"K Barrett" wrote in message news:1t2uc.18652$Ly.13240@attbi_s01...
"Alison" wrote in message
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"K Barrett" wrote
Do you know the cross?

It's a Pot. Hisako Akatsuka "Volcano Queen" x Blc. Jeremy Island
"Carmela".


Could also be just an immature p/bulb trying to get to blooming size and
aborting the sheath because its not mature enough.

Do you mean, it could start to make a flower spike & then quit? I
have no experience with this variety & am a beginner anyway, so I'm
not too clear how blooming "works" with them.

Alison

Hey! I have something similar! Mine's Pot. Hisako Akatsuka "Volcano Queen" x
Blc. Wendy's Valentine from Carmela. If I undrestand the notes I put on the
tag I last repotted it in 9/03 and I probably had it 2 yrs before that, so
mine's probably 4-5 yrs old. Mine finally bloomed for me last year, a small
red flower.

Yes, it could start to make a flower spike & then quit. Catts will do that
when they approach flowering size, so next season could be the trick! Or
maybe later this season, since I can't recall whether mine bloomed in fall
or spring.

Nevertheless, your pollen parent Jeremy Island is a much larger plant than
mine's Wendy's Valentine. I'd expect yours to need to get to a decent
pseudobulb size (6-8 inches tall, maybe?) before flowering.

IIRC your culture conditions sounded OK, like it should bloom for you under
your conditions... but I can't recall exactly. As with anything else, opt
to push it into slightly brighter light or light thats available for more
hours in a day (Which I think you had)

Keep the faith

K Barrett

Our plants are cousins I think mine must be at least 6; I've had
it 4 years & it was a decent seedling size when I got it. The last
shoot is at least 8" tall, & that was one of the ones that fizzled.
It's got 2 more coming. Don't suppose you recall, if you did anything
in particular with yours before it bloomed, like more or less water?
The only thing I could do light wise is to move it onto the really hot
unshaded south kitchen windowsill, from the bedroom south windowsill
with the sheer curtain. It's pretty hot & bright there too.
Thanks for the tips. It's nice to know they abort spikes normally;
maybe it wasn't my fault

Alison