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Paph new spike versus new leaf
How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new
leaf? The reason why I am asking is: I mail ordered a Paph malipoense in-spike. It got delivered today, with a note stating that it is just starting a new spike in the new growth. It looks like a new leaf to me. But then I remembered that my very first Paph also looked like it was going to have a new leaf before I left for vacation, and when I came back it had a new spike. So I am willing to accept that this _may_ be a new spike even though it looks like a leaf ... But I would like to know whether there is a way to know for sure whether this is a spike or just another leaf. Is there something that I can look for to tell? Is this something that people who have been around Paphs long enough just know? Or is it an educated guess, based on the number of leaves for example? What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", and I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. I am willing to give it the benefit of a doubt that it may be in spike, but it really looks to me like it is just "in-leaf". Joanna (who can already tell a Phal spike from an aerial root very early on, but alas still has much more to learn about Paphs) |
Hi Joanna,
If you give it time all will be revealed. However if you are impatient the following might help. Flower buds are generally fatter so they should feel 'thicker' in the growth. You might be able to shine a torch behind the growth and look through the leaves to see the outline of the flower bud. The pigmentation on P.malipoense might prove a bit of a problem as this works better for the strap leafed plants. Hope this helps. Hope it is a flower. Flower bud formation is not simply a factor of the number of leaves. With regards Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:ky32d.6786$lX.202@trnddc04... How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf? The reason why I am asking is: I mail ordered a Paph malipoense in-spike. It got delivered today, with a note stating that it is just starting a new spike in the new growth. It looks like a new leaf to me. But then I remembered that my very first Paph also looked like it was going to have a new leaf before I left for vacation, and when I came back it had a new spike. So I am willing to accept that this _may_ be a new spike even though it looks like a leaf ... But I would like to know whether there is a way to know for sure whether this is a spike or just another leaf. Is there something that I can look for to tell? Is this something that people who have been around Paphs long enough just know? Or is it an educated guess, based on the number of leaves for example? What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", and I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. I am willing to give it the benefit of a doubt that it may be in spike, but it really looks to me like it is just "in-leaf". Joanna (who can already tell a Phal spike from an aerial root very early on, but alas still has much more to learn about Paphs) |
Hi Joanna,
If you give it time all will be revealed. However if you are impatient the following might help. Flower buds are generally fatter so they should feel 'thicker' in the growth. You might be able to shine a torch behind the growth and look through the leaves to see the outline of the flower bud. The pigmentation on P.malipoense might prove a bit of a problem as this works better for the strap leafed plants. Hope this helps. Hope it is a flower. Flower bud formation is not simply a factor of the number of leaves. With regards Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:ky32d.6786$lX.202@trnddc04... How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf? The reason why I am asking is: I mail ordered a Paph malipoense in-spike. It got delivered today, with a note stating that it is just starting a new spike in the new growth. It looks like a new leaf to me. But then I remembered that my very first Paph also looked like it was going to have a new leaf before I left for vacation, and when I came back it had a new spike. So I am willing to accept that this _may_ be a new spike even though it looks like a leaf ... But I would like to know whether there is a way to know for sure whether this is a spike or just another leaf. Is there something that I can look for to tell? Is this something that people who have been around Paphs long enough just know? Or is it an educated guess, based on the number of leaves for example? What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", and I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. I am willing to give it the benefit of a doubt that it may be in spike, but it really looks to me like it is just "in-leaf". Joanna (who can already tell a Phal spike from an aerial root very early on, but alas still has much more to learn about Paphs) |
What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped
off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", Did you pay more for the plant? If so and it is not in spike perhaps you might feel like you were ripped off. If you feel that you did not get what you expected why not contact the seller and arrange to send the plant back. I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. If you wanted this particular species why would you have not purchased it just because it was not in spike but was of blooming size. Buying a plant in spike or bud does not guarantee that it will bloom. The buds and spikes can be damaged in shipping regardless of how well they are packaged. I don't know of any orchid supplier selling mail order or shipping plants that would guarantee the blooms on a plant. |
What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped
off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", Did you pay more for the plant? If so and it is not in spike perhaps you might feel like you were ripped off. If you feel that you did not get what you expected why not contact the seller and arrange to send the plant back. I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. If you wanted this particular species why would you have not purchased it just because it was not in spike but was of blooming size. Buying a plant in spike or bud does not guarantee that it will bloom. The buds and spikes can be damaged in shipping regardless of how well they are packaged. I don't know of any orchid supplier selling mail order or shipping plants that would guarantee the blooms on a plant. |
You know how sometimes one posts a post to a newsgroup and then wishes one had not posted it or wishes one had phrased it differently? Well that's how I felt yesterday. I shouldn't have said this: "TRAINMAN9" wrote in message ... What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", Did you pay more for the plant? If so and it is not in spike perhaps you might feel like you were ripped off. If you feel that you did not get what you expected why not contact the seller and arrange to send the plant back. In my defense I sent the post off at a time when I was not fully decompressed from worked yet, and so I was grumpy, and that influenced how I phrased this. The grumpiness though was not the fault of the paph or the vendor it came from. No, I did not pay more because of the in-spike. Even though I have seen that some vendors do sell plants in spike for more money than blooming size, but this plant was not bought from one of them. And I have absolutely no intention of returning the plant. It's one of mine now, and I will watch it like a mother hen every day checking out that spike or leaf to see whether I can tell which it is over time. :-) If you wanted this particular species why would you have not purchased it just because it was not in spike but was of blooming size. Buying a plant in spike or bud does not guarantee that it will bloom. The buds and spikes can be damaged in shipping regardless of how well they are packaged. I don't know of any orchid supplier selling mail order or shipping plants that would guarantee the blooms on a plant. I am already comfortable enough with Phals to buy them blooming size or even near-blooming size because I have had Phals spike and rebloom for me enough times for me to believe that they will do so again. But I am still too new to Paphs (bought my first Paph in January), and thus I am still uncertain about my Paph growing skill. That first Paph that I purchased in January has already rebloomed for me. But still. Rationally I know that if Phals like it in my environment, Paphs should too. I also know that in-spike does not guarantee blooming -- if nothing else my cochleanthes amazonica has taught me that. Rationally I know therefore that I ought to be as comfortable about buying a Paph in-spike as buying it blooming size. But who said that I am fully rational??? The only rational thing in my defense is that I am an impatient person, and I have already heard that paph malipoense spikes for a long time and that that's an understatement. This does not change the fact that I am very glad to have this plant in my collection now, and I am still very excited about it, and looking forward to it blooming eventually. However, if this is a new leaf and not a new spike after all, then I will not only have to wait for the spike to develop but for it to actually start a new spike, so my wait-time will be longer, and I will have to be more patient for an even longer amount of time. Ok, so maybe that's not exactly "rational" but hey, I'm a woman, we are not supposed to be fully rational, right? Joanna |
You know how sometimes one posts a post to a newsgroup and then wishes one had not posted it or wishes one had phrased it differently? Well that's how I felt yesterday. I shouldn't have said this: "TRAINMAN9" wrote in message ... What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", Did you pay more for the plant? If so and it is not in spike perhaps you might feel like you were ripped off. If you feel that you did not get what you expected why not contact the seller and arrange to send the plant back. In my defense I sent the post off at a time when I was not fully decompressed from worked yet, and so I was grumpy, and that influenced how I phrased this. The grumpiness though was not the fault of the paph or the vendor it came from. No, I did not pay more because of the in-spike. Even though I have seen that some vendors do sell plants in spike for more money than blooming size, but this plant was not bought from one of them. And I have absolutely no intention of returning the plant. It's one of mine now, and I will watch it like a mother hen every day checking out that spike or leaf to see whether I can tell which it is over time. :-) If you wanted this particular species why would you have not purchased it just because it was not in spike but was of blooming size. Buying a plant in spike or bud does not guarantee that it will bloom. The buds and spikes can be damaged in shipping regardless of how well they are packaged. I don't know of any orchid supplier selling mail order or shipping plants that would guarantee the blooms on a plant. I am already comfortable enough with Phals to buy them blooming size or even near-blooming size because I have had Phals spike and rebloom for me enough times for me to believe that they will do so again. But I am still too new to Paphs (bought my first Paph in January), and thus I am still uncertain about my Paph growing skill. That first Paph that I purchased in January has already rebloomed for me. But still. Rationally I know that if Phals like it in my environment, Paphs should too. I also know that in-spike does not guarantee blooming -- if nothing else my cochleanthes amazonica has taught me that. Rationally I know therefore that I ought to be as comfortable about buying a Paph in-spike as buying it blooming size. But who said that I am fully rational??? The only rational thing in my defense is that I am an impatient person, and I have already heard that paph malipoense spikes for a long time and that that's an understatement. This does not change the fact that I am very glad to have this plant in my collection now, and I am still very excited about it, and looking forward to it blooming eventually. However, if this is a new leaf and not a new spike after all, then I will not only have to wait for the spike to develop but for it to actually start a new spike, so my wait-time will be longer, and I will have to be more patient for an even longer amount of time. Ok, so maybe that's not exactly "rational" but hey, I'm a woman, we are not supposed to be fully rational, right? Joanna |
J Fortuna wrote: How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf?........................................ Joanna, I have a suggestion that may or may not help. I have a Paph callosum that I have bloomed a dozen times at least. I can always tell when that one is getting ready to bloom. Paphs always grow their leaves in alternating directions. You know, left-right-left-right. When I look down into that callosum and it appears that it is going to grow 2 consecutive leaves in the same direction, that's a flower bud every time. I have other Paphs that I have bloomed once or twice so far. Some of those are harder to tell. Sometimes the bud is symmetrical so that it doesn't seem to curve either left or right. I don't yet have a malipoense so I can't say how it behaves. Look at that spike/new leaf. If If it has a curve that looks like it would go the same direction as the last leaf, then I would bet it isn't just a leaf. If the shape looks like a leaf that will go off in the opposite direction, then it probably IS a leaf. If you can't tell, hope for the best and, (dare I say it?) be patient. :-) Steve |
J Fortuna wrote: How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf?........................................ Joanna, I have a suggestion that may or may not help. I have a Paph callosum that I have bloomed a dozen times at least. I can always tell when that one is getting ready to bloom. Paphs always grow their leaves in alternating directions. You know, left-right-left-right. When I look down into that callosum and it appears that it is going to grow 2 consecutive leaves in the same direction, that's a flower bud every time. I have other Paphs that I have bloomed once or twice so far. Some of those are harder to tell. Sometimes the bud is symmetrical so that it doesn't seem to curve either left or right. I don't yet have a malipoense so I can't say how it behaves. Look at that spike/new leaf. If If it has a curve that looks like it would go the same direction as the last leaf, then I would bet it isn't just a leaf. If the shape looks like a leaf that will go off in the opposite direction, then it probably IS a leaf. If you can't tell, hope for the best and, (dare I say it?) be patient. :-) Steve |
It's a spike!
Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) By the way, in response to Steve's suggestion: the leaf looked to me as though it would go in the alternate direction not the same direction as the previous one. But I can definitely see a bud in there. Thank you all. Joanna "TQPL" wrote in message ... Hi Joanna, If you give it time all will be revealed. However if you are impatient the following might help. Flower buds are generally fatter so they should feel 'thicker' in the growth. You might be able to shine a torch behind the growth and look through the leaves to see the outline of the flower bud. The pigmentation on P.malipoense might prove a bit of a problem as this works better for the strap leafed plants. Hope this helps. Hope it is a flower. Flower bud formation is not simply a factor of the number of leaves. With regards Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:ky32d.6786$lX.202@trnddc04... How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf? The reason why I am asking is: I mail ordered a Paph malipoense in-spike. It got delivered today, with a note stating that it is just starting a new spike in the new growth. It looks like a new leaf to me. But then I remembered that my very first Paph also looked like it was going to have a new leaf before I left for vacation, and when I came back it had a new spike. So I am willing to accept that this _may_ be a new spike even though it looks like a leaf ... But I would like to know whether there is a way to know for sure whether this is a spike or just another leaf. Is there something that I can look for to tell? Is this something that people who have been around Paphs long enough just know? Or is it an educated guess, based on the number of leaves for example? What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", and I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. I am willing to give it the benefit of a doubt that it may be in spike, but it really looks to me like it is just "in-leaf". Joanna (who can already tell a Phal spike from an aerial root very early on, but alas still has much more to learn about Paphs) |
It's a spike!
Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) By the way, in response to Steve's suggestion: the leaf looked to me as though it would go in the alternate direction not the same direction as the previous one. But I can definitely see a bud in there. Thank you all. Joanna "TQPL" wrote in message ... Hi Joanna, If you give it time all will be revealed. However if you are impatient the following might help. Flower buds are generally fatter so they should feel 'thicker' in the growth. You might be able to shine a torch behind the growth and look through the leaves to see the outline of the flower bud. The pigmentation on P.malipoense might prove a bit of a problem as this works better for the strap leafed plants. Hope this helps. Hope it is a flower. Flower bud formation is not simply a factor of the number of leaves. With regards Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:ky32d.6786$lX.202@trnddc04... How can one tell whether a Paph is starting a new spike or growing a new leaf? The reason why I am asking is: I mail ordered a Paph malipoense in-spike. It got delivered today, with a note stating that it is just starting a new spike in the new growth. It looks like a new leaf to me. But then I remembered that my very first Paph also looked like it was going to have a new leaf before I left for vacation, and when I came back it had a new spike. So I am willing to accept that this _may_ be a new spike even though it looks like a leaf ... But I would like to know whether there is a way to know for sure whether this is a spike or just another leaf. Is there something that I can look for to tell? Is this something that people who have been around Paphs long enough just know? Or is it an educated guess, based on the number of leaves for example? What I would like to know in part is, whether or not I may have been ripped off, since the plant was sold to me as "in-spike", and I may not have bought it if it had been listed as "blooming size" but not in spike. I am willing to give it the benefit of a doubt that it may be in spike, but it really looks to me like it is just "in-leaf". Joanna (who can already tell a Phal spike from an aerial root very early on, but alas still has much more to learn about Paphs) |
J Fortuna wrote: It's a spike! Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) By the way, in response to Steve's suggestion: the leaf looked to me as though it would go in the alternate direction not the same direction as the previous one. But I can definitely see a bud in there. Thank you all. Joanna Very good and congratulations! Now I wonder how many months it will torture you before it actually produces a flower? Steve |
J Fortuna wrote: It's a spike! Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) By the way, in response to Steve's suggestion: the leaf looked to me as though it would go in the alternate direction not the same direction as the previous one. But I can definitely see a bud in there. Thank you all. Joanna Very good and congratulations! Now I wonder how many months it will torture you before it actually produces a flower? Steve |
Woopeeeeeee,
Hope you take a pic for your records. Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:Dbf3d.348$C8.251@trnddc05... It's a spike! Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) |
Woopeeeeeee,
Hope you take a pic for your records. Alan "J Fortuna" wrote in message news:Dbf3d.348$C8.251@trnddc05... It's a spike! Today when I held it up to look at it in the light I noticed that if one looks into that leaf under a certain angle in the right light, one can see there is a bud in there. :-) |
OK Joanna, it's been nearly 3 months. What's the good word on the Paph.
malipoense bud? For some reason, I keep remembering you finding the bud and I wonder how things are going. I had to go to the google archives to find this post and I joined so I could reply to this old thread. Steve |
Steve,
It's doing very well. Thank you for asking. The spike is now 16 inches long, and almost entirely straight upright with no staking needed so far. I love the feel of the spike, it's hairy and the hairs are very soft -- very petable. This is in stark contrast to the leaves which are very coarse (almost sandpaper like), providing for interesting contrasts in texture. It's bud until now consisted of two sepals (?) facing each other and bent into canoe like shapes, but now the pouch is starting to form inside and it is starting to pull the two other existing parts apart. I have been struck by how pretty the bud looks even in it's earlier stages, one could almost say that it's already in flower, and the flower will just keep changing with time. Overall I enjoy the paph malipoense immensely, and would greatly recommend this species to anyone interested. The advice given on this group, that it's spiking period is so long, at first scared me, since I am definitely not a patient person, but the thing is that it's not like it goes a long time without progressing further, and so the activity of the spike and bud keeps me entertained, and I don't mind one bit. Joanna "Steve" wrote in message oups.com... OK Joanna, it's been nearly 3 months. What's the good word on the Paph. malipoense bud? For some reason, I keep remembering you finding the bud and I wonder how things are going. I had to go to the google archives to find this post and I joined so I could reply to this old thread. Steve |
Great news. I'm glad you have been enjoying it and it sounds as if it is
getting pretty close to really opening. I guess I have been reminded of your plant because I am watching buds develop on two of my Paphs. My two are hybrids ands I'm sure they will not make me wait so long to bloom. The buds look pretty big compared to other Paphs I have flowered, even though they are only about an inch above the leaves at the moment. Steve J Fortuna wrote: Steve, It's doing very well. Thank you for asking. The spike is now 16 inches long, and almost entirely straight upright with no staking needed so far. I love the feel of the spike, it's hairy and the hairs are very soft -- very petable. This is in stark contrast to the leaves which are very coarse (almost sandpaper like), providing for interesting contrasts in texture. It's bud until now consisted of two sepals (?) facing each other and bent into canoe like shapes, but now the pouch is starting to form inside and it is starting to pull the two other existing parts apart. I have been struck by how pretty the bud looks even in it's earlier stages, one could almost say that it's already in flower, and the flower will just keep changing with time. Overall I enjoy the paph malipoense immensely, and would greatly recommend this species to anyone interested. The advice given on this group, that it's spiking period is so long, at first scared me, since I am definitely not a patient person, but the thing is that it's not like it goes a long time without progressing further, and so the activity of the spike and bud keeps me entertained, and I don't mind one bit. Joanna "Steve" wrote in message oups.com... OK Joanna, it's been nearly 3 months. What's the good word on the Paph. malipoense bud? For some reason, I keep remembering you finding the bud and I wonder how things are going. I had to go to the google archives to find this post and I joined so I could reply to this old thread. Steve |
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:44:55 -0500, Steve
wrote: Great news. I'm glad you have been enjoying it and it sounds as if it is getting pretty close to really opening. I guess I have been reminded of your plant because I am watching buds develop on two of my Paphs. My two are hybrids ands I'm sure they will not make me wait so long to bloom. The buds look pretty big compared to other Paphs I have flowered, even though they are only about an inch above the leaves at the moment. Steve I find paph malipoense fascinating but frustrating because we grew so many hybrids first and I was used to their growth time. Steve you are being as frustrating as mali by tantalizing us with "hybrids" and not naming what is in spike. G GIVE. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php |
Susan Erickson wrote: ........................................ ...Steve you are being as frustrating as mali by tantalizing us with "hybrids" and not naming what is in spike. G GIVE. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php Ha! I would have to go look. ... Actually, I remember one: Paph. Personality 'Courage' . The other one I have no idea at the moment. Both are complex hybrids. These 2 are from a group of 12 plants that I picked up cheap about a year ago from Baker and Chantry as they were selling off their plants. Rest assured that when they finally bloom, I will post the pictures on ABPO complete with names. Steve |
Susan Erickson wrote: ........................................ ...Steve you are being as frustrating as mali by tantalizing us with "hybrids" and not naming what is in spike. G GIVE. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php Ha! I would have to go look. ... Actually, I remember one: Paph. Personality 'Courage' . The other one I have no idea at the moment. Both are complex hybrids. These 2 are from a group of 12 plants that I picked up cheap about a year ago from Baker and Chantry as they were selling off their plants. Rest assured that when they finally bloom, I will post the pictures on ABPO complete with names. Steve It's a few weeks later now and the time is getting close. :-) The buds are opening slowwwwwwwly. I keep going down to the basement to look and there is barely any difference from the day before. I'm sure the low temperatures down there make it happen even slower. Barely up to 70 when the lights are on. 'Courage' has taken the lead with the bud about half open but the other one is starting to open too. Steve |
Steve,
Glad to hear that your buds are opening as well (albeit slowly), my paph malipoense has opened its bud noticeably more in the week that we were gone, though it's still quite a while to flowering I think. It looks right now a bit like it would really like to take a bite out of something. :-) Happy New Year, and may buds continue to open merrily in the new year as well. Joanna "Steve" wrote in message ... Susan Erickson wrote: ........................................ ...Steve you are being as frustrating as mali by tantalizing us with "hybrids" and not naming what is in spike. G GIVE. SuE http://orchids.legolas.org/gallery/albums.php Ha! I would have to go look. ... Actually, I remember one: Paph. Personality 'Courage' . The other one I have no idea at the moment. Both are complex hybrids. These 2 are from a group of 12 plants that I picked up cheap about a year ago from Baker and Chantry as they were selling off their plants. Rest assured that when they finally bloom, I will post the pictures on ABPO complete with names. Steve It's a few weeks later now and the time is getting close. :-) The buds are opening slowwwwwwwly. I keep going down to the basement to look and there is barely any difference from the day before. I'm sure the low temperatures down there make it happen even slower. Barely up to 70 when the lights are on. 'Courage' has taken the lead with the bud about half open but the other one is starting to open too. Steve |
I've been watching my paph spike for over 2 weeks now. The flower is
just starting to unfold (bear with me, I don't know all the correct terms for the parts and the processes yet). I mentioned it in the thread "first spike of first orchid". But I'm not finding the wait uncomfortably agonizing. I'm loving the process. It's so exciting, amazing, beautiful, etc. It's gotten to where if I even think about it, I have to go look at it yet again, see in detail how it's progressed since the last time I looked at it closely, or just look at it to marvel in the beauty of it all. It probably helps that I'm 57, and a lot mellower than I was even a few years ago. (Raising orchids is a far cry from racing dirtbikes!) I'm probably also lucky that I didn't notice it was spiking for a few weeks, so wasn't wondering what exactly was going on. By the time I noticed it, the spike was a few inches long (ok, so I'm not the most observant guy around). But now I'm just enjoying it day by day! |
I've been watching my paph spike for over 2 weeks now. The flower is
just starting to unfold (bear with me, I don't know all the correct terms for the parts and the processes yet). I mentioned it in the thread "first spike of first orchid". But I'm not finding the wait uncomfortably agonizing. I'm loving the process. It's so exciting, amazing, beautiful, etc. It's gotten to where if I even think about it, I have to go look at it yet again, see in detail how it's progressed since the last time I looked at it closely, or just look at it to marvel in the beauty of it all. It probably helps that I'm 57, and a lot mellower than I was even a few years ago. (Raising orchids is a far cry from racing dirtbikes!) I'm probably also lucky that I didn't notice it was spiking for a few weeks, so wasn't wondering what exactly was going on. By the time I noticed it, the spike was a few inches long (ok, so I'm not the most observant guy around). But now I'm just enjoying it day by day! |
I hear you. I've been waiting for a Paph. venustum bud to develop for a
couple of months now. It is s-l-o-w-w-w going. But finally it is beginning to get fatter and I hope I'll see a blossom in...well... I don't really know. Luckily I have lots of other orchids to distract me. What paph are you waiting for? John :) "salgud" wrote in message ups.com... I've been watching my paph spike for over 2 weeks now. The flower is just starting to unfold (bear with me, I don't know all the correct terms for the parts and the processes yet). I mentioned it in the thread "first spike of first orchid". But I'm not finding the wait uncomfortably agonizing. I'm loving the process. It's so exciting, amazing, beautiful, etc. It's gotten to where if I even think about it, I have to go look at it yet again, see in detail how it's progressed since the last time I looked at it closely, or just look at it to marvel in the beauty of it all. It probably helps that I'm 57, and a lot mellower than I was even a few years ago. (Raising orchids is a far cry from racing dirtbikes!) I'm probably also lucky that I didn't notice it was spiking for a few weeks, so wasn't wondering what exactly was going on. By the time I noticed it, the spike was a few inches long (ok, so I'm not the most observant guy around). But now I'm just enjoying it day by day! |
Not sure, I think it's Suellen!
Seriously, I don't know that this means, but the label in the pot says, "MTDM. bartley schwarz 'highland' am/aos". If that means anything to you, I'd love to know. It also says "lots of red and white flowers" Dave |
Hi Dave, I have not read all the threads or your original question but
for the record, Mtdm. is the abbreviation for Miltonidium which is a cross of Miltonia & Oncidium I believe. So this tag should read:- Miltonidium Bartley Schwarz 'Highland' AM/AOS If this tag is in your Paph pot then it is the wrong tag. -- Cheers Wendy Remove PETERPAN for email reply salgud wrote: Not sure, I think it's Suellen! Seriously, I don't know that this means, but the label in the pot says, "MTDM. bartley schwarz 'highland' am/aos". If that means anything to you, I'd love to know. It also says "lots of red and white flowers" Dave |
LOL! I think I'll stick with Suellen!
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