Tolumnia hawksiana

[Paul]

Miniature growths (3cm) but many, many. flowers are 1.5cm high only

 

[fbrem]

that's jammin' I'm really liking Tolumnias

 

[NYEric]

Man, I wish I could get a clump of tolumnias like that! Nice.

 

[SlipperFan]

Good growing!

 

[biothanasis]

Fantastic plant:clap:! It is so big!!! Very nice flowers!!!

 

[mkline3]

Massive plant, I've never known that they could get that big! The ones I see (and try to grow ) look like seedlings compared to that one!

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Man, I wish I could get a clump of tolumnias like that! Nice.

...Oh man...mine really do hate me! :sob:

This is impressive. I never knew they could grow to this. Thanks very much for the pics!

 

[JeanLux]

interesting growing habit!!! Are all of those keikis??? Jean

 

[NYEric]

A lot of the species grow like that. I prefer the hybrids but I'd like to have some specimen sized species also.

 

[Paul]

Thank you all.

This species grows very fast and produces many, many growths a year into a greenhouse. This is the first time it produces flowers.

 

[P-chan]

I love Tolumnias! That's a sweet one! Nice growing!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Nice to see such a big specimen. Congrats on flowering it!

 

[Kavanaru]

wow.. gorgeous plant...

nice to see that this species indeed bloom my plant just grows and grows but has never bloomed (the two Hybrids I have bloom every year)

 

[NYEric]

wow.. gorgeous plant...

nice to see that this species indeed bloom my plant just grows and grows but has never bloomed (the two Hybrids I have bloom every year)

They like warm weather! Take them from Swiss to caribbean weather! oke:

 

[Kavanaru]

Eric, my plant is always at over 28°C and lot sof light...

 

[Paul]

Eric, my plant is always at over 28°C and lot sof light...

well, maybe you should put it to as low as 12-15°C for 2 months in winter, at least.... :wink:

 

[Kavanaru]

well, maybe you should put it to as low as 12-15°C for 2 months in winter, at least.... :wink:

really? you do that with your plant? This species is supposed to come from quite warm, better said HOT, regions, where even nights are warm...

 

[Paul]

that's jsut how I grow it, and it grows quite fast even in winter. BUT in winter it gets 50% sunlight, and day temps can rise 25-27°C when the sun shines.

 

[Paul]

last picture until next year:

 

[NYEric]

Excellent!