Mature Onc. Sharry Baby

[Dollythehun]

It was in a 4" pot two years ago with 4 spikes. Rootbound to the max. Last year it had two spikes and this year 5.

[MisterGuy]

Originally Posted by Ray

Back when Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' was new to the market, I picked up a 2" pot seedling while traveling on business.

When I got home I thought I'd try it in a semi-hydroponics overpotting experiment, so it went into a 12" diameter x 18" tall pot, made from a florists cooler bucket - those things they keep cut flowers in.

It grew and grew for three years, and then when it did flower, I had about two dozen spikes and untold hundreds of flowers.

With posts like that how could I not be tempted with my seedling Sharry Baby!

[Mountaineer370]

Originally Posted by Dollythehun

It was in a 4" pot two years ago with 4 spikes. Rootbound to the max. Last year it had two spikes and this year 5.

Sorry, this thread somehow got away from me and I'm only just now seeing your response to my question. I have one that I got as a mature plant two years ago (from the raffle table at my society meeting). It had an old cut-off spike, so I know it has bloomed before. It has grown several new p-bulbs, but it has yet to bloom for me. It sounds like yours is blooming once a year. I'm thinking I just don't have the right conditions for it, and I'm going to put it back on the raffle table for someone else to try their luck with.

[Dollythehun]

Mine gets a fair amount of light. However when it blooms there's not a good spot for it, due to size.