Login
User Name
Password   


Registration is FREE. Click to become a member of OrchidBoard community
(You're NOT logged in)

menu
» Home » Forums » Clubs » Social Groups » Glossary » Chat » Classifieds » Calendar » Gallery » Member Map » Advertise on OB » Book Reviews » Member Articles » Member Blogs
menu
» New Post (how-to) ** » Write My Blog » Post Classifieds Ad **



Sponsor
Donate Now
and become
Forum Supporter.

Many perks!
<...more...>


Sponsor
 

Google


Fauna Top Sites
Register Members O.C.D. Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read
LOG IN/REGISTER TO CLOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT
Go Back   Orchid Board - Most Complete Orchid Forum on the web ! > ORCHID DISCUSSIONS > Beginner Discussion
OMG! Could it be?! OMG! Could it be?!
Like Tree2Likes

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2
View First Unread View First Unread  
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Unread 06-29-2012, 07:58 PM
Paul Mc's Avatar
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 3,481
Male
Default OMG! Could it be?!
My very first catasetum! Could this be a flower spike I spy! It must have shot up today because I know it wasn't there yesterday morning!
__________________
Shoot for the stars in everything you do, that way should you miss you will at least land in the heavens.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Unread 06-29-2012, 09:22 PM
WhiteRabbit's Avatar
Super Moderator
  

Join Date: May 2008
Zone: 9a
Location: Nor Cal
Posts: 14,124
Default
ooo! I don't grow these, so I don't know! hehe
Keeping my fingers crossed!
__________________
-Sonya

Where ever you go, there you are ...
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Unread 06-30-2012, 12:05 AM
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Apr 2012
Zone: 5a
Location: Montreal
Posts: 181
Female
Default
I don't grow these either...
But I will cross my finger for you!
Keep us updated!
__________________
I never received my Hogwarts letter, so I'm leaving the Shire to become a Jedi... huh... orchid grower!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Unread 06-30-2012, 07:08 PM
Paul Mc's Avatar
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 3,481
Male
Default
Well, it is certainly looking more and more like a bloom spike! Mr. Clarke said he suspected it would bloom this spring!
__________________
Shoot for the stars in everything you do, that way should you miss you will at least land in the heavens.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Unread 06-30-2012, 08:19 PM
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Oceanside, Ca
Age: 64
Posts: 1,510
Male
Default
Please show us more pics of it's progression. I've always liked them but shied away as I am not sure of how to grow them well. I'd especially love to see the flwer when it opens.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Unread 06-30-2012, 09:28 PM
Paul Mc's Avatar
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 3,481
Male
Default
James, I don't know how to yet either, lol... But i can give you a pic!
__________________
Shoot for the stars in everything you do, that way should you miss you will at least land in the heavens.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Unread 06-30-2012, 09:41 PM
Bud's Avatar
Bud Bud is offline
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Aug 2011
Zone: 7b
Location: Manhattan, NY
Age: 28
Posts: 5,386
View Bud's Gallery Male
Default
WHOOOHOOOO!!!! Thats a fat budding inflorescence all right !
I am very excited for you. Your plant is happy and healthy plus it must have gotten the right winter rest to come up with that so soon....some of those I have seen flower when the leaves are all gone.... your plant is spiking together with the new bulb that came out.
continue whatever youre doing....you got it right
Mira-Claude likes this.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Unread 07-01-2012, 01:25 AM
Wynn Dee13's Avatar
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Mar 2012
Zone: 8b
Location: Camano Island Washington
Age: 30
Posts: 1,061
Female
Default
I just got my first Catasetum from Fred Clarke on Thursday. I went to the San Diego area for vacation and visited Sunset Valley Orchids and Andy's Orchids. It was great! What was really interesting is that the two growers grow their orchids completely different. Andy grows his more natural and outside under shade cloth. He does have greenhouses too but Fred's are newer and his plants are all in greenhouses. I spent 4.5 hours talking to Andy. They were both really nice guys.

Fred asked me if I have ever grown a Catasetum and I told him no so he gave me one to try. I got 18 new orchids on my vacation. They both threw in some freebies too!

I just wish I remembered to take pics! I can't believe I didn't! Fred had a lot of beautiful Cattleya species in full bloom in his personal collection. I so so wish I took pics of them since that was the first time I had seen some of the species in bloom in real life.

Show us the blooms! I don't know what cross I got but I will let you know when I get mine in the mail next week. I couldn't carry all those plants on the plane so I had all but three shipped. Mine did look just like yours. Maybe we got the same cross. That would be fun to compare blooms! Congrats on the spike!
__________________
Wynn Dee
Reply With Quote
  #9  
Unread 07-01-2012, 01:32 AM
Oscarman's Avatar
OB Admin
  

Join Date: Jun 2005
Zone: 3a
Location: Edmonton, Alberta. Canada
Posts: 2,684
Default
Looks like a spike to me. Congrats!
__________________
DaveW

"It is easy to grow orchids - you just have to think like one!" - Unknown

My Orchid Photos

New to forums? - Tips to Get you Started ---- Tips for posting Photos
Need to find basic care info? - Care Sheets
Need further help using this forum? - Send me a PM
Reply With Quote
  #10  
Unread 07-01-2012, 01:38 AM
isurus79's Avatar
Senior Member
  

Join Date: Sep 2007
Zone: 8b
Location: Austin, Texas
Age: 33
Posts: 4,803
Default
Definitely a spike. What is the plant?
__________________
Steve
Catasetums, Stanhopeas and Cattleyas?? Yes please!!!!
For all my pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/isurus79/
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:00 AM.
Contact Us - Orchid Board - Top

© 2007 OrchidBoard.com

Clubs, ShowCase vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.

SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0