First masdevallia bloom ever!

[Call_Me_Bob]

you read right! i did it, finally!!!!!

alright, so i cant take full credit for this bloom, bud i can definitely take some i got it at longwood 2011 so about 2 weeks ago. it had this one tiny bud and it was pretty small.

i kept it alive, with it right in front of the humidifier and the bud DIDN'T blast!!!!!!!!!

its almost fully opened all the way! can you tell im excited?

ill get pics sometime this week, hopefully. if i can get them before i leave for ireland on thursday.

im excited.

its masd. angel fling, and its a first bloom on a seedling

[Call_Me_Bob]

My first paph i got in bud at the same time is opening right now too! It has a second bud on the same spike as well. And I have a Phal equestris 'three times a lady' x 'too blue' in bloom. And with a few buds open, I have two white noids, one is a dinner plate and one is a smaller star shaped cutie. I have another medium sized white noid Phal that should open soon, and a sedirea japonica, in bud. A Phal I-hsin sunflower in spike. And the mass in the above post is developing another spike.

Sadly, my nice big encyclia tampensis got put outside and then it got too cold one night. So I think I killed it , it was in sheath too


You can call me Bob

"have no fear, help is here!"

[Tindomul]

Can't wait to see pics. Congrats! I know what it feels like to finally to not kill something, let alone finally get it to bloom.

[Call_Me_Bob]

I love it! I'm in heaven right now. I bloomed other things, but this is the first "difficult" orchid I've ever had success with.


You can call me Bob

"have no fear, help is here!"

[Lana]

Congrats! I also would love to see your photos!

[Call_Me_Bob]

thanks! ill see if i can get some

[RosieC]

That's coo!

My first Masdie bud blasted so it's no small thing to have got it to bloom

[silken]

Can't wait to see all the photos. Way to go!

[fishmommy]

what is blasting?

congrats!
I just bought one and hope to follow in your footsteps

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by fishmommy

what is blasting?

Just as Bob said. It's when the bud dies before opening.

It can be caused by all sorts of things, in masdies I've heard too low humidity and too warm can be causes. In Phals and probably others it can just be caused by a change in enviroment (even if both enviroments are fine for it, just the change at the wrong time on the buds can cause it).

It can also be caused by root problems or other problems, but some genuses are more sensetive and can blast without any real longer term problems.