Vanda Melanie Coronado 'Pacific Paradise'

[Beverly]

I am very excited about this orchids blooming. I was under the impression that semi-teret Vanda's were very hard to bloom. I got this mid-february and kept it in a southern window and moved it outside in may. I found the spike in the beginning of july.


Beverly

[mollycart1]

YEAH!

[Leisurely]

It is a real beauty. Terete and semi terete require the most light to bloom so my guess might be that it was aided by the bright light from the pool area.

[Grandma M]

It is beautiful, and congrats on getting a simi terete to bloom without a greenhouse.

Marilyn

[Blueszz]

Stunning!

[RosieC]

Wow, really nice!

[Beverly]

Thanks everyone!

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Amazing! I am interested in how you manage to grow such a healthy plant in the house.

[Beverly]

I just got it last Feb. and kept it in southern windows and skylights. It got a shower just about every morning and fertilized every few weeks.
Even when I moved it outside, our weather was terrible. We didn't have much sun until july. I did not expect it to bloom for me, but it did.
In the "Do you choose your orchids wisely" poll, this is the orchid I had in mind when I picked NO.
Beverly

[Swamper]

Beverly, congratulations on a beautiful bloom. I don't think that teretes and semis are hard to bloom, in southern Fla. where I live, but in CT.? Well I would say that I wouldn't call it easy.
P.S. It's beautiful by the way, specially against that blue background.