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06-17-2007, 05:11 PM
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Ascda. Princess Mikasa 'Kinda Blue' HCC/AOS
Our Ascda. Princess Mikasa 'Kinda Blue' HCC/AOS is blooming again. This one is always a pleaser - there are three blooming inflorescences - one on the main fan and one each on the two keikis. Also there are two more immature inflorescences on the keikis. I had hoped for all five to be in bloom at the same time, but how can I complain about this show?
In the closeup, you are not seeing double ... the flower is a siamese twin, an abnormality that occurred in this blooming for the first time.
In another post, I suggested that plants form keikis as a means to survive. The plant fell off a display post breaking its crown; keikis formed at the base of the plant and at the break and gave our Princess Mikasa a new lease on life.
Happy growing!
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06-17-2007, 07:53 PM
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Mines blooming too!
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06-18-2007, 02:21 PM
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Gorgeous!!!! 
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06-18-2007, 03:40 PM
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06-18-2007, 10:18 PM
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Freaky and very nice.
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06-18-2007, 11:29 PM
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They are stunning. It's amazing how resilient orchids can be. Is that a basket I see? I'm asking because our vanda was growing bareroot and it just wasn't doing very well. So it got potted and it's suddenly producing some tiny roots. Is this recommended?
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06-18-2007, 11:40 PM
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Yes, most of our vandas are in baskets. The baskets make it easier to display the plants (we've got stakes for the inflorescences wired into the baskets). If I had my druthers, all our vandaceous would be bare-root simply hanging on wires ... you can get more plants into available space this way.
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06-18-2007, 11:42 PM
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PS ... if your vanda has no roots, it's on its way to a quick demise. The better the roots, the better, stronger the plant; you need lots of healthy roots to support lots of inflorescences.
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06-19-2007, 06:57 PM
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I love the color and what a display she's putting on! A happy camper!  |
06-19-2007, 10:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cneos
PS ... if your vanda has no roots, it's on its way to a quick demise. The better the roots, the better, stronger the plant; you need lots of healthy roots to support lots of inflorescences.
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It was having a very difficult time and we thought it was the tap water so we switched it to rain water but still no improvement. So my sister heard that they will grow in baskets readily and this helps conserve water as long as it doesn't get soggy. So we did just this and it is starting to improve. Do you have any other susgestions? I didn't know vanda's could be so picky! But I shouldn't complain too hard, it did flower beautifully. |
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