I bought the plant at the end of June from the discards area of a garden centre for £1.50. It was dry as dust but the pseudobulbs weren't looking too bad and as a flowering one was £14.00 I thought it was well worth a try. It soon put out a new growth, which threw out masses and masses of roots, and put up a spike. Given the state of the plant when I bought it I wasn't expecting that at all.
It started to open its first bloom yesterday afternoon. It's not quite fully open but I'm already in love
and it's a fair old size, as you can see from my paw. It's a named one - Zyygopetalum sensations - and is supposed to be scented but I can't detect anything yet.
There are only three buds on the spike. I have no idea if this is normal or below par but I'm just pleased it's come on so well from such a poor condition only four months ago.
Keith
My first Zygo bloom
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