No Stonei Unturned

[DrLeslieEe]

So I was innocently watering my plants today and noticed this sheath on my 3 footer of a stonei plant that has been hiding amongst the lowiis for the past 4 years.

Imagine my excitement when I fondled her base to find a bulge .

Let’s pray I don’t screw this one up by doing something silly and blast it.

You can consider this my first stonei to bloom for me. Which is itself a feat and honor, considering the fact that I was born a ’stone’s’ throw away from its habitat in Kuching (Borneo).

A treasured division from Sam’s collection.

 

[tnyr5]

Ooo nice. I wanted his outcross of white as angel x something, but I missed out on the flasks. :-(

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Ooo nice. I wanted his outcross of white as angel x something, but I missed out on the flasks. :-(

Someone will have babies out somewhere I’m sure. Keep your eyes peeled!

 

[tnyr5]

Maybe one day. I grabbed one of his adult plants since it's better than having no stonei at all lol.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Maybe one day. I grabbed one of his adult plants since it's better than having no stonei at all lol.

‘No stonei at all’ sounds like a nightmare!

 

[awesomei]

Hello,
Do stonei like drier conditions! I ask because I have murdered about 6 of these beauties. They always seem to die of some sort of rot. I have one that has survived. It seems to be doing well and has blades about 12 to 14 inches frome base to tip. I wouls love for it to bloom!
George

 

[awesomei]

Is there an I-Phone app for this site?
George

 

[Happypaphy7]

Stonei comes from low elevation (sea level up to 500m) in Borneo, so very warm and constantly wet, but on the rock cliff.
So, you want well-draining potting mix but keep the plant warm and moist at all times for best results.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Stonei comes from low elevation (sea level up to 500m) in Borneo, so very warm and constantly wet, but on the rock cliff.
So, you want well-draining potting mix but keep the plant warm and moist at all times for best results.

Yes that is correct. I never let it dry out completely. Warm temperatures all year.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Is there an I-Phone app for this site?
George

I don’t think so. Just use your browser on phone as I do.

 

[Ray]

Not knowing any better, I was given a stonei and I stuck it in S/H culture. It’s not the fastest grower I’ve ever seen, blooming the first time about 5 years after I got the “NBS” plant and blooming every other year since.

It seems to do great out on my hot, humid deck all summer, then stalls over the winter indoors.

 

[Happypaphy7]

By the way, are those pale leaves with a seed capsule on a jackii album?
What did you cross it with if I may ask?

 

[DrLeslieEe]

By the way, are those pale leaves with a seed capsule on a jackii album?
What did you cross it with if I may ask?

Yes I selfed it.

 

[noochka1]

Both of my stonei plants ("standard" and alba) seem to love water. I grow in SH and both have roots down in the reservoir with active growing tips.

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Both of my stonei plants ("standard" and alba) seem to love water. I grow in SH and both have roots down in the reservoir with active growing tips.

So interesting. Can you show us some pics?