My first vanda blooming!!!
 

This is my first vanda spike. Five months ago I began growing vandas and I feel that they are comfortable with my care schedule. Woow, the spike grows so fast!!! Next Monday will be four weeks since I saw the spike sprouting. A thing that really amaze me are the bud bracts, very interesting!!! Is it common? I suppose there is something "sweet" on the spike because there are 3 or 4 ants (no prob they aren´t harmful) always enjoying it :) .

The tag name is Vanda Pure's Wax 'Blue'.

I´m so happy!!! :biggrin:

Mario

How very exciting for you ! Post pictures when all flowers have fully opened flat and vivid colors....that kind of Vanda flower will last more than a month from when it fully opens....I have the pure wax 'red' but it didn't bloom for me this season.

I'm looking to seeing pictures of it when open.

Ooh, a teaser! :evil: Can't wait!! ;)

very nice lots of 1st here makes us all happy :)..seeing your location you should be able to grow vandas almost at will..Good luck!!! hope mine has big fat buds like that..:waving

I envy you!!! No vanda flower until now.

CONGRATS. I am happy for you!

Yay!! Congrats and can't wait to see it fully opened!

Well done, I can imagine your satisfaction !!

Waiting for the photos.

I totally share the same feelings, awesome job, my Vascostylis will bloom for the first time for me as well, hope to get at least spike close to yours:-)

THANKS TO EVERYBODY!!! Nice to have all your kind lines.

Well, I did my homework :) because I was very interested to know more about this plant. It was very simple, and naïve, I understand that it´s more complex, but I look for the parents of the parents of the parents... etc. just until the species. After I count how many times the species appear... so this vanda maybe is:

Vanda sanderiana (59.74 %)
Vanda coerulea (24.67%)
Vanda tricolor (7.79 %)
Vanda luzonica (3.89%)
Vanda dearei (3.89)

So well, 5 vanda species and 94 years (the breeding line began with Vanda Tatzeri in 1919 in Prague!!!) took to my plant to arrive to my sunny garden :)

Now I know and appreciate how many efforts and people were involved to create this beautiful orchid, how many expectations and knowledge contain this hybrid for our enjoyment.

It´s so nice to grow orchids!! isn´t it?

Mario

Woo hoo! :wtg:

Congratulations! What a beautiful plant you have and I haven't even seen the open flowers yet. My first vanda just bloomed too and if I can figure out how to post pictures I will. Can't wait to see yours.

:cheer:

HERE THE FLOWERS!!!! Amazing color and during the day it has certain variations sometimes is deep garnet, or purple, or at night almost black!!! The texture is lovely. Next time I think that I must to tie the spike to a stake, because with every flower the spike was dropping!!! heheheheh. I hope you like it!!! And I think I´m doing something fine, because another vanda (the one behind this) is sprouting a spike too!!! :biggrin:

The tag is Vanda Pure's Wax "Blue", is it "Blue"? I mean there are others like "Violet blue", etc...

Thanks!!! I appreciate your lines and :cheer:
Thank you very much for your help, support and suggestions.

Mario(/udb)

COOL!! This is so pretty, great job!!

Really nice! Congratulations!

Congratulations. Very nice flowers. I'll show your pictures to mine to show them what they are supposed to do. I love Vandas, but I never get them to rebloom for me.

Looking really good :cheer:

That flower is amazing, good growing!

Absolutely beautiful. I might have to get me one of those... ;-)

Awesome.

Very nice!

1st blooming vanda
 

Congratulations!! I'm very excited for you. I just had my 1st vanda bloom for me also. Kinda makes you want to pass out cigars or something. I'm looking forward to the flowers also but I just love the looks of the plant. It really is a beauty.

Thanks so much for posting the pictures! You have a beautiful plant there! You've done an awesome job with your culture!