Flowers #9 and #10 on phrag besseae

[jeremyinsf]

This was a "rescue" plant - something that is pretty rare for me... but it's worked out well. In the photo is flower #9, and a bud is developing for #10. It's had flowers on it for almost five months.

It grows under lights (obviously) and I water it by topping it off. I don't move it around, play with it, or do anything else. I just let it grow.

 

[Daniel Herrera]

That is a very nice besseae!

 

[eaborne]

Great job!

 

[SlipperFan]

I didn't know besseaes could bloom that many flowers!

 

[TyroneGenade]

What you growing it in? Feeding it with anything special?

 

[jeremyinsf]

It's in sphag and a tray of water. I keep it wet at all times. It gets fed with k-lite but not a lot and not very often.

 

[theorchidzone]

Good work! We always think sitting in a tray of water is not a good idea. You prove us wrong.
They do love water. And big thanks for the clean SF water.

 

[jeremyinsf]

Thanks John. I think the tray of water works because it's under lights and it evaporates and gets sucked up quickly by the plant. If it were really stagnant, that might be more of a problem.

And yes I love my water here!

 

[NYEric]

I didn't know besseaes could bloom that many flowers!

Yes, that is unusual. Yay besseae!

 

[theorchidzone]

Thanks Jeremy. OK. That makes sense.

 

[Erythrone]

A cutie for sure!

 

[Migrant13]

Glad you rescued it. It's a beauty.