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05-26-2014, 04:54 AM
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What's the most blooms you have had?
My White Phal has 30 blooms currently and 1 Bud to
Open I thought that was quite a lot for a 2x Spiked lol
So my Question is Has anyone ever had more then
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05-26-2014, 05:43 AM
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Looking really good.
One of my Phals had 36 once and that was a rebloom after I had had it a few years. However that plant has really struggled since and is a small plant now.
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05-26-2014, 08:08 AM
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got a phal now working on 55 blooms and a little itty bitty encyclia thats got around 70 blooms. Its hard to count them when they look like a school of fishies 
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05-26-2014, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RosieC
Looking really good.
One of my Phals had 36 once and that was a rebloom after I had had it a few years. However that plant has really struggled since and is a small plant now.
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Aww poor Phal still 36 is impressive I didn't think
They could sprout so many flowers I've got 12 all open on my pink Stripey smaller Phal and my newly yellow and pink Phal with the huge blooms 6 and 6 buds to open 2 flowers I lost and one bud sadly I don't think grocery stores (Tesco) know how to care for orchids prob why they sell them of so cheap but still good bargains 
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got a phal now working on 55 blooms and a little itty bitty encyclia thats got around 70 blooms. Its hard to count them when they look like a school of fishies |
Oh wow that's awesome would it be possible
For you to post a photo of your flowering
Beauty would love to see her  |
05-27-2014, 12:37 AM
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Nice!
I can't say I have had that many on a Phal. Good growing!
I do have other types of orchids that have given me hundreds of blooms
1) No ID Cym - 8 spikes, over 200 blooms
2)Onc Sharry Baby - 1 spike, over 200 blooms (this plant currently has 10! spikes growing)
3)Den kingianum - who knows how many blooms Some canes had 6-7 spikes themselves, most spikes had 5-7 blooms, I don't even know how many canes (and keikis) were blooming (one of the great things about this species - very prolific bloomer!) |
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05-27-2014, 12:50 AM
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Wow~ that's why you need an outdoor space and grow them big!!
The most I've ever had on anything was the common yellow dancing lady ( it was Sweet Sugar 'Million Dollar') bearing 100 flowers on one (and its first ) spike!
Then one phal had over 50 with double spikes.
Not too many, but one of my paphs is sending up 5 spikes at the moment and I am very excited because that is the most spikes on any paphs I've ever had as they tend to be rather slow. and my other two specimen sized paphs are rather shy of sending up many spikes although they have many new fans.
So this is all the more special! |
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05-27-2014, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit
Nice!
I can't say I have had that many on a Phal. Good growing!
I do have other types of orchids that have given me hundreds of blooms
1) No ID Cym - 8 spikes, over 200 blooms
2)Onc Sharry Baby - 1 spike, over 200 blooms (this plant currently has 10! spikes growing)
3)Den kingianum - who knows how many blooms Some canes had 6-7 spikes themselves, most spikes had 5-7 blooms, I don't even know how many canes (and keikis) were blooming (one of the great things about this species - very prolific bloomer!) |
WOW! Just wow! Beautiful!
I will be honest and say the most blooms I have ever personally had on an orchid is 12, but I can't claim responsibility for them. Hubby bought the plant in bloom. It's very pretty, but the spike is so heavy I'm worried about it breaking off. |
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05-27-2014, 03:28 PM
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I really like plants with lots of flowers.
some of the people here are really good at growin they own 
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05-27-2014, 10:11 PM
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I really like plants with lots of flowers.
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05-27-2014, 11:52 PM
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Large flowered, I once bloomed an intergeneric Oncidium hybrid in an 8" pot with 13 spikes, each with 10-12 flowers.
Small flowered, I currently have a Rhynchostylis retusa in bloom with 2 spikes, each with 80+ flowers (conservative guess).
Coming soon: Vanda White Crane (= Euanthe sanderiana alba x Neofinetia falcata) with 3 spikes, each with 10-15 flowers.
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