My Vanda sanderiana in bloom !!!! - Orchid Board

Roly0217 · #1 11-24-2008, 12:30 PM

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

Amanvari · #2 11-24-2008, 01:11 PM

Really beautiful. Congrats. I was lucky enough to acquire one of these last week, so very inspiring to see the blooms. Thanks

JennS · #3 11-24-2008, 05:05 PM

I love sanderianas...don't have one yet, though! Your's is divine, great growing!!!

Roly0217 · #4 11-24-2008, 05:10 PM

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 !!!!

VandaFan · #5 11-25-2008, 02:06 AM

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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.
Google Image Result for http://www.amorchids.com/images/V_sanderiana_alba1.jpg
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 · #6 11-24-2008, 05:34 PM

Man, I've been trying to make mine grow and flower for the last ... let me see... six years, yes, six... and nothing. The mother plant died last week. Fortunately, I had a side growth that I split from the mother plant, but it is still small... have to wait for another couple of years to see its blooms! Congrats on you beautiful, round flower Rolando!

Roly0217 · #7 11-24-2008, 05:38 PM

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???

Rosim_in_BR · #8 11-25-2008, 05:51 AM

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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!

Chubidubi · #9 11-24-2008, 05:48 PM

WOW Roly I love this one!!! You've done a great job!!!

Roly0217 · #10 11-24-2008, 05:50 PM

Thank you Wanda !!! This one is by far my favorite but I've got 4 more vandas that are starting to spike so I'll have more pictures soon