Brassia 'Spider' First Blooming

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I got this from a parent plant that I was admiring at an orchid farm that wasn't for sale. I was very shocked to hear him say "here you go", as the worker just randomly broke off a piece and handed to me after I expressed my love of its blooms. This was in April of 2012. It was a small piece with very little roots and about 3 or 4 small leaves.
I carried it home and and i kept misting the roots daily. I eventually wired it to a piece of driftwood and hung it high in a mango tree in my back yard to mimic what I had read to be its natural environment; living in the canopies of trees. It enjoys the cool breezes and the dappled sun through the leaves of the tree it seems as it just a few months it was firmly attached to the driftwood and had an extensive root system and some strong leaf growth. By December 2012, 8 months later it had a spike; and now finally this month (Jan) the blooms have all opened.
The are very large for a first blooming of a broken off piece of an orchid, and the sepals are looong; about 6 inches.
Enjoy!

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