New Masdies & Dens! - Page 3 - Orchid Board

quiltergal · #21 11-11-2008, 04:32 PM

Well Duh Sue! I suppose now that I have OrchidWiz I could have looked that up myself!

I think this might look similar to Copper Angel which I already have. It's triangularis x veitchiana. It will have the same striping but probably be a bit oranger. I really like the contrast of the gold of the flower and the red tails on yours Yvan. Very nice!

cb977 · #22 12-07-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by whygreenberg

As promised, here's a pic of the Masd. (vargasii x triangularis) bloom now open. The color is well represented in the photo, but not the little bit of sugary sparkle.

Also, Shannen...swear to god...this one is fragrant too!

Smells exactly like Pledge, the furniture polish. Citrus.

Yvan, I just learned something new about this plant...DON'T cut the spike when the bloom drops!

The bloom on mine dropped over a week ago but I've been too busy...or lazy...to cut down the spike. Since yesterday, I have been looking more closely at it and thought I was imagining things but there is at least one more bud, possibly two!

I checked Orchidwiz and found that triangularis only gives one bloom per spike but vargasii gives multiple blooms, one at a time! This hybrid seems to have inherited that trait!

Mine also has a second spike budding! I hope they bloom together

whygreenberg · #23 12-08-2008, 12:12 AM

Way to go, Sue!! I did know that, because thankfully the people at Parkside said that was the case. Also, as when I received it, it has a number of "old" spikes still on it and still green. One of them did go brown, so I cut it off.

Here she is now with three blooms open! And it is now REALLY REALLY fragrant.

shakkai · #24 12-08-2008, 05:23 AM

Way to go, both of you!!

Yvan, that's a fantastic looking little plant! I really like the striped Masdies. It seems very happy with you - congrats!

cb977 · #25 12-08-2008, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by whygreenberg

Way to go, Sue!! I did know that, because thankfully the people at Parkside said that was the case. Also, as when I received it, it has a number of "old" spikes still on it and still green. One of them did go brown, so I cut it off.

Here she is now with three blooms open! And it is now REALLY REALLY fragrant.

Yvan, I'm SO happy for you!

I knew yours had bloomed before mine did and thought my info might've been too late

Your chid looks wonderful!!! YAY!!!

whygreenberg · #26 12-08-2008, 09:50 AM

Thanks Shannen & Sue! I hope these new Masdies are happy with me. I'm really very happy with them! I only have one other Masdie, floribunda var. tuerckheimii. It's mounted, and has always been a bit fussy to deal with. So far, these two new ones seem much much more friendly!