The bloominest orchids in my Vanda arsenal!

[gixrj18]

Well, hands down, these two bloom more than just about anything in my greenhouse, but definitely the most of my Vandas. The orange one is Ascda. Su-Fun Beauty, and it blooms like clockwork, 2-3 times a year. Beginning of summer and winter, it pushes out 1-2 spikes full of flowers.
The purple one is Vasco. Pine River Pink, a very popular hybrid. It blooms spring-summer, and this is it's third consecutive spike. About the time the flowers are starting to fall off one spike, the next one is starting to open....and it smells good, too!

[RosieC]

Wow, those are great colours, they must be wonderful to have blooming so much

[Louise]

I just love their colours!!!! so bright and beautiful!
Congratulations for these growings!

[Don Perusse]

Jasen-Must run in the Pine River Family as I have Pine River Blue and it's the same. Couple times a year and usually with two spikes. I love the bright orange of Su-Fun Beauty. I have one but waiting for it to bloom for the first time for me. Thanks for the pics.

DON

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by Don Perusse

Jasen-Must run in the Pine River Family as I have Pine River Blue and it's the same. Couple times a year and usually with two spikes. I love the bright orange of Su-Fun Beauty. I have one but waiting for it to bloom for the first time for me. Thanks for the pics.

DON

Yeah, I had a successful cross of the V. tesselatta x Vasco. Pine River Pink, I figured I'd try to mix that multi-flowering gene with some tesselations. They are in the flask right now.....a few flasks, actually.

[Grandma M]

They are beautiful, Jasen. I keep looking at the Vasco. Pine River pictures in the growers lists and thinking I should order one of those. I have been afraid to because I thought they are such huge plants. Yours looks like a managable size. I should re-think about this, which one, pink or blue?????

Marilyn

[Don Perusse]

Marilyn - I vote BLUE as it is a deep beautiful blue, with many flowers (at least with mine). They are manageable unlike vandas but in time they do get somewhat taller. Good luck....gotta' have a Pine River.

[Grandma M]

Quote - gotta' have a Pine River.

I agree, but I want one that is DEEP blue, not a faded blue. Any suggestions where I can find a really dark blue one? I am unable to go to a grower and pick out the dark color which I would want, but I have seen pictures of Pine River 'Blue' which are not a deep color.

Sometimes I wish I lived in Florida near all the great Vanda growers......wouldn't that be a disaster, letting me run free among all those beautiful plants. I would need a uhaul to get me home, and a bank loan.

Please, if anyone knows where I can buy a VERY DEEP BLUE one, let me know.

Marilyn

[gixrj18]

Originally Posted by Grandma M

Quote - gotta' have a Pine River.

I agree, but I want one that is DEEP blue, not a faded blue. Any suggestions where I can find a really dark blue one? I am unable to go to a grower and pick out the dark color which I would want, but I have seen pictures of Pine River 'Blue' which are not a deep color.

Sometimes I wish I lived in Florida near all the great Vanda growers......wouldn't that be a disaster, letting me run free among all those beautiful plants. I would need a uhaul to get me home, and a bank loan.

Please, if anyone knows where I can buy a VERY DEEP BLUE one, let me know.

Marilyn

I have never seen one that is deep blue. All the Pine River Blues that I've seen almost have a pink look to them. Believe it or not, I got this one at Walmart, about two years ago.

[Don Perusse]

Hi Marilyn - I don't know how deep blue is deep blue but this is mine from last year. It is now putting another spike, for the second time this year. I got lucky with mine as I bought on e-bay. A friend had one and I wanted, but was before I knew about all the sources around in Fla. Good luck!



DON