Project 2023 Spring Sarcochilus

[WaterWitchin]

I'm still waiting for a bloom. So I guess you're not too late to this particular party.

[Blueszz]

How are your Sarcochilus doing?

I tossed 1 because it kept struggling. Still have 2 and both are flowering. For me it are finicky little plants.

I hoped one of my plants would be the one with orange or yellow flowers. I'm not getting more Sarcochilus. It's just not my kind of orchid. Hmmm, maybe if I'm lucky and can find a dark yellow one.


Sarcochilus Kulnura Opus (E081) =
Sarcochilus Kulnura Symphony × Sarcochilus Kulnura Kaleidescope







Sarcochilus Kulnura Roundup 'Multi Spot' x Kulnura Secure 'Shapely'

[qbie]

I agree these don't seem as easy to grow or get to bloom.

Sadly I don't think my hartmannii alba will bloom this year. All I can think is not enough light even though it's been in the same spot on my balcony where it bloomed last year. Only difference is it got more light when it spent Nov in a planter downstairs while our building was being painted. I'm gonna try moving it to a brighter area this winter.

On the other hand, a noID in the brightest area of my balcony has been forming a spike. It has some reddish areas whereas the alba's was all green so curious to see what color these flowers might be!

The others are at least growing more leaves or making basal growths. Hoping some might get big enough to be able to bloom next year.

[Blueszz]

Thank you for sharing your experience with these plants. For one of the plants it took me long until it had a good root system. But I’m sure being established well helped developing spikes. Both have 3.

As for culture:

Spring. Until mid May indoors with temperature ranging from 19-24 Celcius. Then outdoors with nights minimum at 5C and days around 20. I wait until mid may as temperature should stay above 0C.
Summer 20-30 during the day up to 32/33. Occasionally 36/37 but then my orchids move back indoors for a few days. Nights 12-17.

Slowly day and night temperature drops during fall and when night drop below 8/10C I bring them in where they spend the

Winter in a south faced window at 16/17C.

This winter was cold and we barely had sun, but it didn’t seem to care. No grow lights used.

I water abundantly through the entire year. Stopped fertilizer around November because of being lazy and started to fertilize again only recently.

Pot culture. Outdoor North faced, unobstructed light. Sun very early morning and late evening sun. Protected from rain.