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An orchid success story
While visiting Kauai in 1996 I purchased Brassia gireoudiana from Kauai
Orchids. I picked out a plant showing a flower spike so I could see my purchase bloom when I arrived home. I carried the plant on the plane. When it bloomed it was so fragrant in the evenings. When the blooms faded I added the gireoudiana to my other brassias and oncidiums. Each year I'd take it outdoors to bask in the summer humidity. Each winter it came back indoors under lights. It endured the squirrels checking out the pot to see what I had planted under it. (Damn tree rats). Last year they uprooted the plant and I repotted it in two different pots this time. Well, I am happy to say that after 7 years without blooms, today I discovered two flower spikes on one of the plants! The other plant is still growing out the 2003 growth and may still bloom later in the summer. It pays to be patient. Good growing, Gene |
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An orchid success story
Yay! I love stories like that. It keeps me on track to know that I'm not
the only one who waits.......and waits. Diana |
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An orchid success story
Gene,
Perhaps this orchid was not as far along as they thought. It takes about 5 - 7 years for some of them to bloom. And, it also takes time to adapt to a new habitat. That is why I like the Gubler Orchids. I am about 20 miles from Gubler Orchids via the crow's flight. They all seem to bloom for me. So, my case is that it is much easier for localized plants to adapt than for foreign plants. .. . . Pam Everything Orchid Management System http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html ------------------------------------ Gene Schurg wrote: While visiting Kauai in 1996 I purchased Brassia gireoudiana from Kauai Orchids. I picked out a plant showing a flower spike so I could see my purchase bloom when I arrived home. I carried the plant on the plane. When it bloomed it was so fragrant in the evenings. When the blooms faded I added the gireoudiana to my other brassias and oncidiums. Each year I'd take it outdoors to bask in the summer humidity. Each winter it came back indoors under lights. It endured the squirrels checking out the pot to see what I had planted under it. (Damn tree rats). Last year they uprooted the plant and I repotted it in two different pots this time. Well, I am happy to say that after 7 years without blooms, today I discovered two flower spikes on one of the plants! The other plant is still growing out the 2003 growth and may still bloom later in the summer. It pays to be patient. Good growing, Gene |
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