Ho Chi Min

[KyushuCalanthe]

Here is mine flowering now. The flower on the left is newly open when it is more compact and flat. A couple days later it becomes fuller looking, but also gets a bit dog-eared. Flowers typically last a couple weeks.

 

[naoki]

Pretty one, Tom!

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely dark, evenly coloured, pouch

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

It is a pretty flower, and missed out on having an awesome display this year since 4 out of the 5 buds aborted in early sheath . Here is the plant. It has 5 active new growths on it now, so maybe I'll have a shot again next year... fingers crossed.

 

[GuRu]

The flower of your Ho Chi Minh is gorgeous and what a well grown plant. Only the pattern of the foliage make it worth to grow it. Fingers crossed for more flowers in the future.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Nice flower but a gorgeous plant.

Please keep track the exact days how long your HCM flowers last?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Today is exactly a week. I'll try to keep the plant happy to see how long it lasts this go around. The longest the flower has ever been in good condition was right around 2 weeks.

 

[Guldal]

As per usual, I can only echo Rudolf and Leslie!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Here it is on the 11th day. There is a tiny brown spot starting on the tip of the left petal. I'm guessing it's all downhill from here!

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Wow that plant is gorgeous!!

 

[PamO]

It's gorgeous!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Tom- is this growing outside?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Tom- is this growing outside?

Yes, during the warm months from around May to October. It is not out in the rain however, but under a covered porch. In the winter it comes inside a poly house that remains cool to cold sometimes - temperature range between 5 C to 20 C.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Yes, during the warm months from around May to October. It is not out in the rain however, but under a covered porch. In the winter it comes inside a poly house that remains cool to cold sometimes - temperature range between 5 C to 20 C.

Don't know how I did this weird post!

 

[NYEric]

Sleep typing.
Nice plant and your bloom probably will last longer than USA blooms. Thanks for sharing.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Day 14...

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Longer lasting than most I’ve seen and grown. Good cultivar there.

What conditions is plant currently in? I’m curious whether the environment or genes that are giving the flower longevity.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

It always flowers in June during the monsoon season, so humidity remains high, averaging above 60%. High/low temperatures are 26-30 C/20-24 C, respectively. I'm careful to not get any water on the flower and the plant is kept well watered. The flower is still looking about the same today. I'd say it is typically pristine for 10 days, and the gets a little disheveled after that but lasts another 5 days before completely finishing. It is from Taiwan, but I have no details about the cross.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Day 21...

 

[P.K.Hansen]

Love it.