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Originally Posted by NYCorchidman
Pink Fred is considered sequential, not multi.
Sequential paphs will have multiple flowers on a spike, but only one or two will be open at a time.
Multis (like Rothschildianum) will have a few flowers all open at the same time.
Anyways, HCM and two species that make up for that hybrid should be all pretty low maintenance and easy to grow and bloom.
Do you grow any other orchids??
Give it bright light but not direct sun.
Water when the potting mix is dry or approaches dry, and never keep them bone dry too long. That is no no for these plants especially when they are in active growth, in spike or in bloom.
They usually do not last that long in bloom, so you don't want to further shorten up the already short life span of the flower. lol
Temperature: what you feel comfortable is good. avoid any extremes. During winter, you can keep them a bit cooler, but not cold. also, water less during this time, especially if you plan to keep them on the cooler side. otherwise, root rot will set in.
It should flower once a year in the spring into early summer usually.
Good luck!
Is yours fragrant by the way??
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Thanks for the correction. I thought sequentials only held one flower at a time, thus my belief that 'Pink Fred' is multi because it had 3 flowers at one time. Was a little surprised however when it dropped one before the 4th came in; couple weeks after that maybe the 2nd dropped. Now 2 blooms left and your correction helps me to make a little more sense of it.
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