Re: Blooming Size

With catts, there is so much variability, it's hard to say without knowing
the hybrid.  For example, Slc. Tiny Titan is fully mature at 6" tall, while
Memorial Crispin Rosales is more likely to need to be a foot or more tall.

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"Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have aquired a Catt and an Epi. pseudepidendrum.  The Catt is supposed
to
> be blooming sized and is about 6 inches tall, has what loks like 4
> psedubulbs in 3 different sizes.  Maybe it will bloom in a year.  I hope.
> The Epi is still a seedling but an older seedling I think :)  This orchid
> stuff is proving to be an adventure :)
>
> Shell
>
>
> "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Unfortunately, that's a really tough question, with no "pat" answer.
> >
> > Factors that must be considered:
> >
> > 1    Genus
> > 2    species, or specific makeup if it's a hybrid
> > 3    variability within the species or hybrid
> > 4    culture
> >
> > ...and probably others.
> >
> > Let's look at phalaenopsis alone for a moment:  a phalaenopsis gigantea
> will
> > usually need to have leaves somewhere in the 18" length range before it
> even
> > begins "thinking" about blooming, while a lueddemanniana can bloom with
3"
> > or 4" of total leaf span.  Start hybridizing and other variables come
out
> as
> > well.
> >
> > I, for example, have a Phal Sogo Redfox - a gigantea hybrid - that
didn't
> > start blooming until it had about three or four 20" leaves, but I have
> > another plant of the same hybrid (from the same seed capsule) that
blooms
> > regularly on a plant with a 12" leaf span.
> >
> > One can reasonably safely estimate that a vanda will need to be much
> larger
> > and older than a phal to bloom, but I'd bet that a good grower in
Florida
> > can raise a vandaceous plant to grow faster than a phal in my window
(they
> > get very little light, so I have a greenhouse...), making it possible
that
> > the vanda could bloom first.  OK, maybe that's pushing the point a bit,
> but
> > you see where I was going, especially considering that some places are
> > getting phals or even paphs to bloom 18 months after flasking!
> >
> > As another example, I occasionally buy seedlings from H&R in Hawaii.
For
> > them, a plant in a 2" pot may very well be "NBS" and may bloom in a
matter
> > of months, while for me in Pennsylvania, it could be a year or more out
> for
> > the same seedling.
> >
> > Basically it comes down to doing your homework, so you know what's
> > reasonable to expect for the plant, and understanding the cultural
> > conditions the plant has had and what it will get once you own it, so
you
> > can guesstimate on the growth rate differences.
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Ray Barkalow - First Rays Orchids - www.firstrays.com
> > Plants, Supplies, Books, Artwork, and Lots of Free Info!
> >
> > . .  .   .    .     .      .       .        .         .          .
> > "Shell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > > How do you tell when an orchid is blooming size or near blooming size?
> I
> > > keep seeing leaf span measurements and pot sizes but no real ages or
> > > anything.
> > >
> > > Shell
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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