Onc. Sharry Baby blooming season - Orchid Board

EDDIE · #1 06-08-2010, 04:39 PM

Can anyone tell me when Sharry Baby begins to throw a spike? I have one in a south facing window that I water every other day; it has 2 new growths as well as air roots; just wondoring when it may spike...

eddie

EDDIE · #2 06-08-2010, 04:41 PM

Also, when I bought it back in March it had the remains of one old spike with one bloom on it...Im assuming if conditions are right I could expect a spike around fall?

RosieC · #3 06-08-2010, 05:07 PM

I'm not sure what the answer is, but mine is in full flower on two spikes just now, with something else that may be another spike.

I only bought mine on Saturday and I'm not yet used to these things, but I think they flower at a certain maturaty level of the growth/p-bulb rather than on a set seasonal patten.

trdyl · #4 06-08-2010, 05:48 PM

From what I have been able to dig up Spring though Fall is its blooming season.

RosieC · #5 06-09-2010, 05:23 AM

So anytime except winter then.

trdyl · #6 06-09-2010, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RosieC

So anytime except winter then.

Natrually possibly. Pretty much anything can be forced into bloom and many times some plants just decide to bloom out of there normal season. Here is a link to a recent example of a Cattleya pecivaliana blooming way out of season.

Confused Catt. percivaliana

camille1585 · #7 06-09-2010, 11:50 AM

I think Sharry Baby can bloom pretty much at any time of year, winter included. In fact, when I search through OB posts, although it can spike all year round, it seems that a lot of plant bloom late winter.
But usuallu Oncs will bloom as soon as the new bulbs are mature enough, providing that the growing conditions are right. So once you're 2 new growths mature into bulbs, I wouldn't be surprised if you see some spikes shortly after that.