Rhyncholaelia digbyana - Orchid Board

isurus79 · #1 06-28-2008, 03:58 PM

A few years back, I would go to H&R Orchids on a fairly regular basis (as I do now!) and I would see this purple, blue and gray mounted plant that was huge and looked an awful lot like a type of Cattleya, but the coloration of plant was all wrong to be a Catt (in my mind). I mean, how many Catts have you seen with gray and blue on the p-bulbs and leaves??

Long story short, I got to talking to one of the owners about it and he ended up selling me this gigantic plant at same price he bought it for ($15!!!!) because he had no use for it. It has bloomed reliably every summer for me each year and this year I had to divide it because the mount was getting soft in the rain. I basically divided it into quarters and you can see the new mount that the one quarter I kept for myself is on. It also had 2 flowers but I snapped one off last night

Thanks for lookin! Oh, and the smell at night is WONDERFULL!!!!

cb977 · #2 06-28-2008, 04:11 PM

A-MAZ-ING!!!

That's a stunner, Steve!

Mine hasn't been looking too good and I was about to dump it last week...it must've heard me talking about it because when I went to send it to it's next destination

I found a bunch of new roots bursting out! LOL

isurus79 · #3 06-28-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977

A-MAZ-ING!!!

That's a stunner, Steve!

Mine hasn't been looking too good and I was about to dump it last week...it must've heard me talking about it because when I went to send it to it's next destination

I found a bunch of new roots bursting out! LOL

Thanks!

I also sometimes think that these plants are listening. Especially when the word "garbage" enters into the dialog!

Chubidubi · #4 06-28-2008, 04:23 PM

It's gorgeous. This is one beauty that I have in my wish list.

Grandma M · #5 06-28-2008, 04:26 PM

Mine didn't understand English. I threatened it and it still died a slow death. Possibly it only understood, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, or German.

Marilyn

cb977 · #6 06-28-2008, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cb977

A-MAZ-ING!!!

That's a stunner, Steve!

Mine hasn't been looking too good and I was about to dump it last week...it must've heard me talking about it because when I went to send it to it's next destination

I found a bunch of new roots bursting out! LOL

Think maybe they hear with their lips?

cb977 · #7 06-28-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Grandma M

Mine didn't understand English. I threatened it and it still died a slow death. Possibly it only understood, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, or German.

Marilyn

You have to learn the art of international cussing

Sorry to hear it didn't make it

charmbutterfly · #8 06-28-2008, 04:33 PM

Thats beautiful!

Ross · #9 06-28-2008, 05:28 PM

A very beautiful flower Steve. I am afraid I have to enjoy these through photos, tho, due to lack of space

Gin · #10 06-28-2008, 05:43 PM

Beautiful bloom! I got mine back from being farmed out during a move more then half dead I did throw it out , husband saw it in the trash and stuck it in the ground under a tree

By fall it had grown a new lead so I removed it and took it in the greenhouse that was 8 years ago . Gin