Submitted by Chris sydney on Sat, 16/01/2010 - 16:14.
I really like your pictures :)I would love to flower one of these
I have one of these but it has never flowered for me, eventhough it produces new shoots every year. Maybe you might have some advice on how to flower these?
I grow mine indoors with around 3-4h filtered morning sunlight. After that it still receives some light. I did notice however that while the leaves are quite big ( and on the darker side of green), the bulbs never become too big, compared to when I bought the plant. I fertilizer it every second watering and it also has osmocote in the subtrate (1/2 course pine bark and 1/2 perlite, topped with sphagnum moss to keep it wet. It receives a mist twice a day and has air circulation provided by a timed-fan.
As mentioned in this post http://orchidsonline.com.au/node/6324 it seems it may not be unusual for these to grow to become a quite large plant before they flower for the first time.
fascinating flower, help with culture?
I really like your pictures :)I would love to flower one of these
I have one of these but it has never flowered for me, eventhough it produces new shoots every year. Maybe you might have some advice on how to flower these?
I grow mine indoors with around 3-4h filtered morning sunlight. After that it still receives some light. I did notice however that while the leaves are quite big ( and on the darker side of green), the bulbs never become too big, compared to when I bought the plant. I fertilizer it every second watering and it also has osmocote in the subtrate (1/2 course pine bark and 1/2 perlite, topped with sphagnum moss to keep it wet. It receives a mist twice a day and has air circulation provided by a timed-fan.
I would really appreciate your advice.
Chris
don't despair yet
As mentioned in this post http://orchidsonline.com.au/node/6324 it seems it may not be unusual for these to grow to become a quite large plant before they flower for the first time.
Regards wellsy