8 years in the making, guess the bud

[fbrem]

I bought a large division of this plant 8 years back and paid a pretty penny. After progressively killing it off, I was down to a single leafless psb about 5 years ago. Then I decided to grow it in terrestrial media in a large shallow clay bowl and it has never slowed down since. I can't wait to update this thread with bloom pics!!! Not a hard one if you've seen it in spike before, what is it?

Forrest

 

[NYEric]

Show us the bulbs or foliage.

 

[fbrem]

Show us the bulbs or foliage.

That would be way too easy Eric oke:, I will say the spike is about 5 feet tall!!!

I'll post a whole plant pics when it blooms, I promise.

 

[jtrmd]

reminds me of a Peristeria spike

 

[Trithor]

No idea at all, guess I am gonna have to wait?

 

[fbrem]

reminds me of a Peristeria spike

I knew someone would quickly be on the right track!!! Great job

When it has some flowers open I'll post a pic of the national flower of Panama. This one has some sentimental value because I spent some time in Panama doing research. In fact, combing the downed trees for orchids and other cool plants is what really got me into orchids in the first place.

 

[Paphman910]

What terrestrial mix do you grow it in?

 

[fbrem]

mostly peat, a bit of potting soil, perlite, and leca/hydroton with a little sphagnum top-dress around the new roots so they don't dry out. All in a very wide shallow clay bowl. Now I need to find an even bigger clay bowl, and that;s not going to be very easy or inexpensive.

In general, I never really let it dry out, especially when actively growing, but keep it drier in the winter and grow it in very bright light, even max exposure in the winter. When it gets dry the psb's quickly shrivel and replump when watered. It is an awesome plant to grow now that I am doing well with it.

 

[SlipperFan]

Oeceoclades?

 

[goods]

I bought one of these at the New Orleans show from EFG Orchids. They told me that they weren't really successful with these until they started growing them very wet (straight sphag, watered every to every other day) and in very high light (he said full sun in Florida).

I didn't realize the spikes could get so long on these! Congrats on bringing it back and getting it to spike.

 

[jtrmd]

I knew someone would quickly be on the right track!!! Great job

When it has some flowers open I'll post a pic of the national flower of Panama. This one has some sentimental value because I spent some time in Panama doing research. In fact, combing the downed trees for orchids and other cool plants is what really got me into orchids in the first place.

I had one for a few years,and that is why I recognized it.I grew it outside with my Cymbidiums that are in full/part sun and watered every day on a timer.It got too big so I gave it away and it wasnt long before I heard it was in the big compost pile in the sky.

 

[Carkin]

I knew someone would quickly be on the right track!!! Great job

When it has some flowers open I'll post a pic of the national flower of Panama. This one has some sentimental value because I spent some time in Panama doing research. In fact, combing the downed trees for orchids and other cool plants is what really got me into orchids in the first place.

Oooooooo...I can't wait for those pics! I have one too but it is too small to bloom yet. I would love to see a pic of the whole plant too!