Brassavola Nodosa

[eikon]

i bought this one for the leaves

[Diane]

Nice picture - - maybe that's what I should tell everyone about my b. nodosa - that I bought it for the leaves... cause I sure as heck can't get it to bloom!!

[bench72]

hey no fair... I can't even get leaves on my nodosa...

Nice picture... very structural... umm rigid... hmm, not doing a good explanation of why i like it... pictures, thousand words... have I mentioned it's a beautiful picture?

[jtlqh]

Nice picture - - maybe that's what I should tell everyone about my b. nodosa - that I bought it for the leaves... cause I sure as heck can't get it to bloom!!

Yes, you should take a nice photo like this one too so people will believe it.

Qing

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Give it more light Diane! These guys love light.

Cheers!
BD

[Diane]

LOL Right about now I'm ready to light it on fire!!! I think I'll move it closer to the composting bag!

[ThirdDayOrchids]

I like the picture,im like P.O.P.,cant exactly explain why but its nice.
jason

[sake of silence]

Give it more light Diane! These guys love light.

Cheers!
BD

Mine doesnt like too much light... It gets sunburnt really easy, then I take it back to lower light, where I grow my low light Aerangis. The spotting goes away and its happy. Mine blooms a weird cycle it does! Right now, the summer's 4 new growths have sheaths, plus 3 new growths. Last year, it had 3 sheaths that seemed dormant, the outside was papery and dry. Then when the new growth semi matured (it didnt grow as large as teh other growths) and it finished it's putting out it's sheath, they all bloomed! Im counting on 7 spikes this winter.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Mine doesnt like too much light... It gets sunburnt really easy, then I take it back to lower light, where I grow my low light Aerangis. The spotting goes away and its happy. Mine blooms a weird cycle it does! Right now, the summer's 4 new growths have sheaths, plus 3 new growths. Last year, it had 3 sheaths that seemed dormant, the outside was papery and dry. Then when the new growth semi matured (it didnt grow as large as teh other growths) and it finished it's putting out it's sheath, they all bloomed! Im counting on 7 spikes this winter.

How strange. We put ours in bright light and when it turns light green, put it back where it hangs normally and it blooms till the cows come home. Seems like the light gives it the boost it needs to bloom. I guess it is important to say we 'grow' it most of the time hanging on the bench by the phals, so so low light for most of the year.

Cheers,
BD

[Gin]

Mine does the same BD it seems to bloom more after it comes in the greenhouse with less light . Gin