Bc. Maikai Mayumi in spike
 

I looked everywhere for a Bc. Maikai Mayumi for a long time. When I finally was able to find one online for $15, to my disappointment I received a cutting with only 3 bulbs and no roots.

It was a while before it started rooting, but exactly one year later it is blooming for the first time! It has 5 flowers, which doesn't seem so bad considering everything.

I love Brassavola hybrids that are fragrant. I also have the Bc morning glory and Bc keowee galaxy and they're fantastic.

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Hi Paul,
Thank you! I didn't do anything special other than fertilize every couple of weeks and place them in a spot that gets a lot of light - 2 hours of direct sun and very bright throughout the day.

Can't wait to see it.

mayumi is nodosa x bowringiana and it becomes a monster plant in record time... give lots of light and feed regularly... once established yuo will see fast growth

Unfortunately I lost one of the flowers to a hail storm that lasted a minute or so. The other ones are open!

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Beautiful! The landscape behind the first photo is very nice, too.

Three weeks later and the flowers that were not damaged by the hail are still hanging in there. I moved it to my window where I can enjoy the fragrance at night.

As is usual with this variety, it faded to an almost white color.

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there is not a brassavola that I don't love! congrats!

Ditto, love it.