Tolumnia in SH

[NYCorchidman]

Perhaps more light? unless it is already getting enough.

and did this plant suffer any "drought" in the past?

I find that tolumnias will not bloom and skip flowering season when underwatered. I guess it is a way for them to conserve water and survive when not enough water is around.

I had tolumnias that grew wonderfully, then I got lazy and didn't water during the hottest part of the year. well, no spikes. then I began to water diligently. The following new growths matured very small yet they spiked. could be coincidental but I think it was their way to respond to take advantage of the "rainy" season to flower and reproduce.

Ones that I dried really really bad over the winter took over one year to recover and flower.

So, with s/h setup where there is a continuous supply of water, the only thing that might be missing seems light.
Or your plant just wants to grow a few fans and then flower all together in one huge glory like some orchids do.

Let us know how it progress.

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Perhaps more light? unless it is already getting enough.

and did this plant suffer any "drought" in the past?

I find that tolumnias will not bloom and skip flowering season when underwatered. I guess it is a way for them to conserve water and survive when not enough water is around.

I had tolumnias that grew wonderfully, then I got lazy and didn't water during the hottest part of the year. well, no spikes. then I began to water diligently. The following new growths matured very small yet they spiked. could be coincidental but I think it was their way to respond to take advantage of the "rainy" season to flower and reproduce.

Ones that I dried really really bad over the winter took over one year to recover and flower.

So, with s/h setup where there is a continuous supply of water, the only thing that might be missing seems light.
Or your plant just wants to grow a few fans and then flower all together in one huge glory like some orchids do.

Let us know how it progress.

I don't THINK light is the issue. They live just a few inches under an 8 bulb T5 fixture-- they have that "sun kissed" look to them that orchids get at high light. I honestly think the plant is just content and with the crown rot issue it had with a few fans, I think it's now prepared to spike.

It's funny because I've had other orchids not spike in the past and just as I publicly complain, poof...spikes appear. maybe that'll happen this time!

As a plant itself, its pretty... it has yellow, green, red, purple all among the various fans.