A V. Miss Joaquin spike for Ike

[thakshila smith]

Hi , Sue. All are tring hard to grow this palnt . This orchids grow here well. And very popular too.
But we grow them on soil and give a supportive post.
They grow about 7 foot tall .And make several spikes .
And large flowers come out . maroon color. We use this flower for wreaths. Thats mean plenty of flowers available .

[Swamper]

Awwww that's so sweet Sue. As for the good looking LOL Don't check your eyes please.
Thanks for going easy on me.

[SueK]

Originally Posted by thakshila smith

Hi , Sue. All are tring hard to grow this palnt . This orchids grow here well. And very popular too.
But we grow them on soil and give a supportive post.
They grow about 7 foot tall .And make several spikes .
And large flowers come out . maroon color. We use this flower for wreaths. Thats mean plenty of flowers available .

for your reply. I think you must have the ideal climate to grow this orchid, same as Singapore. High humidity and lots of rain. 7 foot tall - WOW. I now have mine growing on a support, which is some mesh made into a cylinder and filled with coir and dead leaves. I read about this online somewhere. But it is certainly not 7 foot high.

I guess I will have to extend the support because it has now reached the top - about 3 feet. I am hoping for some flowers one day, but I am not counting on "plenty of flowers". I think I will be ecstatic if I get one tiddler. You never know this may be my lucky year.

Sue

[Swamper]

A little update, hasn't grown much. I am feeling anxious...again.

[Roly0217]

Joe their blooms are gorgeous. Mine was in bloom a couple of months ago now growing a bit more. Hoping to get some more blooms soon. They are sun worshipers.

[Swamper]

I took some pics last nite and then this morning the blooming began. Not totally opened yet but pretty I think.

[thakshila smith]

Thanks for the pic. I think I love this flowers so much .Bec I saw these flowers when I was a kid. After some time these petals get crinkled and multicolored.
Thanks again Swamper. Are those flowers still in bloom?

[Swamper]

Hi Thakshila, They are not in bloom anymore, in fact I think they may have lasted about 10 days, but they were very nice. well worth the wait.

[JennS]

Wow! How did I miss this post? It must have something to do with working too hard...HA!

So, looking at the beginning of the post to the flowering, it seems that the spike developed really fast! On 9/11 you posted the first pic of the spike then on 9/22 it was open? Was that pic from awhile before you posted it? I just can't imagine it grew so fast! Is that accurate?

Either way though, really beautiful! I love, love, love how this one looks. Any scent to it?

[Swamper]

Jenn the first pic was posted on 9/11 but it was actually taken on 9/9 the rest is accurate. There was no fragrance that I could detect. These look amazing when they are bunched up which is the way you would normally find them at nurseries or I should say the way I find them.