My Vanda sanderiana in bloom !!!!

[peeweelovesbooks]

Gorgeous!

[VandaFan]

Originally Posted by Roly0217

Thank you both !!!! I really loved it since the first time I saw a sanderiana back in judging at one of my club meetings. Now I want to find an alba of it. They are both gorgeous !!!!

There are not many places that carry the alba. amorchids is the only one I could find.
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I bought 1 from them a month ago. Not cheap but the plant was in good shape and the packaging was excellent.

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Roly0217

Mauro coming from you this is a great compliment !!!! Thank you !!!! How comes all of the catts bloom for you and yet the vandas don't???

Orchid stuff, Rolando!! Go figure why! I grow more or less 30 Vandas, mostly hybrids, but a few species too (sanderiana, coerulea, denisoniana and tricolor). I've been able to make them all flower, except for sanderiana. I suspect that my specific plant is problematic. A friend of mine that I encouraged to acquire a plant of sanderiana did it and already had his first blooms and that in not so suitable conditions for it. So, the thing is to buy another and see what happens!

[Swamper]

Hey Roly, congratulations. That is one of my favs. The alba is a great choice too. Where did you get yours? IS it one with the huge flowers or medium sized?

[Don Perusse]

Great flowers, the sanderiana's. It's on my wish list and now that I've seen the alba I really like to have one. Great orchid, I enjoyed seeing your pics.

[Roly0217]

Here is an update of the sanderiana still in bloom !!! This time in full bloom. Enjoy

[Jkelee]

Oh My!! I gotta get me one of those!!
Great growing Roly!!

[MuscleGirl'sHobby]

I absolutely LOVE the masking on Sanderiana! I have no Vanda's myself, but at my first local orchid society meeting the guest speaker talked about Vandas and their hybrids. I reolved that I MUST get me some Vandas (must make more room first), and then I want something with Sanderiana in it's family tree.

[VandaFan]

Originally Posted by Roly0217

everyone !!! I've been waiting for this one to spike and bud and finally bloom for me for quite some time now and it's finally putting on a show for me. I simply love these flowers !!!! Most of them are not fully open yet and as you can see there are more buds still growing. Enjoy it !!!! I'm sure I will

Hi Rolando,
Were the flowers big - 10 to 12 cm accross like I read on the internet? Mine, blooming the first time a few week ago, only 9cm max.

[gixrj18]

Good job, Rolondo...I like the three-toned coloration of this one, it's kind of original. Mine is budding right now, it should start opening in a week or two. It's about a thirty inch plant, so it should have some pretty big flowers...they were 4"-5" across, last year. Nice pics, Roly!