Sue evil genius Joined Jul 11, 2006 Messages 442 Reaction score 1 Location Norfolk, VA Sep 13, 2006 #1 This is one of the two spikes in bloom right now. Two already bloomed. There are about eight more on the way.
This is one of the two spikes in bloom right now. Two already bloomed. There are about eight more on the way.
E ElixirIce Guest Sep 13, 2006 #2 Two right now, two before and eight more on the way? WOW! That's fantastic! Congrats! Looks beautiful!
Two right now, two before and eight more on the way? WOW! That's fantastic! Congrats! Looks beautiful!
R Rick Well-Known Member Joined Jun 9, 2006 Messages 12,765 Reaction score 24 Location Leiper's Fork, TN Sep 13, 2006 #4 That's a very pretty Gongora Sue. I got a couple a few years back, one was supposed to be a cassidea, but they both turned out to be different forms of truncatum.
That's a very pretty Gongora Sue. I got a couple a few years back, one was supposed to be a cassidea, but they both turned out to be different forms of truncatum.
Sue evil genius Joined Jul 11, 2006 Messages 442 Reaction score 1 Location Norfolk, VA Sep 16, 2006 #8 It's in sphag. Also, I understand that this is likely to be G. galeata, not G. cassidea. Close ups (click for hugification): In the second, as you can see, the flower is fading.
It's in sphag. Also, I understand that this is likely to be G. galeata, not G. cassidea. Close ups (click for hugification): In the second, as you can see, the flower is fading.