Bud watching for multiforals

[Camellkc]

None of the others have bloomed?

One of the haynaldianums has bloomed when I went to the green house on Wednesday's night. Will update during the weekend. It has intense color and the form is expected to be OK. But the buds for another haynaldianum have blasted!!

 

[phraggy]

Great selection of matured multiflorals. The flowers will give you something to photograph and post on a regular basis. I loved looking at your plants --- but please remove the dead leaves they would look so much better.
Ed

 

[SlipperKing]

I didn't see any dead leaves. I must be missing some PICs. One Phrag with a rattie leaf, that's all. The Lady Duck will kick a$$!

 

[Ozpaph]

that HLD will be awesome dark

 

[Camellkc]

Some updates again.

The phragmepedium hybrid - the bud finally comes out!

Saint Swithin - The spike progresses a little bit slow.

MKs

rothschildianums - again, the bud seems to progress a little bit slow

kolopakingii var. topperii

anitum

PEoY

Good time really goes ahead! The following multi spieces have just put out the colored leave. Spike will come along it very soon.

philippinese - grow for 2 years and bought with flower at that time. It had one flowered growth, and one growth in flower. After 2 years, one of the flowered growth has nearly died and the other still has 4 leaves intact, and, with 5 new growths, 2 matured, 2 near mature and 1 just putting out.

Another philippinese, but in variety of laevigatum - bought with flower 2 year ago, the flowered growth has died and there are now 5 new growths, one in flower, 2 near matured and 2 just putting out.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Monrovia nurseries grows MK?

 

[Camellkc]

Monrovia nurseries grows MK?

Monrovia is just the brand name of the pot. lol:rollhappy:

 

[Happypaphy7]

I love the contrast those dark buds/sheaths create against green leaves!
so many to look forward to!!!

 

[Camellkc]

May I add one more multi floral species member, praestans, just putting out its spike please?

 

[Camellkc]

Let's see the buds of the kolo var. topperi, there are already 3 flower sheaths on such a short spike. Interesting to guess how may buds will finally be carried for it.

 

[SlipperMatt]

My favorits are anitum and Peoy. Can't wait to watch the flowers.

 

[Justin]

Looking good!

 

[Camellkc]

Another update, glad to see the following new members in low sheath:

1. Paph. anitum - another one is blooming now!

2. Paph. philippinese var. roebelini

3. Paph. Lady Isable - this is a poor guy. I bought it in spike last year with one big flowering growth, one big growth and one small growth. The flowering growth quickly died when blooming, while the leaves on the big growth died one by one and only 2 leaves left eventually. Lucky, it finally adapt the environemnt and the small growth starts to move. It is my first believe that the big growth with 2 leaves will not bloom and eventually die, but I surprisingly note that a flower sheath is coming out from the center of that growth! See picture.

The plant itself is here:-

4. Paph. lowii is in low sheath

5. Paph. rothschildianum 266 from Tokyo Orchid Nursery

Just note that the multi-growth rothschildianum and philippinese have multi spikes. I just photo the roths and post here.

 

[orchidman77]

I hope I can grow (1) this many multiflorals and (2) grow them this well! I am anxious to see all of these bloom!

David

 

[Camellkc]

David, growing multiflorals is not difficult provided that you can capture their needs. More light, high air hudimity and good air circulation are basic factors. Large diurnal range of temperature could be beneficial. Basically, if you can manage Phrag species, multiflorals are not a problem to you. The only thing you need is patience, since they all grow very slowly.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Basically, if you can manage Phrag species, multiflorals are not a problem to you. The only thing you need is patience, since they all grow very slowly.

I'd say treat multis like cattleyas

 

[orchidman77]

David, growing multiflorals is not difficult provided that you can capture their needs. More light, high air hudimity and good air circulation are basic factors. Large diurnal range of temperature could be beneficial. Basically, if you can manage Phrag species, multiflorals are not a problem to you. The only thing you need is patience, since they all grow very slowly.

Thanks so much! I have some and they are doing well, but I am definitely understanding how slow they grow.

David

 

[Camellkc]

31/3/2016 update
Paph. koloparkingii var. topperi - 5 buds are carried on such a short spike. Can challenge 6 or 7 in my opinion.

Paph. MK from In Charm (No. 3696)

One of the Paph. Hung Sheng Eagle

Paph. Saint Swithin

Paph. PEoY

Paph. rothschildianum from Mainshow Orchids

Phrag. Grande X longifolium

 

[paphioboy]

I notice that in a number of the multiflorals you posted, the top few leaves look lighter in colour than the older leaves. Do you grow them brighter than the nurseries that they were originally purchased from or is it difference in nutrition? Do you use the same fertilizer as the commercial nurseries?

 

[Camellkc]

I notice that in a number of the multiflorals you posted, the top few leaves look lighter in colour than the older leaves. Do you grow them brighter than the nurseries that they were originally purchased from or is it difference in nutrition? Do you use the same fertilizer as the commercial nurseries?

You have sharp eyes! It is true that I grow them extremely bright in these few months. To my experience, multi needs 1-2 months bright light for them to prepare for blooming, so, most of them are put under direct sunlight since late December 2015. Since the temperature is low during winter months, sunlight will not burn the leaves. Now, they are put under a layer of 90% shading cloths since the direct sunlight can burn them.

As for the fertilizer, I use solid fertilizer from Japan, which is popularly used in Taiwan.