Bifrenaria aureo-fulva: dehydrated pseudobulbs?

[Viperalus]

Hello,

(reposting this from the beginners forum)

Today I just received by post (shipped also from Netherlands yesterday) three new orchids.
Bifrenaria aureo-fulva, Bulbophyllum blumei, Bulbophyllum dearei.

The pseudobulbs of Bifrenaria aureo-fulva looks to me like they are dehydrated. On the other hand what I see at the right looks to me like a flowering stem.

My guess is if it is indeed a flowering stem, then I think the plant wouldn't go to spiking if it was not in a good shape.
But I am a newbie on this. What do you think, should I start to worry?

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

While you're waiting for a more detailed response to your question...

I got curious, and I found this:

Flickr Photo Download: Bifrenaria aureofulva - in situ

[Viperalus]

Thanks! So, it looks it grows in natural -for orchids- places. As I see this Bifrenaria aureo-fulva has grown on a Pine tree.

I got a reply from the grower that sent me the orchid and he said that the appearance of the pseudobulbs is normal for this species. I don't know what to think.
I will just keep searching.

[Viperalus]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

I've only grown a Bifrenaria tyrianthina for 5 yrs. Within this period, it has never bloomed.

In the past I have grown wet all year round. While it didn't kill off the plant, it did suffer setbacks. One such problem was that it never spiked. The other more damaging problem was that the new shoots rotted off. Some root damage also occurred.

As for the orchid that never bloomed I have found the following:

We should be aware that when plants are moved from one hemisphere to another, they can take years to be adapted to new conditions and, as a result, they can, for a couple of years, blooming in a unexpected season.

source.

I guess that your orchid was stressed due to the change of the environment and didn't produced blooms.

Luckily -that didn't knew it before buying- the grower that I bought the Bifrenaria aureo-fulva writes at his website that he is growing orchids and doesn't import them, which I believe is very good since the plants are already adapted to the -very different- environment in the Netherlands.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Viperalus

As for the orchid that never bloomed I have found the following:

source.

I guess that your orchid was stressed due to the change of the environment and didn't produced blooms.

Luckily -that didn't knew it before buying- the grower that I bought the Bifrenaria aureo-fulva writes at his website that he is growing orchids and doesn't import them, which I believe is very good since the plants are already adapted to the -very different- environment in the Netherlands.

I got my plant from someone in the US, it appeared to be a small division. However, I don't know how long the seller had grown it for or whether the person acquired it from the southern hemisphere and decided he/she didn't like it because it was difficult to bloom (idk).

Thank you. I will be patient and see how things go.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by Viperalus

As I see this Bifrenaria aureo-fulva has grown on a Pine tree.

I was quite surprised by this, actually. I didn't realize that there'd be pine trees where the Bifrenaria came from.

The species of pine is Araucaria angustifolia and it's a native to certain parts of Brazil (one of those areas is Minas Gerais...).

I won't spoil the fun for you. I think you can take it from here.

Happy hunting!