Maxillaria tenuifolia (Project 11 - Summer 2010)

[Ordphien]

Thought I would post this here since I used this thread to try and get mine to bloom.

It's blooming!
I've got one open flower and 5 buds.

I'm very excited.

You guys weren't kidding. The buds sort of just pop up out of no where.



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[RosieC]

[RosieC]

We were talking about light on this one previously, and just to note I've had mine (and my yellow variety of it as well) in full sun 10:30am - 7:30pm (ish) during our recent 3 week long heat-wave (as bright and hot as we get here).

They have not been adversly affected by the sun at all, in fact have not been afected good or bad as far as I can see. But they can certainly take this bright light.

I've had them in the same spot since April and while the milt spectablis with them took some initial burn before it adjusted (we had a very sunny April too) these didn't even have that problem. They seem to love the light (at this latitude at least). The length of time in direct sun has gone steadily up as day length has increased and the sun has cleared next door's house earlier in the day.

[Ordphien]

Mine gets full sun all day. And I mean direct baking sun from dawn till dusk.
It loves it there.

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[RosieC]

So a week ago I was just about to leave on holiday for a week... was moving my mounts which live in the full sun into a shadier spot (because they usually get daily water and wouldn't get any in a week)... and look what I spotted!

This is the one and only flower I've ever had on this, hidden at the base only visible through the leaves. Had to poke the camera in through them to get this shot.

I only checked briefly when I got back (and watered it) earlier today but looks to still be there. No idea how long it had been there before I spotted it, as I usually never move this one once it's in it's summer spot.

[Ordphien]

Hooray! Hopefully this starts a trend with yours today.
Those buds just seen to pop out of nowhere. Just found mine in bloom today as well.
It looks freshly opened. The top tends to arch backwards when fully opened

[RJSquirrel]

mines fashionably late to the party bec its been replaced once.



with fresh flowers they do smell like coconut. I thought they smelled like feet but the flowers were old and they did smell like feet.

[camille1585]

Nice blooms!! I never paid attention to the smell of the older blooms. If my plant decides to bloom this year I'll try to pay attention to it!
Funny you brought up this thread, this weekend I looked at the photos from when I first bought the plant to compare with what it looks like now. The tiny little plant has truly become a monster! I should post photos here.

[RosieC]

Wow, great display. Mine (the original plant) has only ever had one solitary flower (last year) hidden in the bulbs. It's a monster compared to when I bought it though. I also bought the yellow version a while after the project plant. The yellow one I had potted and the project one mounted, the yellow didn't do well potted so it's been mounted a couple of years now and finally starting to get growing.

[nenella]

Well I just have to share
5 years Later.....I finally have ONE open bloom and 6 buds!
As already said by many the plant is huge compared to when I first bought It and the buds/flowers really do appear out of nowhere!