Other Orchid
By Greenthumb
29 Dec, 2008
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Iwan. Appleblossom, says the tag. I've had it for three years. Never bloomed, just bigger and bigger. Some sort of cattleya. I'm sure one day it'll bloom for me.
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There is Mike. I've 10 or 12. I have most of them up on pebbles in larger containers so drainoff fills up the pebbles and the container keeps the moisture directed at the plant. They all bloomed happily in my last house and here, they just grow and grow. This one is in a glass bubble, they seem to like the glass containers best. I like the single containers because they don't spill and I can move each orchid easier.
29 Dec, 2008
Well then maybe this orchid is like the Easter/Spring cactus that we both have. It's going to bloom when it feels like it :)
29 Dec, 2008
Bloom or not GT, it is lovely and healthy. Wow.
29 Dec, 2008
lol...Mike. I enjoy the challange but hope to see them soon. I alway use alot of force of will, and then I fertilize.....lol. Then we'll see...... :-)
Thanks Gilli, I like how well it developed.
29 Dec, 2008
The plant has great air roots to it. Is there another orchid behind it ? Why not try placing a large cookie sheet filled with pebbles or pea gravel and keep it filled with water then sit the pots over the the gravel keeping them elevated so that they don't sit in the water. The humidity just might make it bloom.
29 Dec, 2008