Tolumnia sylvestre
This came from Andy's in December 2015. It had two fans, each with an old bloom spike. They were dead at the tips.
One spike had a plantlet, which has continued to enlarge. The other grew a new branch, and today opened a flower. The two fans are currently pushing one new growth each.
So far, the flower is nearly pure white, with no fragrance. There is another bud not far behind, opening a little yellowish, but it will soon turn white.
In the whole-plant photo with my red Ford pickup, the small white flower can be seen against the tree across the street.
Before long I should be posting T. guianensis and T. urophylla.
I hang all of them in my sunroom near the window. They get about 6 hours of direct morning sun through 30% shade cloth hanging outside the window. I try to wet them at least daily with a spray bottle, including the plantlets on the old bloom stalks. About 2-3 times per week I soak them for 6-12 hours in rain water. They get MSU fertilizer at about 40ppm nitrogen every week or so.
For some reason, no matter how I try to rotate the photo on my computer, the flower photo displays upside-down.
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