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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 8:18:05 GMT 8
I never thot it`ll bloom coz of the stories I`ve heard about how difficult this variety was....but well, after almost 2 years, it`s budding now. Apparently, it`ll still take a month for the flower to bloom from this stage.   i thot the flower had partially been eaten up by a caterpillar but upon closer inspection, it`s just part of the forming petal. phew, 2 years wait, the flower better NOT be sabo-ed.  psst, if this is the albino variety, i`m gonna be rich selling it off at e-bay. *smile* |
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Post by atmccmn on Nov 13, 2007 8:46:08 GMT 8
What's species is it? Show us the flower when it blooms.  |
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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 8:48:09 GMT 8
Albino !!!! heheh.
I was told to move it indoors to prevent rain water from collecting in its leaves & rotting the flower.
I was also told by another person, that if i change the location when it`s flowering, the diff new conditions might adversely affect it as well.
aaarrrghhh....
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Post by khairimhd on Nov 13, 2007 11:11:16 GMT 8
atmccmn : Before it bloom, just 2 name in my mind . Paphiopedilum barbatum or Paphiopedilum callosum. Both are beautiful! You will enjoy the flower about 1.5 motnhs.
tarence : as long as the microclimate not to much different from the previous is still OK. Don't forget to take photo when its in full bloom. Let me enjoy it!
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Post by tarence on Nov 13, 2007 11:18:46 GMT 8
ok i will Khairi...thx.
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Post by tarence on Nov 24, 2007 10:52:30 GMT 8
it has bloomed....a big sigh of relief coz someone`s kid actually knocked the whole pot over 2 weeks ago...throwing the whole plant out of the pot. I was worried the roots would be injured but well, lucky it wasn`t. Mebbe I should impose a strict `No kids allowed` in my garden..hmmmmm...unless they are well-behaved.  |
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Post by artificialive on Nov 24, 2007 13:23:02 GMT 8
Wow Tarence, congrats! Yah, after the suspense of whether it will recover or not, it finally bloom. Afterall, its a wild jungle plant isnt it, it knows how to survive  beautiful specimen, Tarence |
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Post by tarence on Nov 24, 2007 19:24:19 GMT 8
thx Naj.....let`s see how long it`ll last yah the flower ? heheh.....here`s a close up of the flower....  |
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Post by harris on Feb 25, 2008 11:20:47 GMT 8
Hi Tarence, Nice flower. I've got one, the same species myself and I bought it in bloom. Due to my own minimal knowledge about slipper orchid, the flower only lasted 2 weeks!!  The flower rot early because water gets into the pouch when I water it. Well, I learnt my lesson. What a high price to pay when you don't do your homework... |
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Post by tarence on Feb 25, 2008 11:32:15 GMT 8
thx Harris....about 6 weeks after this flower withered ( it lasted for about 5 weeks kot ), i got another bloom now. No one is as surprised as me. heheh.
unlike you, some orchid experts came to visit me & i got some pretty good advice from them. Lucky me. No water in the flower, don`t change the micro climate, etc etc...
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Post by harris on Mar 16, 2008 22:56:05 GMT 8
I just came back from CH and saw one slipper orchid (the same species as tarence's) in one of the shops in Kea Farm have 3 flower on the same stem at the same time. From what I read, what usually happen is a new bloom will appear after the first bloom wither. The leaves size are approx. 8 inches.
The million dollar question is:
What trigger the orchid to bloom all 3 buds at the same time? Maybe a special fertiliser, or a hybrid that looks like the species or you have to wait for the orchid to grow to proper size? Can't get the view out of my mind lah...
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beautiful specimen, Tarence
