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Originally Posted by Shadeflower
to me it looks pretty big. I count it being 9 bricks tall so I am guessing 45 cm tall, 60cm with the pot.
If you compare that to other blooming sized plants like this one I think it looks mature enough Rlc Williette Wong 'The Best' |
Shadeflower, you're not far off. Without the camera parallax the largest growth on this plant is 38cm, sans pot, which is on the small side, but I think the growths are mature size. I attached a photo showing my WWtB alongside one of its parents, Blc. Toshi Aoiki. From the photo we can see that the hight difference is mostly due to the minuscule pseudobulbs on the WWtB.
The WWtB you linked us to flowered the first time with at least 7 visible bulbs and the flower is huge in proportion to the plant. If the small stature and bulb size of the WWtB means it requires 6 or 7 full size healthy growths to support the flowers. This would explains why all the growths on my plant are blind.
My WWtB has three leads, left backside and right in my OP photo. All three lead away from a couple dead bulb stubs at the pot center. My plant is actually three unconnected plants with 4, 5, and 5 bulbs respectively.
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Estación seca, I suspect that you're right. My plant has a lot of growths, but it is three plants, none with enough mass to flower.
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Originally Posted by Fairorchids
It is a well known reluctant bloomer (I have much better luck with it's progeny).
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Kim, I've also heard that WWtB is notoriously reluctant to bloom. Perhaps the small stature and pseudobulbs along with very large flowers means WWtB needs more bulbs than most cattleyas to support the enormous flowers. The repetitive setback that occurs when dividing and repotting, and dividing plants into 4-5 bulbs could explain why many growers conclude that WWtB is a reluctant bloomer. Only the largest plants can support their flowers.
Is this consistent with what you've seen?
My plant does need repotting. To minimize the setback, when new roots emerge, I'm going to remove loose media and move it up from the 5-1/2" to an 8" pot with straight Orchiata. That should hold it for 3-4 years. I'll put it in a bright spot in the greenhouse, fertilize and KelpMax well, and see what happens next summer.
-Keith
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Originally Posted by WaterWitchin
JScott is a buddy (the one ShadeFlower shows the blooms from in his link). I'll ask him to chime in if he has time. It definitely looks mature enough to bloom. Maybe he'll have some tips?
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That would be great! It looked like his plant might have been grown indoors, which can make it harder to get a plant to flower to start with.
-Keith
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Originally Posted by SouthPark
That latest new bulb developing right now could possibly get a spike. Fingers crossed!
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That is definitely still possible. There are three leads and three opportunities.
-Keith
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