Bollopetalum Midnight Blue 'Cardinals Roost'
 

Found at Trader Joe's this week! :biggrin:

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...humbs/0135.JPG

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Now that is one for the wish list!!

Very nice. I love the dark color. You sure are lucky at finding really nice plants at wierd places.

Marilyn

Very nice choice, wabbit! :cloud9:

What temps does this one seem to like?

:rofl:

Thanks Marilyn - well hadn't found anything nice locally in stores for some time - but I always check when I am there just the same and recently there has been some plants I like ;)

Well, Sue, ...
it's my understanding to grow this like a zygo so cooler temps. I hope it can take the higher summer temps here - the cyms do fine so long as they are shaded and get extra water. wish me luck ;)

Nice find! I bought one as a seedling... probably have a year or two before it blooms. Perhaps I should swing by my local Trader Joe's!

you most certainly should! :evil:

Hi Whiterabbit - Yours is very pretty dark color. I have one but not 'Cardinal' mine is "Willow Pond". It is a good bloomer and a very different beautiful flower. I am sure you will have many more bloom the next time around. Here is mine:

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...ids_08_031.jpg

:goodluck:

:D

I recently bought one of these at a plant show (I have the "cardinal's roost" variety). It's a nice little plant, but the wind keeps knocking it over. :blushing:


I guess the only thing that disappoints me about it is the fact that it has pretty much no fragrance. You can only pick up on traces of it during the morning. The colors more than make up for it, though. :biggrin:

You have me beat - I never detected fragrance, which seemed odd. But yes the color makes it worthwhile!

Mine was doing well in the house but when it finished blooming I repotted it (roots looked good) and put it outside - think it maybe got too much sun! YIKES - yellowing and dying foliage - tho pbulbs look good

I'm guessing it takes after it's bollea parent in it's light requirement - I have moved it into shade and hope it will do better there.

If any one has any advice for me regarding this - please do chime in!
thanks

Mine seems to be pretty happy in part shade. It's actually on a northeast-facing area, so it gets a little morning sun and stays shaded the rest of the day. :)

thanks - put it on front porch originally - gets morning sun - guess it gets more sun there than I thought lol

now I have it tucked away in back corner of back patio where it will only get a little bit of late afternoon sun

Wow, it looks like velvet!! Thank you

nice
 

Very nice plant.... I will have to find this plant...

I actually just got one delivered to me today, that I got from eBay. It even has 2 buds. I'm just worried that they may die, since it is very cold here today. All my plants seem fine, but the buds were kind of cold.

Bollopetalum Midnight Blue 'Cardinal
 

I have two of these. One bought from a HOS speaker and the other from a local seller. The second buy was an accident because I did not have my "have" list with me. That's OK because they are so pretty. The first one was blooming when I bought it and bloomed again several months later. #2 is smaller.
I keep my plants on the plant table in the summer. They get lots of light and warm temps. Right now they are in the GH for the winter. I'll see how they do in my temps.-quite warm in summer.
Enjoy yours.
Beverly A.

How often so these need to be watered. Can't find much info online.

well, both parents are plants that like to remain moist I believe. I have had a little trouble getting the watering right - first I must have over-watered as some new growth rotted. Mine is potted in coconut husk chips in a plastic pot, so retains moisture well. Over this past summer I watered well once a week, and a couple times a week in-between I just sprayed a bit of water on the surface of the media. It does tend to be dry here in summer tho.
It rebounded enough to bloom a few months ago.

How often to water will depend on your climate/humidity, as well as potting media. I would say it likes to be moist, but not soggy ...