Show us your orchid spikes....

[jai_star]

As the season change into cold or hot for most of yous. I wanted us to share what our Orchies are up to whether they are, basking in the summer sun or enjoying the warmth of the heated indoors while watching the rain and thunder roll by. So what better way than to show upcoming blooms. I shall start...

[sand_tiger86]

10 orchids. No spikes.

Must be nice! lol

[jai_star]

Stubborn things they can be! Have they just recently bloomed?

[sand_tiger86]

Nope. I've bought most this year and 8/10 of them have never reached their first blooming yet, so I have no way of knowing whether my care is shit or if they're just not old enough. They're all rather big and have plenty of pseudobulbs. We'll see. Maybe I just have a bunch of fall bloomers.

[Gurj]

This is a good thread, I'd like to post some pics too. These are some spikes with some potential to bloom in the coming following months.




UFO


Phal UFO


Orchis Mascula British Hardy Orchid


Cymbidium UFO

[jai_star]

Cool the Phal has a really swollen spike and the cymbidium look like miniture bamboo shoots great growing!

[Gurj]

Yours look absolutely healthy too, especially the mounted Phal is intriguing. I am currently trying out water culture for my Cattleya and a poorly Laelia. Both have been putting out new foliar growth but no roots, lets hope they find the new culture any good.

[Miller]

Here are a few of mine. I will get pics of the others tomorrow. The pulcherima's (sp?) is starting to bud out and is much long now.

[jai_star]

Here are a few of mine. I will get pics of the others tomorrow. The pulcherima's (sp?) is starting to bud out and is much long now.

You have a lot of spikes that second picture is amazing I can imagine myself with a cup of tea enjoy those blooms
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[Miller]

Yea I can't wait. There are nine spikes on that Oncidium Sharry Baby Sweet Fragrance. I think I may have caused some bud blast on some of my others, I hope I did not do it with that one also!