Maxillaria graciles - again - Orchid Board

boytjie · #1 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 12:58 PM

I wanted to post a few more shots of this one after all the blooms had opened, but there are still more buds coming up! Really surprised by how floriferous it is. Around 20 blooms, each under an inch across, slight fragrance, a bit like watermelon. Total plant height is about eight inches.

Thanks for looking!

stefpix · #2 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 02:46 PM

Love it - I got a small division [3 pb ] of Max tenuifolia.
can you post your culture details? looks very lush and full. did it have so many growth when you first got it?
windowsill or lights?
stefano

boytjie · #3 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stefpix

Love it - I got a small division [3 pb ] of Max tenuifolia.
can you post your culture details? looks very lush and full. did it have so many growth when you first got it?
windowsill or lights?
stefano

It's under T5 fluorescent lights, growing in a slotted pot in a mix of coconut husk chips, Perlite and chopped sphagnum moss. I water when the moss starts to dry out. I got the plant from Andy's two years ago, and it didn't do much at all for the first year; then, over the last year, it doubled in size. This is its first blooming.

cowboy51278 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 03:20 PM

and a heck of a first blooming that it is!

Leisurely · #5 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 07:13 PM

That should be worth a CCM. Very nice job you did growing this one.

stefpix · #6 (**permalink**) 10-20-2009, 07:20 PM

and if you have any divisions or keikis to trade whistle at me with a PM!

RosieC · #7 (**permalink**) 10-21-2009, 04:30 PM

It's gorgeous!

boytjie · #8 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 07:10 PM

Finally stopped blooming. Do any of you Maxie growers know if this one might benefit from a partial winter rest? I can't seem to find any info. Thanks for the input!