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isurus79

04-15-2009 08:51 PM

Bulbophyllm blumei

Blub blumei 4-15-2009 --1 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Blub blumei 4-15-2009 --2 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Blub blumei 4-15-2009 --3 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

It was kind of bright today, so these pics are not exactly stellar. Anyway, I picked this little gem up a few weeks ago and cannot take credit for the blooms or new growth. Im surprised by how quickly the blooms fade. Either these are short lived flowers or something is trying to fertilize the flowers and is taking the the pollen. Any thoughts? :scratchhead: And the smell is kinda like a cheese whose name escapes me. Its not pleasant!!! :shock:

cb977

04-15-2009 09:03 PM

Oh no! Stinky cheese? :gasp:

How the heck did one of these make it into my collection? It's gorgeous, yes...but...stinky cheese? :faint:

Thanks Steve :coverlaugh:

isurus79

04-15-2009 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977 (Post 214492)

Oh no! Stinky cheese? :gasp:

How the heck did one of these make it into my collection? It's gorgeous, yes...but...stinky cheese? :faint:

Thanks Steve :coverlaugh:

lol Luckily the flowers are small and you have to stick your nose right in to get a whiff! :lol:

cb977

04-15-2009 09:08 PM

:whew

That's good news! I was scared! :faint:

:rofl:

Tindomul

04-17-2009 11:07 AM

Wow nice!!! Love the Masdie like blooms on this one. Its reason I went out and got one. Maybe your blooms are blasting. If the plant gets some time to settle, the next time it blooms I hope they would last longer. Ofcourse this is armchair theory. I have no practical experience in this except that when I bought mine with 5 spikes, they all blasted before blooming.

LauraN

04-17-2009 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by isurus79 (Post 214494)

lol Luckily the flowers are small and you have to stick your nose right in to get a whiff! :lol:

Now you just blew my plan Steve...I was all ready to convince Sue that she needed to send it over to my house to escape the stench! L:biggrin:

cb977

04-17-2009 11:50 AM

Awww...Laura, you know it's yours if you want it :)

isurus79

04-17-2009 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tindomul (Post 214981)

:hmm
Definitely a plausible theory. The flower that I took a pic of is lasting longer, so maybe its settling in. The weird thing about this plant is that all the flowers are coming from old bulbs (as in 2 growths ago!!). Strange little plant!

isurus79

04-17-2009 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LauraN (Post 214989)

Now you just blew my plan Steve...I was all ready to convince Sue that she needed to send it over to my house to escape the stench! L:biggrin:

Errr.....I meant to say that my front porch now smells like a humpback whale ate some bad krill and was ill in my orchid garden!! I hope this helps Laura!! :lol:

Tindomul

04-19-2009 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by isurus79 (Post 215029)

Interesting you should say that because my Bulb. dearei, one of the two only other Bulbs I have seen in spike decided to spike from a really old bulb rather than from a newer one. Infact, that bulb had lost its leaf a long time ago. Maybe thats just the way these guys work.

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