Tolumnia family portrait

[boytjie]

All three of my Tolumnias are in full bloom now! Clockwise from top left, T. Ralph Yagi, T. Pretty in Pink, T. Golden Sunset ‘Waiomao’. All are branching, so I'll have tons of color to enjoy for the next few dark winter weeks...

Thanks for looking!

[Hera]

They look good enough to eat!

[Paul]

very nice!

[PaphMadMan]

Colorful little buggers!

[Sun rm.N.E.]

What a joy to see these brilliant little flowers. I can appreciate you sharing them since I grow orchids to be surrounded by flowers in the Winter.

[Shirley]

Wow, what great colour, Stephen! I haven't paid much attention to Tolumnias in the past but I see that I'll have to in future! Nice growing.

[RenéeS]

Absolutely gorgious! They're so cute! How do you grow these? They're hotgrowing plants aren't they?

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by RenéeS

Absolutely gorgious! They're so cute! How do you grow these? They're hotgrowing plants aren't they?

I grow mine mounted on cork. They like A LOT of light, so they're just a few inches below the bulbs (T5 fluorescent tubes). They were shy about blooming until the leaves actually got so much light that they developed a purplish color to them. Now they bloom like crazy. They get sprayed daily in the morning, so that they can dry off quickly. Once a week I mix in half-strength fertilizer.

[jim blanford]

WOW!! They all are just great, thanks for sharing.... Jim.