I have a Thunia gattonensis that I acquired last year which has bloomed
(yeah!) and is preparing for dormancy. A keiki has formed on last years
cane (as they are wont to do) and I have potted this little guy up.

What should I expect from this keiki? Is it going to go dormant like the
parent or will it grow some before going dormant? It seems awfully small
to be able to survive dying back and resurrecting itself sometime next
spring. Anybody out there have any experience with Thunias that they can
share?

Will Thunias eventually develop multiple leads (I hope so!) or do they
stick to developing one cane per season?

This Thunia is one of my forays into finding more low light (e.g. Phal)
types of orchids to grow. So far this has been quite successful since I
got a pretty good bloom from it this year. Although Thunias have a somewhat
unique growth habit it hasn't proven to be a very difficult plant to grow.
I wonder why they aren't more popular.

Dave

Just try to maintain it for the winter, only enough water to keep it from
drying out. Don't expect much, if any, growth during this time. Just don't
let it dry out or it will die. In the spring, it will probably send out a
new growth which will then have the whole season to grow. Keep an eye on the
old growth at that time. Because if it begins to rot, it can easily spread
to the new growth. Good Luck.
Gary

"Dave Sheehy" wrote in message
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I have a Thunia gattonensis that I acquired last year which has bloomed
(yeah!) and is preparing for dormancy. A keiki has formed on last years
cane (as they are wont to do) and I have potted this little guy up.

What should I expect from this keiki? Is it going to go dormant like the
parent or will it grow some before going dormant? It seems awfully small
to be able to survive dying back and resurrecting itself sometime next
spring. Anybody out there have any experience with Thunias that they can
share?

Will Thunias eventually develop multiple leads (I hope so!) or do they
stick to developing one cane per season?

This Thunia is one of my forays into finding more low light (e.g. Phal)
types of orchids to grow. So far this has been quite successful since I
got a pretty good bloom from it this year. Although Thunias have a
somewhat
unique growth habit it hasn't proven to be a very difficult plant to grow.
I wonder why they aren't more popular.

Dave