Phal Schilleriana

[Zildjian]

hi michael, this specie may or may not have fragrance and unfortunately mine don't have. it would have been sweet if there is considering the number of flowers. i heard as well that there are blooming times that it will be fragrant. just get from a vendor that sells fragrant variety.

maybe next blooming for my schilly will be fragrant.

[trdyl]

Wonderful looking plant. I hope mine willl attain that size.

[Zildjian]

Thanks Ted. Is she mounted?

[trdyl]

No mine is not. I don't have good luck with mounted orchids.

[Zildjian]

just let her dry out within 3 days. looking forward to seeing her blooming pictures.

[Pilot]

I have a schill that bloomed for me this past summer despite giving rise to a keiki, and it had the most pleasant tea rose scent but ONLY in the morning-- maybe around 9 to 11AM then the scent goes away until the next day, and sometimes in the evening. Maybe she was trying to lure some bees.

Fantastic plants, BTW! My same schill is in spike now-- two in fact, and she's branching heavily. Would be great if she grew up to look like yours!

[Zildjian]

Originally Posted by Pilot

I have a schill that bloomed for me this past summer despite giving rise to a keiki, and it had the most pleasant tea rose scent but ONLY in the morning-- maybe around 9 to 11AM then the scent goes away until the next day, and sometimes in the evening. Maybe she was trying to lure some bees.

Fantastic plants, BTW! My same schill is in spike now-- two in fact, and she's branching heavily. Would be great if she grew up to look like yours!

thanks.

hmmm interesting 9 to 11AM... I'm in the office during that time so maybe I just don't smell her when she's trying to lure her pollinators.

it should give you basal keiki during the growing season in a warm area.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

hi michael, this specie may or may not have fragrance and unfortunately mine don't have. it would have been sweet if there is considering the number of flowers. i heard as well that there are blooming times that it will be fragrant. just get from a vendor that sells fragrant variety.

maybe next blooming for my schilly will be fragrant.

The one I wanna get it from said that it was fragrant...Does it have periods where it is fragrant one bloom then not fragrant the next bloom? And in the post before this one you said it should throw out basal keikis during the warm growing season...Is this a natural O.K. thing for it to do?

[Zildjian]

Originally Posted by Mikeg

The one I wanna get it from said that it was fragrant...Does it have periods where it is fragrant one bloom then not fragrant the next bloom? And in the post before this one you said it should throw out basal keikis during the warm growing season...Is this a natural O.K. thing for it to do?

I read of other schilleriana threads mentioning that it is fragrant on one bloom then not the next bloom or the other way around.

Yes, the 3 philippines mottled leaf species (schilleriana, stuartiana, & philippinense) normally and easily throws out basal keiki and spike keiki. That's how they get huge. I know that others considers it as a stress but I think it's normal for this specie. It was once considers as a weed here since they easily grow in numbers happily producing keiki. Even stuartiana puts out a root keiki. I have several root keiki from our home province actually and I have one plant that already produced a basal keiki and a root keiki.

[Mikeg]

Originally Posted by Zildjian

I read of other schilleriana threads mentioning that it is fragrant on one bloom then not the next bloom or the other way around.

Yes, the 3 philippines mottled leaf species (schilleriana, stuartiana, & philippinense) normally and easily throws out basal keiki and spike keiki. That's how they get huge. I know that others considers it as a stress but I think it's normal for this specie. It was once considers as a weed here since they easily grow in numbers happily producing keiki. Even stuartiana puts out a root keiki. I have several root keiki from our home province actually and I have one plant that already produced a basal keiki and a root keiki.

...That is weird. I don't see why it would have a fragrance bloom one bloom and then not a fragrance bloom the next. And thank you for the clarification! Now I know to not get worried about doing something wrong if it throws them out. I plan on getting one in the next week or so. I am so excited now. Thank you so much!!!