Stuartiana Show

4 spikes, one with 5 branches. 73 flowers/buds!




I wish I hadn't dropped it last year and cracked the some of the leaves. By cultural awards standards, this is still a baby

Niiiiiiiiice baby. Mine bloomed early and gone...very sad. I do wish mine
would bloom more than once a year.

But a monster baby Imo !!!! Great growing Rick :clap: !!!! Jean

these must be a sight to behold when flowering in nature.
Well grown

Yes! This is really a stuartiana, and a show!

Nice blooming Rick. Loos like it has nice roots too.

congrats for blooming this stuartiana so gorgeous!

Waouh! that's a nice stuartiana!

Very impressive! Hard to believe it's considered a baby.

Nice show Rick. Something I didn't realize with this species is the bunching up of the flowers on the spikes.

Very nice.

Super!:clap:

this needs to go to Atlanta.

SlipperKing said:

Nice show Rick. Something I didn't realize with this species is the bunching up of the flowers on the spikes.

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This could just be a clonal thing. I've seen others with more branching and more even distribution of flowers.

I bet Peter Lin is going to show us a couple of monsters soon.

That is quite a show! My stuartiana never looked like that!

Alain Brochart has a huge one on B.L. He's got 29 flowers for his second blooming and his plant is just a little bigger than yours. I'd say you are doing pretty dang good. Are you bringing to judging next week?

newbud said:

Alain Brochart has a huge one on B.L. He's got 29 flowers for his second blooming and his plant is just a little bigger than yours. I'd say you are doing pretty dang good. Are you bringing to judging next week?

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Probably not Jack. I dropped it transporting to shows last year, so between that (and slugs) the foliage is too damaged for a cultural award. The flower count is still not up to CCE standards, and the flower quality is not up to AM standards. The plant could help add brownie points to a complete display, but I'm not going to get the time off from work to make the show next week.

Fantastic!!!!!!! :clap:

I'd love to get one some day. What are the lowest temps you have given it Rick?

biothanasis said:

Fantastic!!!!!!! :clap:

I'd love to get one some day. What are the lowest temps you have given it Rick?

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This winter I don't think I've gone below 58F Normally 60-61.

But in years past this plant has spent many nights in the 55-58 range.

Rick said:

This winter I don't think I've gone below 58F Normally 60-61.

But in years past this plant has spent many nights in the 55-58 range.

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Thanks!!!!!