Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by help

thanks phil!

it says they are blooming sized divisions though.

It's a small division from a blooming sized plant.

Trust me, that's not going to bloom anytime soon. It'll take a while.

It won't be anything like 5 yrs though. It'll be like 2 or 3 yrs.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Max tenuifolia is actually pretty temperature tolerant. It can take temperatures in excess of 100 F down to 40 F.

It likes Cattleya type light.

Max tenuifolia likes lots of moisture. Be careful with damaging roots. That's how they tend to be difficult to bloom. Too much root damage and it delays their bloom cycle. It can take years to recover from that kind of damage.

These are not very prolific bloomers. They also tend to be a bit picky about blooming.

Really easy to grow, difficult to bloom.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Anisa

Would you share, please, how do you grow it? As for size, i am sure it will grow. (Unless it doesnt grow and die ) Where is the challenge in getting blooming or close to blooming plant?

for the project, we are supposed to get blooming sized plants.



phil-thank you so much! im glad i figured that out!

by the way. i wonder why he said they are " small blooming sized divisions" if they arent really blooming sized

now i just have to find somewhere else to get my plants....

[marydaniellesantos]

Originally Posted by help

for the project, we are supposed to get blooming sized plants.



phil-thank you so much! im glad i figured that out!

by the way. i wonder why he said they are " small blooming sized divisions" if they arent really blooming sized

now i just have to find somewhere else to get my plants....

Idk if you saw my post but Los osos will only give the 2 dollars off the plant, no discount for shipping. But they do look like they are really nice plants.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by help

for the project, we are supposed to get blooming sized plants.



phil-thank you so much! im glad i figured that out!

by the way. i wonder why he said they are " small blooming sized divisions" if they arent really blooming sized

now i just have to find somewhere else to get my plants....

Because that's exactly what they are.

He's not lying.

He's just not telling you that it'll take a while.

[Call_Me_Bob]

i saw your post mary, but they have max. tenuifolia 'los osos' i dont know, but is that "allowed" for the project? does it matter if it has a cultivar name? ill call them tomorrow.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Because that's exactly what they are.

He's not lying.

He's just not telling you that it'll take a while.

that just confuses me. why doesnt he say that they are a while from blooming instead of saying that they are blooming sized, but small? anyways, its not something i want to get into a huge debate about. i trust your judgement and knowledge way more than mine, and i will do what you say.


i google maxillatia tenuifolia 'los osos' but found nothing ecpet for their website. and their ebay add doesnt have it listed as that either. ill call them tomorrow

[Connie Star]

I ordered my Max tenuifolia from Oak Hill Gardens. But so it wouldn't be lonely on it's trip, I also ordered a Den thyrisoflorum and a small Catt skinneri.
The house looks so empty, now that many of my orchids are summering outside.
I almost ordered an Angraecum sesquipedale ( too particular for my house environment) and a Laelia purpurata (too big) but reason prevailed- one of the few times in my orchid life that it has!

[flhiker]

Originally Posted by Connie Star

I ordered my Max tenuifolia from Oak Hill Gardens. But so it wouldn't be lonely on it's trip, I also ordered a Den thyrisoflorum and a small Catt skinneri.
The house looks so empty, now that many of my orchids are summering outside.
I almost ordered an Angraecum sesquipedale ( too particular for my house environment) and a Laelia purpurata (too big) but reason prevailed- one of the few times in my orchid life that it has!

Nice haul Connie. You know we want pic's when they arrive.

[Call_Me_Bob]

cant wait to see eerybody's pics!

i was originally set on getting them from ians orchids. but now im not so sure. since they arent going to bloom anytime soon, from ians orchids. i might buy from los osos.