said with a friendly smile So basically you are nicely telling
me it will bloom when it damn well pleases. I am doubting it
is maturity. From what I understand it is a very old cross, and I
got it from a greenhouse where it had been for a very long time.
They used to go to shows a lot and have become too age
challenged to do so anymore, so they had a bunch of stuff that
basically fell of the "popularity" radar.

Thank you though... I guess maybe I just have to wait this
thing out.

Crystal



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"Ray" wrote in message
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If it was mine, it would be given standard ascocenda conditions, and fed
and
watered frequently - which is likely what you're giving it. I would
absolutely not worry about the sun scalding inflorescences.

My guess is that either the plant is simply not mature enough to sustain
flowering, or you happened to get a particularly recalcitrant one.

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"femalestrom" wrote in message
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I have this plant:

Ronnyra Thai Bonbon

It is making me insane.

So..... 4 times this year it has put up an inflorescence, and I
have only had it since April or so. The first two I though it
was temperature fluctuations. The last two I thought the sun
was scalding them. So I moved the plant about a foot back
so the inflorescence would be shaded, but not the plant. They
both turned yellow and shrived. So I thought.. okay.. better
luck next year. Now it looks like it is spiking again, and
after 4 tries, I sort of want to see this one work. I can't figure
out what the problem is. It is basically in basket culture, high
light. If it weren't spiking at all, I would think the plant was
just not as happy as it could be, but every month or so it
wants to torture me.

Any ideas?

Crystal

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