Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[camille1585]

That strong? IF my plant ever blooms then I guess I won't be able to leave it at the office, the usual complainers are going to, well, complain!

[kavanaru]

Originally Posted by camille1585

That strong? IF my plant ever blooms then I guess I won't be able to leave it at the office, the usual complainers are going to, well, complain!

yes and no, actually you feel it everywhere in the greenhouse, but it is not really overwhelming, and also not during the whole day... I am sure your colleagues will like it, unless they are coconut haters... in that case, just tell them they should think of Holidays in the south, being at the beach and using Coopertone...

[flhiker]

Don't know anyone who doesn't like the smell of coconut.
A friend of mine went to R F Orchids in S. Florida and took this photo of a Maxillaria tenufolia. I may just mount mine on a tree as well.

[camille1585]

WOW!! That sure is an awesome way to grow it! The entire yard must smell of coconut.

[flhiker]

Their grounds are as good if not better then the AOS grounds. A must place to visit if ever in the area.

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by kavanaru

here it is...


Maxillaria tenuifolia by kavanaru, on Flickr

interesting, the pedicle on mine is alot long then the one on yours

Originally Posted by camille1585

That strong? IF my plant ever blooms then I guess I won't be able to leave it at the office, the usual complainers are going to, well, complain!

yes, its that strong!

Originally Posted by flhiker

Don't know anyone who doesn't like the smell of coconut.
A friend of mine went to R F Orchids in S. Florida and took this photo of a Maxillaria tenufolia. I may just mount mine on a tree as well.

that one has long leaves!

[nenella]

Beautiful photo Ramon. Thanks for posting!

[nenella]

Bob, really looking forward to seeing pics of your 2 blooms open.

[RosieC]

Wow, that plant from R F Orchids is stunning! Thanks for sharing the pic Dave!

[camille1585]

I'm going to repot mine tonight. It's not even summer yet, but I'm having to water it nearly every day! So today I decided to pop it out of the pot and see what was going on. No wonder I have to water so often, the pot is jam packed with roots, with dozens of nice green growing tips! Back when I checked the roots in the fall (thought it was rootless), there really weren't that many roots in there. It's nuts how fast it filled the pot.

Instead of straight bark, I'm going to do 50/50 bark and sphag. And alas, no signs of blooms still. It's in a south window, but it hasn't been exceptionally sunny this spring. Mostly rain.