Vireya, Rhododendron 'Carillion Bells'

[Tindomul]

This one bloomed for me in my large exoterra terrarium in April. Rhododendron 'Carillion Bells'.

Rhododendron 'Carillion Bells' by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

[WhiteRabbit]

Ooo! Lovely!

[RosieC]

Really pretty!

[Tindomul]

Thanks!

[euplusia]

Charming flowers. Do your Vireyas flower once a year or several times?

[samarak]

Beautiful. This is a plant vortex of which I was unaware and as a result of your post I've just spent a couple of happy hours Googledrifting around the web looking at vireya information. May I ask how large your terrarium is?

Steve

[katrina]

So, so very pretty!

[Tindomul]

Thanks for the comments,

Vireyas flower all year round, but they need new growths and the right conditions to flower. I have a few plants that flower multiple times a year and a few who refuse to bloom for now. Its all trial and error. I think they are slightly more demanding than pluerothallids. They require moderate to cool temperatures, high humidity but also require lots of light. So its a struggle to keep them indoors under sufficiently strong artificial lights and keeping them with cool temperatures, especially in an enclosed terrarium. I keep them in terrariums because its the only way I can satisfy their humidity and water needs.
If you are interested you can do a search on other posts I have made in this off topic forum about other vireyas that have bloomed for me.
My terrarium is 24" tall x 23.5" wide x 18" deep. Here is a picture of it when another vireya was in full bloom a few months ago.
Ericadarium-Feb 2014 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

[samarak]

Beautiful (and intriguing).

Thanks.

Steve