A couple of Michael Koopowitz

[Duck Slipper]

2nd blooming, with 5 flowers.This is the first blooming for this MK. But, what I thought was unusual was 2 separate spikes out of the same sheath

 

[Duck Slipper]

Oops, above photo posted twice and bumped the first. This is the 2nd blooming with 5 flowers.

 

[Don I]

Very nice.
Don

 

[DrLeslieEe]

Wow spectacular sight to behold!

Hope my unbloomed MK can put on this kind of show.

Can you show closer the two spikes off the one sheath?

Also how long are the petals on each plant?

 

[Michael Bonda]

Very beautiful display. One of my fav hybrids. Congrats

 

[Djthomp28]

Phenomenal display!!

My MK has quite a bit of growing to do, but I hope it is as nice as yours eventually.

 

[Ozpaph]

very good on a 2 growth plant

 

[southernbelle]

Lovely!! What is the leaf span? My MK looks to be about that size (2 growths) but no blooms yet. Gorgeous petal length!!

 

[Duck Slipper]

Wow spectacular sight to behold!

Hope my unbloomed MK can put on this kind of show.

Can you show closer the two spikes off the one sheath?

Also how long are the petals on each plant?

I will do some measuring later. This is a closeup of the 2 spikes from the same sheath.

 

[swamprad]

Awesome! I just got a nice MK from Sam Tsui.

 

[Guldal]

Very nice ones!

 

[Duck Slipper]

The first bloom, two spike MK has a leaf spread of 37 cm.
Flower petal lengths;
1-47cm
2-59 cm.
3-62 cm.
4-51 cm.
5-42 cm.
The 2 growth MK with 5 flowers has a 32cm. LS.
i didn’t measure flower petal lengths on this plant as they were not as long.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Awesome! I just got a nice MK from Sam Tsui.

These are both from Sam. Actually have another MK that is blooming now also from Sam, but with 4 flowers.

 

[emydura]

Absolutely stunning. They are nice clones.

From what I can see, that is just a flower from the same spike that barely made it out of the growth rather than a separate spike itself. That has happened to me a couple of times as well.

 

[Duck Slipper]

Absolutely stunning. They are nice clones.

From what I can see, that is just a flower from the same spike that barely made it out of the growth rather than a separate spike itself. That has happened to me a couple of times as well.

I studied it...looked at it up close and it is another flower on the same spike, because they are two different colors was deceiving.

 

[Duck Slipper]

I have a question, should I have continued to stake the flower spike? Had I continued to stake the later flowers, they would have been on top of each other?

 

[musa]

Absolutely stunning!

 

[Ozpaph]

i think MK looks better displayed on a slightly arching spike so the flowers dont overlap

 

[DrLeslieEe]

I have a question, should I have continued to stake the flower spike? Had I continued to stake the later flowers, they would have been on top of each other?

For best presentation: Long petal MF should have arching spikes .... while MF with straight horizontal petals should be staked straight up.

 

[lori.b]

That's a beauty.......lots of the sanderianum parent showing through on yours. Mine is in bud now and it'll be a first bloom so I'm waiting patiently for it to make its grand entrance.