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07-15-2011, 01:16 AM
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Thanks for the info on reblooming, I have two of theses guys, a Pink Panther and a Genting Sunray, and I haven't managed to bloom them yet. Mine are outside, also getting afternoon sun and are purple-green. Hopefully them temp drop in fall induces blooms!
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07-15-2011, 01:18 AM
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Also, I have you beat, I have a NoID Phal I haven't managed to bloom in 5 years...but it is in spike now! Can't wait to find out what it looks like  |
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07-15-2011, 01:39 AM
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Also, I have you beat, I have a NoID Phal I haven't managed to bloom in 5 years...but it is in spike now! Can't wait to find out what it looks like |
hehe - well, I do have plants I've had longer with out getting blooms - one, a small reed stem epi I've probably had 5 years, does have spikes now, so hopefully that run will end soon. I also have a small den-phal, probably have had it 6 years - no blooms! ugh! got buds last year, but one by one they withered and dropped just as they approached being big enough to open  funny thing is I've two other small den-phals that have bloomed without problem ...
I'm really looking forward to seeing what the epi's blooms look like - I think it's a species, but since I didn't record the name, I forgot a long time ago what it is 
good luck with your Phal! |
07-15-2011, 01:42 AM
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Thanks for the info on reblooming, I have two of theses guys, a Pink Panther and a Genting Sunray, and I haven't managed to bloom them yet. Mine are outside, also getting afternoon sun and are purple-green. Hopefully them temp drop in fall induces blooms!
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you're welcome! seems I'm at least not alone in having a bit of trouble getting the culture just right!
purpley is good! you know they are getting plenty of light!
hope you get blooms! |
07-15-2011, 08:51 AM
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Wow, sounds like I need to move mine then. They are both outside but don't have that purple color you guys are talking about. But I have also protected it from late afternoon to evening sun.
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07-15-2011, 09:12 AM
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my 2 oldest orchids, a cattleya and a bulbophylum, have still not bloomed for me, and they are 6 years old! oh the agony! LOL
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07-15-2011, 02:16 PM
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Yeah, I have another Phal that hasn't bloomed in 5 years, and didn't spike this year. But it had some root problems in the past. This year I got a Zygopetalum to bloom that hadn't bloomed in 3 years. I also have two Paph species that I haven't managed to bloom in several years either...
I am hopeful about these Tolumnias. I got them out of flower for super cheap (8 bucks each!) and as I was researching them, I read that they often bloom continuously....certainly not the case for me, but both plants have put up new fans, so they are happy and growing, at least.
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07-16-2011, 01:09 AM
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Wow, sounds like I need to move mine then. They are both outside but don't have that purple color you guys are talking about. But I have also protected it from late afternoon to evening sun.
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I don't know that the purple hue is necessary, but if they have it, you at least know that they are getting good light. They may be fine where they are - I don't know - I do know they like a pretty good amount of light |
07-16-2011, 01:14 AM
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my 2 oldest orchids, a cattleya and a bulbophylum, have still not bloomed for me, and they are 6 years old! oh the agony! LOL
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aww - I can relate - my never blooming den is one of my oldest orchids, had it about 6 years also
- maybe someday, huh? |
07-16-2011, 01:16 AM
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Yeah, I have another Phal that hasn't bloomed in 5 years, and didn't spike this year. But it had some root problems in the past. This year I got a Zygopetalum to bloom that hadn't bloomed in 3 years. I also have two Paph species that I haven't managed to bloom in several years either...
I am hopeful about these Tolumnias. I got them out of flower for super cheap (8 bucks each!) and as I was researching them, I read that they often bloom continuously....certainly not the case for me, but both plants have put up new fans, so they are happy and growing, at least.
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my Genting Peach, which bloomed a little ahead of this one (the Genting Pink Lady), spike has been bare for a short while - new buds are developing at the end of the spike, ends of the two branches, and both branches are developing little branches, which are both budding already  |
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