with lower light but it really prefers Cattleya light. It seems pretty tolerant temperature-wise. Hope this helps!
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