So disappointing!

[SlipperFan]

It started out looking fine:

But as the first flower opened, it showed a deformed pouch.

And then the second flower started dying before it even opened. They are all limp beyond redemption.

First bloom for this warceswiczii aka popowii. Maybe next time...

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Too bad Dot, but still a great one.

 

[Heather]

Wow, how sad! Hopefully next time, just stinks to have to wait.

 

[jjkOC]

Is this common for popowii?

 

[likespaphs]

wonder what caused it?

 

[SlipperFan]

wonder what caused it?

Bad culture??? I wish I knew!

 

[koshki]

Ok, please don't take this the wrong way, but...

WELCOME TO MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!

I know only too well your pain!

(And yet you take such beautiful pictures of it!)

 

[Shiva]

Too bad Dot, but... it happens! When it does, I tell myself the plant will be stronger next time.

 

[likespaphs]

Bad culture??? I wish I knew!

have you seen the plants Dot posts? if it was my plant i'd believe it but....
oh...
wait a minute... that's you, Dot.
you're just messin' with me, eh?
:viking:

think the spike got bumped or knocked or somehow broken?

 

[Marco]

It's ok I'm sure next time around it will be much better.

 

[W. Beetus]

How depressing!! Better luck next time.

 

[Ernie]

That's too bad.

If you give up hope on it, I'll send you our address.

 

[Rick]

What's the temperature Dot?

Can you get some sphagnum to grow on the pot?

 

[Erythrone]

Sorry for you...

But even dying flowers are beutiful with Dot!

 

[e-spice]

I know that is disappointing but my guess is the plant is just too small to support the blooms.

 

[John M]

Bummer! This is your first summer in the greenhouse. Could it be heat stress? It could be caused by the ambient air temperature; or, direct sun on the buds; or, the root system going too dry for too long. Whaddya think?......Any of these possible?

 

[biothanasis]

These shy blooms are beautiful. The plant seems a bit dehydrated (?) perhaps. Next time you will have gorgeous flowers...

 

[phrag guy]

looks like it would of been great flowers,maybe to hot

 

[goldenrose]

Is this common for popowii?

I wouldn't think so.

wonder what caused it?

Might remain a mystery...
have to wonder what Dot's temps are like across the big lake from me. I've had a 90 degree plus heat wave for a good week. The weather this summer is like a ping pong ball. Yesterday morning a strong storm came thru & knocked power out to an estimated 800,000, eight hours later there were 525,000 still out & we're one of them! It's gonna be days! Thanks goodness we bought a generator last fall and it was more for the GH in case we lost power in the winter!

 

[SlipperKing]

I'm thinking along the lines of Thanasis and John on this one Dot. Check your root system. Looks like fantastic clone at this sneak peak so far, hate to loose it.