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Old 08-10-2010, 02:34 PM
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This stubborn plant is finally flowering for me--and I have no idea why. It's received the same treatment this year as it has since I acquired it four years ago, so I'm at a loss for what triggered it to bloom.

There are only four flowers on the spike, but they smell marvelous. The scent is positively one of the strongest I've ever smelled on an orchid (let alone a vanda) and I can't keep from going out to the front porch multiple times per day to sniff the flowers. They've been open for a week, so I'll be interested to find out how long they remain in good condition.

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Old 08-10-2010, 02:56 PM
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Im in love! I gotta have one!!!!
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Old 08-10-2010, 03:39 PM
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Congratulations Steve. I love that one. I have 3 of them around my house. They never seize to amaze everyone that smells it. It's a beauty and a proud parent to so many.
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Old 08-10-2010, 05:23 PM
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Really nice. Great flowers!
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:47 PM
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great blooms! how large is the plant? was it a seedling? is it potted or in a basket... really beautiful
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Old 08-10-2010, 08:49 PM
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I couldn't stand someone else flowering a tessellata without me having one. SO, a large flowering size plant of the BLUE one will be arriving here in the next day or so... so there. hehehehehehe

Beautiful flowering Steve.

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Old 08-10-2010, 09:28 PM
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A blue one?
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Old 08-10-2010, 10:14 PM
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Nice flowers. I am waiting mine to bloom.
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Old 08-11-2010, 12:25 AM
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A blue one?
I have 2 that bloom blue/gray. Great fragrance. I have a question for you all out there. Does yours ever have more than 4 flowers on a spike??
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Old 08-11-2010, 12:29 AM
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My very first one had 5 flowers.
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