Continual &/or Sequential Blooming Orchids

[jeffg]

You're welcome. But the real thanks goes to the late great Sydney.

[Paul Mc]

Yes, thank you for providing the list!

[Duane McDowell]

Originally Posted by Paul Mc

Quiltergal, could you please explain the difference to me? Now I'm intrigued, lol...

I checked out the Paph Pinocchio and it might just become another addition to my collection. I have one paph already (for maybe 7 months) and still waiting to see if I'm caring for it correctly to get it to bloom.

You'll like the sequentially blooming Paphs. Any of the hybrids from the Cochlopetalum group (glaucophyllum, primulinum, chamberlainianum, moquettianum, victoria-reginae) will have this feature. The most popular ones are hybrids between them and the multiflorals. Depending on what size plant you are willing to grow, there are a bunch of different combinations that are really nice. Pinocchio is nice and smallish in the yellows/pastels. Jogjae and Shireen are nice midsized with more pink and brown. Vanguard and Transvaal are very large in pink and orange.
The Cochlopetalum species are all nice, but they can be a little fussy about their growing conditions. They need consistency to thrive - Phal conditions are ideal.
-d

[Duane McDowell]

OOps! Missed this when I rambled on just now...

Originally Posted by 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

[bodaciousbonsai]

There are quite a few of orchids that put out flowers throughout the year.
Restripia,paphiopedlium,dendrobium,I always have something in bloom.

[orchids3]

The sequential bloomers I like are Phragmapediums - A partial list of the longer lasting ones are Rosy Gem, Cape Gold Nugget, (Eric Young)X (Rocket Fire), Preying Mantis, Mary Bess, longiforlium, Living Fire, and Andean Fire. These plants bloom sequentially lasting for 6 mos or more with 6 to 12 flowers per spike and often a new spike is always coming. The paphs that I have with more than one flower in sequence often only have one to two flowers. I had a heater problem that damaged some of my treasures and caused the spikes to fail but it looks like all the plants will make it.