Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[camille1585]

Bob, I'm hoping to move out of student housing within 6 months now that I have a job with a nice salary, and I am not joking when I say that the main criteria for my future apartment is that it MUST have south or west facing windows! I'll live wherever the orchids will be happy. Trying to grow on a north-east window, even with some extra light, is just not fun at all.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Lol! You should! Or an indoor light garden. Idk what I'll do with mine.


You can call me Bob

[nenella]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Bob, I'm hoping to move out of student housing within 6 months now that I have a job with a nice salary, and I am not joking when I say that the main criteria for my future apartment is that it MUST have south or west facing windows! I'll live wherever the orchids will be happy. Trying to grow on a north-east window, even with some extra light, is just not fun at all.

Camille hope you find one easily! I move every3/4/5 years and that is my main criteria too! BIG windows !!!
S & W facing off course...

[Zoi2]

I'm not getting any blooms but pretty good growth. I finally decided it is a light issue so moved little max from the east side to the south side of the porch. The plant is now getting direct sun and seems to really like it. I am so surprised it hasn't burned, but it hasn't bloomed either.
Joann

[Call_Me_Bob]

I'll up my lighting


You can call me Bob

[Eyebabe]

Mine has taken very well to s/h but has still not yet bloomed. Whenever I see new growth, I usually have to wait a week or so to tell if it is just another bulb or could be a bloom and so far...all bulbs

Getting plenty of light for sure though!

[Call_Me_Bob]

you should bring yours to an OS meeting sometime, id like to compare sizes. its hard in pictures

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Do you have a recent pic of the Max on its mount? Curious to see how it grows on the mount compared to in a pot.

Realised the only ones I had were from a year ago. So Hubby took some more for me

It does not actually look like it has grown that much BUT last year it had three new growths (now matured) and now it has 11 new growths

The second pic shows the mount best. It's falling to bits though and definitely needs a new one.

[camille1585]

Thanks for the pics! Good luck remounting it, doesn't look like it's going to be easy to get it off this one.

[RosieC]

No. I think I will break off the loose bits of mount, then stick the remainder to a new mount. Because of the climbing nature of the plant it does not seem to need much support, I just need to have a mount I can move around without it falling to bits.