Eulophia Petersii

[Ralphonso]

This terrestrial orchid grows rapidly.
I started recording the growing rate of the inflorescent on 7/16 at 8.5 inches. It grows an average of 2 inches a day. My measurement today (7/29) is at 32 inches. The spike began branching at 30 inches. It now has a neighboring spike about 2 inches tall.

I like how incredible tall it grows. When I bought it, at the end of May, it was flowering at 7.8 feet high. During transport roughly 6 inches of buds were broken off.
The flowers are small green and pink clusters.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Eulophia in general tend to be fairly fast growing.

They are allied to Cymbidiums btw.

[lambelkip]

It was flowering at the end of May, and it's already flowering again?
how do you get it to bloom?

[Ralphonso]

It is a planting of nine pseudobulbs. I simply let it be, then, after the ninth bulb matured, a spike popped out. It puzzled me - I thought it to be another growth.

[lambelkip]

ok. mine has 10 pseudobulbs, so it should be about flowering sized, right?

[Ralphonso]

I should say so.
I was told by the grower that after the new p-bulbs have developed, it will spike from each.

May I ask: How have you grown your own?

[smweaver]

Would love to see a photo. For some reason that I'm unsure of, I can't seem to see one with your post. But your description sounds grand.

[Ralphonso]

I will post pictures of the growth and of the previous bloom tonight.

[Ralphonso]

Photos from beginning, end and also of start of branching.




More to come

[Ralphonso]

I almost forgot! Here is the flowers from May.

Sorry, it does not display the flowers. It should give a representation of the height it can reach.