Vanda Sansai Blue

[Orchids4ever]

Its beautiful
I really like the colour on this one

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Originally Posted by RhynT

It is really blue as its name sake! beautiful blue.

Good growing!

Thanks for looking

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Originally Posted by Orchids4ever

Its beautiful
I really like the colour on this one

Thanks Monika

[The Orchidist]

Fantastic Sansai blue , I got one back in April and was amazed at how big the flower head gets , but after it had flowered i made the mistake and placed it in my small greenhouse and next day , somehow the door was left open and got a direct blast of sunshine ,most of the leaves turned white , I had to trim alot of it to prevent issues , or disease ,Hope it returns someday .

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Originally Posted by Steve_Ljak

Fantastic Sansai blue , I got one back in April and was amazed at how big the flower head gets , but after it had flowered i made the mistake and placed it in my small greenhouse and next day , somehow the door was left open and got a direct blast of sunshine ,most of the leaves turned white , I had to trim alot of it to prevent issues , or disease ,Hope it returns someday .

Thanks Steve. I sure hope yours bounces back. I bet it will. Mine was quite a desiccated plant with few good roots when I got it but after using seaweed occasionally when I soaked the roots and doing my best to care for it, it bloomed about 6 months later. It tried a month earlier but that tiny spike stalled and died. Then a month later it produced 7 blooms (that was last year) And now 9 blooms so I am very happy with it.

[RosieC]

Really lovely!

[brsucculents]

Wow. Very nice. Blue is my favorite color.
I got one of these from Lowe's last year. It hasn't grown very well. Hopefully next year it'll bloom.

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Thanks RosieC and brsucculents.

It would be nice to be able to get some interesting orchids at our box stores. But we would never have a Vanda or a Cattleya. Just the odd very expensive Onc. at HD and then Phals.

[Vanda lover]

Gorgeous! I know a grower in Ontario who has this one and he says that it can bloom 3 to 5 times a year. I have been considering getting one. If only I had a place to put it!

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Originally Posted by Vanda lover

Gorgeous! I know a grower in Ontario who has this one and he says that it can bloom 3 to 5 times a year. I have been considering getting one. If only I had a place to put it!

Thanks.

I grow mine in a large plastic net pot or basket that I got at a hydroponics store. So it is sort of like a potted plant. Then I can move it to a pail to soak the roots or run them under the tap.

Mine may never bloom multiple times a year since it has to endure cool temps and less light in the winter. But the long bloom time is good enough for me if it even blooms once a year, as it has done so far.

[Chatbud]

I believe this is a poor clone, just like mine (blooms once a year only too).
Sansai blue has been overcloned.
If you do a search on Sansai Blue here, there are several members whose Sansai Blues bloom 3-4x a year.