Sharry Baby "sweet fragrance" spiking

[Pilot]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

The spike is over two feet in length now.
How's yours doing?

I got mine in spike over the winter but it was a relative baby, no pun intended. But it's newest bulb is quite large and the leaves much longer. It looks pretty good actually. However, I went and bought another...this time an awarded variety of the same plant. I also bought a similar Onc that has similar genes but it grow compact and is heat tolerant as well as cold tolerant...and supposedly it doesn't get those spots you don't like either... I can't remember the name though. I love scented orchids, though!

[NYCorchidman]

Mine is gigantic plant. The leaves are more than 2 feet in length and the last flower spike was longer than 5 feet. Individual flower size is quite large for type as well.

The new pb that's growing the spike at the moment has leaves that are about the same size as the previous ones while the pb itself is smaller. hmmmm...now makes me wonder what went wrong...

I saw yellow panda and red velvet varieties last week at a local store. They are both much smaller plants and the red varieties usually send up double spikes, which is a huge plus. As much as I wanted to get them both, they had some 'suspicious' spots all over, so I didn't.

My gigantic one is spot free, which I like very much!

[NYCorchidman]

longer and longer day by day!

[Pilot]

I just got mine in the mail the other day. It's got loads of new bulbs...hoping for an awesome showing! It had very very few good roots though, none out of the new bulbs. So I'm hoping now that it's in sh and being coaxed with some rooting hormones it'll take off.

[NYCorchidman]

Congrats! What variety did you get???
I think mine grew roots out of the new pb quite late. How big are the new pbs on yours?

I am thinking of getting a smaller variety. As much as I like what I have, it is just too big, and it only has four pbs.

[NYCorchidman]

The spike has been growing and growing for almost two months. It still is but it is also beginning to branch. Yay!

pictures will follow soon. I don't think mine is sweet fragrance. This is just too big! it's reaching 5 feet just like it was last year.

Sharry Monster!

[NYCorchidman]

from the bottom up.

The spike is now about 5 feet tall but the tip just keeps on elongating!

[RosieC]

Woho! That spike is going great.

Mine have never got that long, must be a happy plant. Not sure mine will spike this time, it's been sulking all summer since I repotted it, this time last year it have a couple of spikes... but there is still time

[NYCorchidman]

Mine is not the same as the standard sharry baby. Whatever it is, it is much much bigger. the plant size is bigger and the spike is like 5-6 feet tall. the individual flower size is also larger than typical sweet fragrance.

I want to replace it with something smaller, but so far, I haven't been able to find spot free ones yet. Mine is big for me, but it is such a nice grower&bloomer and leaves are spot free, which I LOVE!
well, I guess I will just continue to dream about having a mansion one day and keep this plant. lol

[NYCorchidman]

I see the first bud forming on one of the branched spikes.