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monster Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'
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Here is a pic of the plant that I previously posted about! It is in a 10 inch bulb pan growing in fine fir bark. This chid is gonna eat the house very soon! I has one spike in bloom right now but I know tons more are on the way as soon as the newer growths mature. It produces double spikes consistently from each new growth so it will be loaded in the next few months.
Scott |
Mine has a long spike that should bloom sometime (when Sharry gets good-and-ready :) ) Can't wait to repot to a large blub pot like yours. I have about 3 plants (not Sharry) that really need this.
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Wow! That is a beautiful plant! Great growing! I'm sure your home will smell fabulous once your spikes all open :)
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Now, THAT is fantastic!!!!!
Your place must smell like a candy factory when that baby is in bloom! :cheer: |
Yes, it is so fragrant that it is almost sickening! But in a good way. I frequently put it in an enclosed area just to give us a little bit of a break!
Scott |
Hello!
Wow! Impressive ! Do you grow it indoor or outdoor? Phalguy |
That is one big baby ! Good growing :clap:.... Gin
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WOW!! Thats a big one! I want mine to get like that! How did you get it to grow like that?
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Way to go Scott, still waiting for my 40+ blooms to burst, they just love to show off and seems to take forever for them to bloom (that watched pot never boils). You most definitely have found what pleases the baby...:banana:
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Have had this chid for 7 years +. It has never been divided, just moved up in pot size when the leading growths have approached the edge of the pot. This plant breaks new growths from at least 8 or more points both in the center and around the edges. It spends spring through fall outdoors in very bright light and gets the bejezzus watered out of it and weekly fertilzer. Other than that, it is just a very easy plant to grow for me. Usually blooms lightly in the summer and then really puts on a show in late winter. I would recomend any of the sharry baby complex for growing to specimen size.
Scott |
Thanks for the info, my first an I want it to be a big show-off over the years...mine at this point is busting with the root system outside the pot and after it blooms will be moving to a bigger pot w/o separation. I wanted to split the plant but seeing what you have done without split, I like it. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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I agree, thanks for the info. I also have mine with three new growths just at the edge of the pot. Bot the other side of the pot is all empty. SHould I repot with the old pseudobulbs at the edge of the pot, or should I leave it, and have the empty side of the pot closer to the sun on my window? If I do this, will the new pbulbs grow on that side? THe side closest to the sun?
Oh, plus, what has been the max number of simultaneous spikes that you have gotten from that monster? |
That really is an incredible plant! Nice job!
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We have this one too and we got it about 4 years ago and it isn't nearly as big but, it has massive bulbs on it which makes me wonder if we are watering it too much at the wrong time.
Anyway, thanks for showing us what it will look like one day. |
The most spikes I have ever gotten from this plant was 14. And that was a crazy time for sure. A person from the local orchid society told me i should have brought it in because it could have recieved an award
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:shock: thats huge! My mom has had hers for a number of years but cultural practices probably aren't as good as yours
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Bcub...would love to see a :photo: of an award winner :clap:, sounds like a gorgeous sharry...
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Wow! this is a great plant! I had no idea they get so big. I have a tiny one I bought by mail last summer (never had an onc. before), it had four bulbs and one spike. After blooming, two of the older bulbs rotted away and the new shoot on the latest bulb stopped growing. I reduced the watering a lot, letting it dry completely in between. It seems to be better now, with two nice bulbs and a brand new shoot growing well and fast. Are there small and large varieties of Onc. sharry baby ?
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