Finally! My First Neostylis Lou Sneary Bluebird Spike

[Joseia]

Originally Posted by Red Orchid

Mine just came from OL it was packed so well I should have taken a pic of that but I was too excited to get to the plant. It is a great specimen already blooming and has two new spikes developing. Woo hoo. Sorry for hijacking your thread I didn't want to start a new thread just for this

Wow, very nice plant, in great shape. Who is the vendor? What does OL stand for?

Nevr mind, just read the prior posts. I'll give OL a try next time, plant looks great.

[Joseia]

The Neo flower spike is growing and I think some of the buds will be blooming in the next few days. So far, it has 8 or 9 flower buds developing. The picture below was taken this afternoon, two weeks after the first spike picture. Some very nice purplish color is coming out and I am surprised by how long the 'tails' are!

[Joseia]

A few of the flowers have opened, can't believe how quickly they open! No fragrance as of yet, or I am not around when it is fragrant. I've read some posts that say the fragrance comes out around dusk, others that it is strongest around mid-day!

[Red Orchid]

Originally Posted by Joseia

A few of the flowers have opened, can't believe how quickly they open! No fragrance as of yet, or I am not around when it is fragrant. I've read some posts that say the fragrance comes out around dusk, others that it is strongest around mid-day!

So lovely

[Vanda lover]

Adorable!

[orchids44]

Congrats!!! Bluebirds are fun! I bought one about 6 months ago. It spiked and bloomed about 2 months afterwards. The flowers are very dainty and have a nice fresh fragrance to them. I have mine mounted on tree fern/bark. It was purchased from Chadwick and Sons already mounted at our Orchid meeting.

[Leafmite]

Yay, your buds are finally opening!
I'd love to see a picture of one of these mounted. That must look pretty cool!