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It’s a shower time for some of my plants today! 
The smaller plant in the photo below is Cascade Creek x gardineri. Cascade Creek is adductum x Prince Edward of York (rothschildianum x sanderianum).
I have had this plant since 2016 when it was a first time blooming seedling on a single growth. It has since bloomed six times for me, the most recent one being last month. and there is a new spike coming along nicely with three buds. It always bloomed with two flowers with only one exception when it bloomed with three flowers last year.
Three of the oldest growths are dead & brown at the center separating the clump into two parts. There is a total of 7 growths, of which 4 are new of different stages of development.
Culture: This plant is still in its 3.75 inch square plastic pot with chunky bark & perlite it came in six years ago. Never been repotted although it needs some more space now. The moss was added on top to cover the roots.
I had this under T8 at all times thus far and only temporarily move them to windowsill once the inflorescence reach certain height.
It is watered with tap water (very low mineral content) about every three days. Fertilizer is applied at random, usually once a month or less. Other times, I would fertilize every other week, but still this comes to only twice or so per month and that’s my max for anything I grow.
Now, the bigger one.
It is rothschildianum x anitum. I believe this came from Sam’s (Orchid Inn) flask. Mike gifted me a small seedling a few years ago since I told him I don’t grow multis. It was among my very first straight (as in multis with only genes from multis and not from other subgenera like Delrosi).
It has grown steadily in its tiny 2.5 inch pot for the first few years. It really began to gain size since about 2019 and I finally repotted it into its current 4.2 in round pot last summer. It is a root champion like multis typically are and very thirsty.
That one leaf is as wide as hand!! A huge leaf!
The base of the plant is bumpy so I expect it to spike in the near future. Hopefully large & dark flowers!
The smaller plant in the photo below is Cascade Creek x gardineri. Cascade Creek is adductum x Prince Edward of York (rothschildianum x sanderianum).
I have had this plant since 2016 when it was a first time blooming seedling on a single growth. It has since bloomed six times for me, the most recent one being last month. and there is a new spike coming along nicely with three buds. It always bloomed with two flowers with only one exception when it bloomed with three flowers last year.
Three of the oldest growths are dead & brown at the center separating the clump into two parts. There is a total of 7 growths, of which 4 are new of different stages of development.
Culture: This plant is still in its 3.75 inch square plastic pot with chunky bark & perlite it came in six years ago. Never been repotted although it needs some more space now. The moss was added on top to cover the roots.
I had this under T8 at all times thus far and only temporarily move them to windowsill once the inflorescence reach certain height.
It is watered with tap water (very low mineral content) about every three days. Fertilizer is applied at random, usually once a month or less. Other times, I would fertilize every other week, but still this comes to only twice or so per month and that’s my max for anything I grow.
Now, the bigger one.
It is rothschildianum x anitum. I believe this came from Sam’s (Orchid Inn) flask. Mike gifted me a small seedling a few years ago since I told him I don’t grow multis. It was among my very first straight (as in multis with only genes from multis and not from other subgenera like Delrosi).
It has grown steadily in its tiny 2.5 inch pot for the first few years. It really began to gain size since about 2019 and I finally repotted it into its current 4.2 in round pot last summer. It is a root champion like multis typically are and very thirsty.
That one leaf is as wide as hand!! A huge leaf!
The base of the plant is bumpy so I expect it to spike in the near future. Hopefully large & dark flowers!
