Liparis grossa in bloom

[silken]

My friend Orchids4ever gave me a division of her plant recently. It is blooming for both of us now. The one spike got caught in the folds of a wrinkled leaf so did not come out straight. But the other one did. It has a pleasant light scent. This is a compact plant in a 3 inch pot.

[cbuchman]

I have this one too. I'd love to hear how you are caring for it. Mine is growing, but no spikes as yet - though it is in it's first year with me and I often find that orchids don't bloom for the first year as they adjust.

[AnonYMouse]

It's gonna be very pretty when in full bloom.

I had the same problem with the mangled leaf/spike. I thought mine needed a breath mint!

FWIW, mine is in S/H but otherwise I don't do anything special. Sits 12-18 inches from an east facing window (I'll try to get a FC measure since there is some sun-blocking going on.)

[silken]

I have only had it for a month, so I can't really take credit for the blooms. It is potted in moss and I water it as soon as it dries out or sooner if I catch it. I have it under 2 T5's in the greenhouse. I am sure Monika (Orchids4ever) will add something to the care she gives hers. I am also looking after two other plants of these for friends and when I asked them what to do for them, they just said water when dry and that they are blooming machines and not fussy about conditions.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wonderful!

[ashley05]

Beautiful plant!

[silken]

Thanks for looking!

[Orchids4ever]

Originally Posted by silken

My friend Orchids4ever gave me a division of her plant recently. It is blooming for both of us now. The one spike got caught in the folds of a wrinkled leaf so did not come out straight. But the other one did. It has a pleasant light scent. This is a compact plant in a 3 inch pot.

Looking good
my second spike did the same thing-it got caught in the wrinkled Leaf-
I grow mine on a warm Shelf under T5 Lights and keep it moist -fertilized along with the rest of my Orchids.I tried to grow it cooler-but it was not happy-now that i moved it to the warm shelf-it finally bloomed for me.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Orchids4ever

Looking good
my second spike did the same thing-it got caught in the wrinkled Leaf-
I grow mine on a warm Shelf under T5 Lights and keep it moist -fertilized along with the rest of my Orchids.I tried to grow it cooler-but it was not happy-now that i moved it to the warm shelf-it finally bloomed for me.

Mine might have to go on a heat mat in the winter!

[RosieC]

Really lovely!