Continual &/or Sequential Blooming Orchids

[Lady Tottington]

Originally Posted by got ants

I have an Oncidium "Sweet Sugar" that always has flowers on it. Even before the old flowers drop off, another spike is pushing up. Currently I have two older spikes dropping flowers, a third spike in full bloom, and a new fourth spike pushing up.

jealous! Can you tell me how big your plant is, and what size pot it's in? Plastic pot or clay? Greenhouse or? How many pseudobulbs does it have?

I love sweet sugar, smells heavenly! ps, sorry for all the questions

[Paul Mc]

ROLF... You are a true orchid addict with all your questions, Lady Tottington!

BTW, I was taught a long time ago that the only stupid questions were the one's never asked. Keep it up!

[got ants]

Originally Posted by Lady Tottington

jealous! Can you tell me how big your plant is, and what size pot it's in? Plastic pot or clay? Greenhouse or? How many pseudobulbs does it have?

I love sweet sugar, smells heavenly! ps, sorry for all the questions

I can't seen to find my digi camera right now, or I'd post a pic. I bought it 2 years ago and it had about 10 P-Bulbs. It now has about 20 but it would have been bigger as it had a fungus attack a while back. I waited too long to repot it as it always had a bloom on it. Now it's growing with vigor and should double in size within a year.

It's planted in a 6" clay pot with fired clay balls, charcoal, coconut husks, and sponge rong rock. I grow it outdoors and feed it MSU weekly/weakly.

It's really an easy grower.

Here is an older pic...

[Lady Tottington]

jealous jealous! love love! thanks so much! I wish I could find one with 10 pseudobulbs, or 20! love!

[Lady Tottington]

Originally Posted by Paul Mc

ROLF... You are a true orchid addict with all your questions, Lady Tottington!

BTW, I was taught a long time ago that the only stupid questions were the one's never asked. Keep it up!

indeed

[Call_Me_Bob]

he ( or she ) who is afraid to ask is afraid of the answer

[Vina]

I vote for Paph Pinocchio, some masdevalias, and phal cornu cervi

[kavanaru]

Paph Pinocchio is an intraalliance Hybrid within the Cochlopetalum Alliance of the Genus. All species in this alliance (e.g. Paph. primulinum, glaucophyllum, liemianum, moquetteanum,etc) and their hybrids will have sequential blooming habits. A well grown plant of this alliance could be in bloom the whole year non-stop!
Some species are pretty small, like Paph. primulinum, and othars are pretty big like moquetteanum.. so you can have a plant for each taste

Psychopsis are another good option for "perenninal" bloomers...

in my experience, also Phal. equestris could be probably be included here... well, maybe not 365 days a year blooming, but almost, when well grown

[jeffg]

Here's a list and link I found once while searching the net:

Compiled by Sydney H. Yearron
Member of the Victoria Orchid Society
Victoria, B.C. Canada

Long and Frequently Blooming Orchids

Better make some room!

[Daethen]

Wow, thanks for the list.