It's Growing! Angraecum didieri

[Brooke]

Originally Posted by GardenTheater

It's interesting that Jay's internet site indicates that Didieri is a summer bloomer. The Baker culture sheet indicates it can bloom during an 8 month range. I haven't seen any research on what triggers blooms in Didieri. ALToronto has had success getting more than one bloom per year. You can read about his approach earlier in his thread.

If you keep your didieri happy, it will bloom 3 or 4 times per year. I haven't found they have a season, the blooms must be triggered by growth on the plant. Mine is currently blooming and this pic was taken in May '12.


Angraecum didieri JCL_0797 by kentucky4, on Flickr

Brooke

[GardenTheater]

Originally Posted by SJF

Thank you for the tip for the shampoo holders for the window. I put some up yesterday. It is such a help.

That's great!

[ALToronto]

Brooke, what is yours mounted on? I've been thinking of mounting mine, but I don't know if it will prefer being mounted to being in a pot.

[GardenTheater]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

It isn't uncommon for angraecum buds to just sit there and do nothing for a few months. The didieri tend to rest during the cooler months and bloom and grow during the warmer months in Madagascar.

My window does get cooler (60s night/70s day) in the winter and that gets spikes in the phals, but might put the Didieri on rest. I'm trying to confine my addiction to two windows and a small space outdoors. Time will tell if Didieri decides to keep growing during the winter in this window.

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Originally Posted by Brooke

If you keep your didieri happy, it will bloom 3 or 4 times per year. I haven't found they have a season, the blooms must be triggered by growth on the plant. Mine is currently blooming and this pic was taken in May '12.


Angraecum didieri JCL_0797 by kentucky4, on Flickr

Brooke

WOW, that looks wonderful! Hope mine gets this happy! Did it do all those blooms off just 2 fans? Great growing! Would love to hear how you culture yours and light level. Thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by RosieC

Looking really good

Thanks Rosie!

[Brooke]

ALToronto it is on a tree fern mount.

Garden I grow it in a g/h, temp never below 60, it grows among my Phal in very low light and it is watered every day and basically never dries out.

Yes it was only two growths but now I have multiple growths on it. It has been an easy species for me to bloom and to multiply. It is currently blooming on each growth and is getting ready for a second set of blooms. I love it blooms multiple times a year.

Brooke

[ALToronto]

Is it not a high light plant? I always thought that narrow leaves = high light levels.

[GardenTheater]

Originally Posted by Brooke

ALToronto it is on a tree fern mount.

Garden I grow it in a g/h, temp never below 60, it grows among my Phal in very low light and it is watered every day and basically never dries out.

Yes it was only two growths but now I have multiple growths on it. It has been an easy species for me to bloom and to multiply. It is currently blooming on each growth and is getting ready for a second set of blooms. I love it blooms multiple times a year.

Brooke

Thanks Brooke! That's encouraging news. Mine is with my Phals and temps are 60F and above too. Humidity in winter tends to be 50 to 70. It came on a different type off mount, but no point in disturbing a healthy plant. I do water every day too. I think I see a third bud plus it's putting out roots and leaves. Busy little thing.

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Originally Posted by ALToronto

Is it not a high light plant? I always thought that narrow leaves = high light levels.

ALToronto, the Baker culture sheet indicated that some didieri plants bloomed well in low light...which implies that others do not. There is variation in seedlings. They gave light level at 1000 to 2000 FC which is slightly higher than typical Phal light, but lower than Catt light. Andy's offers a different opinion with 1500 to 2500 FC. I think of "high" as 3000 to 4000 FC and others have different definitions of what high is.

[Brooke]

Originally Posted by ALToronto

Is it not a high light plant? I always thought that narrow leaves = high light levels.

Mine isn't a high light plant. It is actually lower than most of my Phals. It hangs with its back to the light and above it hangs a big Phal. violacea which also provides shade for it.

The grower where I got it said "grow it in the dark".

Brooke

[nenella]

WOW! That is stunning and extremely well grown! Thanks for showing us I did have one a couple years ago and unfortunately lost it. I'll have to try this one again .

[gravotrope]

Congratulations I hope they both bloom for you! If you're really a zone 9b they both may be just fine on the sill...and that didieri looks so healthy, you should consider very gently transferring a root of it to your ghost so it gets the microbes it needs to really take off.