What am I going to do with this monster?

[Bud]

Patrick, you have a basal keiki....I have a 7 yr old vanda that gives me a basal keiki every year...and I never did anything at all...just let it be...and twice a year I get a magnificent set of seven spikes that bloom and gives a spectacular show...

[patrickj]

I have a fantastic update for this orchid! Stay tune for a double spike spectacular!

[smweaver]

I agree with Philippe; I would keep it growing just like this and not cut it. Considering your location, could you not place it outdoors to live throughout the year--maybe attach it to a tree or a fence post? I bet it would thrive with all of that heat and humidity.

Steve

[kevin1217]

It is a monster!

[Paul Mc]

Of course, if you just don't want it anymore, I would highly suggest that you send it my way, lol...

[lostonthebeach]

What a great plant.
Hard to believe it came from Bill Asia.

[trdyl]

Ditto with Steve's post.

This is a beautiful plant. Keep up what you are doing Patrick!

[edera]

do not try to modify the babe and pls leave the keiki as well , that is a clear sign that you have achieved a certain degree of excellence in growing vandas and the keiki in a short while can only add more vegetative growth to the tall parent at the base so it becomes more aesthetically pleasing. when i was younger i started with a vanda tricolor it was a baby at first but it became a monster over 1m high with three off shots at the base , after all these yeas i have never managed to reach such a degree of self satisfaction again even though now i have my own growing area and i can spend all the money i want on the babes apart from giving you thumbs up for the monster i would like to ask you for a piece of advice since were i live in malta orchid lovers are few and we do not have any contact whatsoever so we learn by trial and error . i keep my babes in wooden slatted baskets with some large grade bark at the base and spaghnum moss on top for moisture since summer here can be very hot what do you think ? i have tried to keep the babes in plastic slatted baskets and that failed miserably but the survivors of my latest collection seem to be picking up , i also water daily with rain water and spray daily (temperatures here soar to over 30 deg celcius and humidity can be as low as 40% , i hope that one fine day i might manage to have monsters like the one's you have

dennis

[patrickj]

New pics!






Hanging from the roof! It is around 5 feet tall.

[patrickj]

Originally Posted by edera

i would like to ask you for a piece of advice since were i live in malta orchid lovers are few and we do not have any contact whatsoever so we learn by trial and error . i keep my babes in wooden slatted baskets with some large grade bark at the base and spaghnum moss on top for moisture since summer here can be very hot what do you think ? i have tried to keep the babes in plastic slatted baskets and that failed miserably but the survivors of my latest collection seem to be picking up , i also water daily with rain water and spray daily (temperatures here soar to over 30 deg celcius and humidity can be as low as 40% , i hope that one fine day i might manage to have monsters like the one's you have

dennis

I live in the South East portion of the United States and the humidity is fairly high (above 50% average with highes in the 80%'s) and the temperature readily gets to 35C here and sometimes higher!!!!

I like for mine to get mostly morning sun. Bright limited filtered light in the noon. And shade during the evening hours.

I also water it twice a day when it is very hot, just with common house hold tap water. It rains often here. Thankfully.

I also noticed that this particular "semi-terete" vanda is very resistant to drying out and handles lower humidity better than other "broad strap" vandas.

Also, this one seems very easy to care for and grows very vigorous.