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tenman · 24-03-2009, 04:19 AM posted to rec.gardens.orchids

wrote:
(i had to put mine in semi hydro; had it a year, it's been blooming
for ten months, but i wish it would grow a new pbulb.)

--j_a
It is not a myth that they can bloom themselves to death. One of mine
did. It was a smallish plant, just a couple mature growths, and bloomed
for almost 18 months on and off from one spike, then collapsed and died.