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| All the inflorescences would orient in the direction of the strongest ligh, this caused some to overlap which caused the flowers to become crowded due to their large size. |
This orchid produces huge flowers well over one foot
tall. The inflorescences are massive and
the fragrance is delightful and powerful.
I used to have this huge specimen which produced amazing displays of
flowers when it bloomed. When it got so
large it was difficult to move I decided to divide it. I cut
it in seven pieces and to my horror six of the pieces started dying from
rot. Only a tiny piece, that I had left
out and had not potted because it had few roots, survived. After four years of precarious growth that
piece bloomed for the first time this July.
Hopefully it will grow well enough to reclaim its past glory.
Previous to that awful loss of plants, this orchid had
proved to be easy to culture, a vigorous grower and a reliable bloomer. It is not clear why the pieces got rot. This orchid used to be very common, however
it has been some years since I have seen plants of this hybrid shown
anywhere. It would be interesting to
know if others have had the same experience I had with this orchid. I remember seeing some pretty impressive
plants shown in orchid group meetings.
