Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Gus Orchid flowers have arrived

The Gus Orchid (Laelia Amoena coerulea x Laelia Nina Bonita "Barbara") has opened up two of it's sets of flowers. It is still working on a couple of more spikes/buds.  It has never flowered this well before. It was always a struggle to get it to make one or two flowers. I wish I knew what did the trick. Was it the greenhouse and extra light over the winter? Was it the higher nitrogen fertilizer I used for a month or so during May and early June? Was it the Superthrive I mixed in with that fertilizer? Is it the more frequent water? Is it just that the plant is larger? I have no idea, but it is apparently happy. I hope it will still be looking good for the meeting in a couple of weeks.





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