I go away for 3 weeks every year. I do have someone come in to tend the greenhouse, however I leave my compots in clear plastic tubs. The ones with the clear tops. Water them the day before I leave and put them in the tub the day I leave. I also keep them out of direct light.
Below is lycaste macrobulbon ‘Elizabeth Mansfield’. I purchased it last fall after Elizabeth’s passing. At the time it appeared that each pseudobulb had gotten smaller and smaller under her care. This group of flowers is off one of the small bulbs. This flowering is nothing compared to a well...
Can’t wait to see your flower. Can a few of the members here give me an idea as to how large the plant needs to bloom? I think it was about a year ago that I deflasked some of these guys from Orchid Inn breeding.