Non-blooming Spell

[jjkOC]

I've been a little sad during this period of no blooming orchids. I have inflorescences developing on two Phalaenopsis plants, but my slipper orchids are still maturing their growths, so I don't think I'll be seeing them in flower any time soon.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so what do you do to cope?

 

[Stone]

I've been a little sad during this period of no blooming orchids. I have inflorescences developing on two Phalaenopsis plants, but my slipper orchids are still maturing their growths, so I don't think I'll be seeing them in flower any time soon.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so what do you do to cope?

You don't have enough orchids. Get out there and by some more:evil:

 

[rdlsreno]

You don't have enough orchids. Get out there and by some more:evil:

I agree!!!:evil::evil::evil:

Ramon

 

[paphioboy]

Has anyone else experienced this? If so what do you do to cope?

Happens all the time here... I look at the leaves instead..

 

[NYEric]

Yep. buy more or get ones that stay in bloom longer or that rebloom. Tolumnias rebloom. Paph Psyche stays in bloom for months...

 

[Kavanaru]

You don't have enough orchids. Get out there and by some more:evil:

I agree as well!:evil::evil::evil::evil:

Ramón

 

[SlipperFan]

Me, too. The more you have, the more they will bloom.

 

[jjkOC]

Wow, what a bunch of "diabolic" enablers!

I wish I could increase my collection, but I've maxed my current window space and unfortunately my purchase quota for this year. I did get some solexx panels to construct an outdoor greenhouse rack. Hopefully I can get to it this summer!

The good thing I see in my collection is that they are growing bigger and maturing their second or more growths. I hope that they will become more floriferous with age. Fingers crossed!!!

 

[Wendy]

I thinned my collection out from 300 plants to just 19 now so I don't have much to see at times now either. If I get the urge to see blooms I just come to the forum and check out the photos or look up Paph photos on various other sites.

 

[Ray]

I thinned my collection out from 300 plants to just 19 now...

Wow! How painful.

The only times I've done something like that, it was with the assistance of a broken heater or a late propane delivery.

 

[NYEric]

I thinned my collection out from 300 plants to just 19 .

What a sadomasochist!!

 

[jjkOC]

I have around 30ish orchids. Most indoors, a few outdoors. Gosh, I can't imagine having 300 orchids! Thats a lot of watering...

 

[Wendy]

I have around 30ish orchids. Most indoors, a few outdoors. Gosh, I can't imagine having 300 orchids! Thats a lot of watering...

It was. It started to become a chore to care for all those plants. (I grow entirely in the house under lights) Plus I realized that I had more on my plate than just orchids. Now I am not a slave to my plants. The few I have left are top quality (as John M can attest) and I now enjoy spending time with them without being in the grow room for hours.

 

[Rick]

I have around 30ish orchids. Most indoors, a few outdoors. Gosh, I can't imagine having 300 orchids! Thats a lot of watering...

I found the magic number to have at least one plant blooming all the time was about 100 plants (mixed orchid collection).

If you had nothing but cochlopetalum paphs, you could essentially have the same plant blooming for 2 years straight (on the same spike), but even if you had a representative of all five or so species, you would probably find it somewhat boring since they look so similar.

300 adult plants is still a modest collection in many circles. That's about what I have (excluding seedlings), but I bet 1/3 of our society members have at least twice that number.

 

[Rick]

I have around 30ish orchids. Most indoors, a few outdoors. Gosh, I can't imagine having 300 orchids! Thats a lot of watering...

300 sneaks up on you real fast once your hooked:evil:

 

[SlipperFan]

300 sneaks up on you real fast once your hooked:evil:

Double that! Watering is easy in a greenhouse. :clap:

 

[Stone]

300 sneaks up on you real fast once your hooked:evil:

We just had a society sale day and I unloaded about 50 plants (only bought 7). When I got home I thought where the hell am I going to put these! You reach a stage where you only want to keep the best of the best and move the others on. Sometimes there are no takers and you can't give them away so it's on the fire!! People get very picky (including me) and a lot follow the trends. (whatever's in flower----OOOHH gotta have one of those:drool::drool::drool:rollhappy::clap:

 

[paphioboy]

300 sneaks up on you real fast once your hooked:evil:

Double that! Watering is easy in a greenhouse.

Tell that to NYEric... oke:

I agree with stone. I am selective when purchasing plants too, particularly with regards to temperature requirement, size (important factor, given space limitations), ease of culture and rarity. I try to grow whatever I have the best that I can. It just does not do justice to a good cultivar if it is not treated well and performs well below its true potential.

 

[Clark]

Has anyone else experienced this? If so what do you do to cope?

Yep, and I hold my breath untill spring.
Bleeding Hearts
Crocosmia
Marigolds...

 

[SlipperFan]

Yep, and I hold my breath untill spring.
Bleeding Hearts
Crocosmia
Marigolds...

I couldn't believe it -- my Bleeding Hearts are all in bud. Now if it only does not freeze!