It's Almost Sesquipedale Time!!!!!!!! - Orchid Board

Cattleya17 · #1 12-21-2011, 01:36 PM

Hey guys It almost Ready!!!! This will be my first time blooming a Sesquipedale its still in bud but when it blooms i want you all to come check out the photo Diary i have been keeping of it Bloom Sequence from emerging spike to bud orientation to Blossoming to full fledged blooming in the Angraecum Forum!

Here is where we stand currently!

IMG_6033 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

IMG_6032 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

IMG_6030 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

IMG_6035 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

The Spur is about 11 inches long and is growing almost an inch every day to every 2 days its amazing to watch and i hope you all will love the Photo Diary when it blooms!

silken · #2 12-21-2011, 01:38 PM

Cool!

Bud · #3 12-21-2011, 02:22 PM

That is amazing ! I have two plants in spike(a smaller from seedling plant and a really big one) and I must also archive it for posterity sake...I beleive our plants is the Darwinian flower...that everyone laughed at him because he said only a moth that has a footlong proboscis can pollinate it(they found the moth 25 yrs later)...its also called the Star of Bethlehem because it opens its blooms around Christmas time...and its all coming to be true

Roly0217 · #4 12-21-2011, 09:03 PM

My sesquipedale has 3 spikes at the moment. I'm sooo excited. Last year it bloomed with 2 flowers in 1 spike this year one spike has 2 buds and the other ones are still developing.

Ray · #5 12-22-2011, 08:42 AM

I got hold of some hybrids of Ang. sesquipedale and one of its varieties, 'bosseri', which is a much smaller plant. The result is a smaller plant with the same huge blossoms. They're all in bud now too, but not that far along.

Cattleya17 · #6 12-22-2011, 10:02 AM

Cool! Im really excited to see this one in person! they say the flower can be 8-10 inches across!!! I dont think mine will get that big, i hope so though!

The spur is just amazing to watch progress right! the spur is now almost down to the bottom of the pot I will need to set the pot Atop something because the spur is on a collision course with the top of my dresser! its going to be beyond 12 inches i think

Chris147 · #7 12-22-2011, 07:07 PM

I am so jealous. I can't wait to see the bloom. I had a sesquipedale var. Bosseri last year, bug it died shortly after the bud opened. I called the person I bought it from to see if she had anymore, but she was out. A couple of days later I received a package at my door. I was surprised to find a sesquipedale in bud. I was so happy. The spike is not ready to bloom anytime soon, but there are three buds. I'll post pictures later in another thread. I'll include a link here. Again, I am so jealous of your bloom. My bloom never got that big or long. Is there any way you could post a picture of the plant itself? I would love to see how big it is.

Tindomul · #8 12-22-2011, 09:23 PM

Very nice, can't wait to see it!!!

Cattleya17 · #9 12-22-2011, 10:32 PM

Chris Im glad you got another plant! If you like this Wait till the Photo Diary is Done!

Here is a pic of the whole plant:

IMG_5703 by Sam In NY, on Flickr

This was taken November 10th
It is Currently 10 inches tall(not including Pot) it has a 15 inch leaf span. With the pot it is 18 inches tall. it is in a 7 inch pot.

stefpix · #10 12-23-2011, 01:55 AM

Cattttleya 17 that is great. I have a seedling from Oak Hill that is growing… yet slowly.

What is your setup? How can you keep 61 % humidity at 77 F? I grow mostly on my bedroom's window. now 56% RH and 72 F with humidifier on.