double buds on a masdy?

[RJSquirrel]

anyone ever had a masdy that usually blooms 1 per spike have a bloom then another bud pop up behind it?




sorry for the bad pics but I wanted to catch this before it fell off or something else happen to it. Ive never seen this on a masdy before...a Seed pod maybe? I had others close by and could have fondled the blooms sequentially.

what is this? The masdy is my Red Panda, what a great little plant. I dont think he really cares where hes at or what he grows in..Made my Day

has 3 more spikes working behind the scenes..


and yes the flower is upside down depending on how you look at it..It never flipped around and I left it alone.

[plantaholic]

Maybe its just so happy growing in a bowl.

[Lana]

RJ, you truly have a magic touch. Your 'chids love you!

[camille1585]

Might just depend on the species/hybrid. I used to have a masd bicolor, and on each spike there would be 2 blooms, with the second forming only once the first bloom was growing.
If yours doesn't usually do that, then it's just a (nice) freak occurence.

[RJSquirrel]

heh I cant find much out about the Red Panda parents. I would be more inclined to think a happy phreak occurrence...I wish all the phreaks around me were happy

[camille1585]

Had a look in Orchidwiz for you.
Red Panda = triangularis x princeps
Masd triangularis has only 1 bloom per spike, while Masd princeps has a few blooms per spike, opening one at a time.

Looks like your plant has inherited the multiflora characteristic of princeps.

[RJSquirrel]

thanks camille that explains that phenomenon

[Daethen]

I have a few that are sequential bloomers. Just makes them more worth while!