Post by RL7836 on Feb 7, 2013 17:01:07 GMT
Finally ---
Backstory: I received a U. endresii (small piece) from BCP back on Oct 29, 2009. It grew ok but never took off like my other Orchidioides. Finally on Sept 29, 2011, I divided & repotted. Being paranoid, I took the largest group of tubers & roots & put it back into a large 4x4x4" netpot and also started several other smaller pots with tubers/roots (as well as sharing pieces w/ others). Naturally, the largest piece in the primary pot has only recently put up a single leaf. However, one of the pieces in a 3" pot has been putting up leaves for a while and also started two flower stalks. I've waited for almost three weeks for the 1st flower to finally open - today was the day - my 1st official look at a live U. endresii flower.
Here's what I've been seeing for over a week (nasty thru-glass pic):
Today - the rest ... front
Side/back:
The plant:
One of the things that I really wasn't expecting was the size - it was much larger than I anticipated. Here's a pic with a spare U. asplundii flower (usually have some of these around):
Backstory: I received a U. endresii (small piece) from BCP back on Oct 29, 2009. It grew ok but never took off like my other Orchidioides. Finally on Sept 29, 2011, I divided & repotted. Being paranoid, I took the largest group of tubers & roots & put it back into a large 4x4x4" netpot and also started several other smaller pots with tubers/roots (as well as sharing pieces w/ others). Naturally, the largest piece in the primary pot has only recently put up a single leaf. However, one of the pieces in a 3" pot has been putting up leaves for a while and also started two flower stalks. I've waited for almost three weeks for the 1st flower to finally open - today was the day - my 1st official look at a live U. endresii flower.
Here's what I've been seeing for over a week (nasty thru-glass pic):
Today - the rest ... front
Side/back:
The plant:
One of the things that I really wasn't expecting was the size - it was much larger than I anticipated. Here's a pic with a spare U. asplundii flower (usually have some of these around):
