Pleione Fermosa in bloom
 

My Pleione Fermosa is in bloom :biggrin:

That's so different - and the bloom is stunning. Cant wait to hear the answers to the preceding culture questions.

-J

Thank you!!

I live in Canada so I got it from here: Plant list - OrchidsCanada.com Maybe bulbs are easier to ship?

I think I had beginner's luck. I let it dry out to start the dormant period. Then I left it in the fridge for about 3 months. When I got it out, I sank the whole thing in water for 1 hour or so. A few days later I saw the little flower shoot, I re-potted in sponge rock and chopped sphagnum moss, I trimmed the roots down to 1 inch.

Not sure if what I did was the proper way, but I got 2 shoots, one being a flower shoot.

Some pot those in Terrestrial mix and I read they like thinner pots. With the 2 new bulbs coming, I had to put it in a bigger pot tho. I also read some keep it cool in the fridge until they see new shoots ... not sure how new shoots would grow if the main bulb is dormant.

The flower doesnt last long, but if kept in a cooler room they will last a little longer.

That's beautiful. How long did it take to open up for you? Mine took almost a week from first indication of some color on the bud to a fully opened flower.

Thank you!!

Same here, about that time, was very quick to get to the actual flower phase.