Bulbo patens

[Ron-NY]

A hot grower from India. 2", non-resupinate flowers, that always face the mount for me. It has a fragrance that reminds me of spice drops.

 

[SlipperFan]

Beautiful, rich color.

 

[Rick]

Hey that's upside-down.

Mines been done for a couple of months. Is yours just starting?

 

[JeanLux]

very interesting flower shape and super color!!! Jean

 

[Ron-NY]

Hey that's upside-down.

Mines been done for a couple of months. Is yours just starting?

a cold spell caused earlier buds to abort

 

[paphioboy]

Did you remove the lip, Ron? oke:oke: BTW, does patens require a dry spell to bloom? Mine grows and grows but does not flower yet...

 

[Rick]

Did you remove the lip, Ron? oke:oke: BTW, does patens require a dry spell to bloom? Mine grows and grows but does not flower yet...

I don't do anything special to mine, but I'm sure its naturally a bit cooler, dryer, and darker, in my GH in winter than in summer. My patens usually starts a blooming cycle in March, and is typically done by the end of May. Bulbos sometimes seem to want to have enough growths barely fitting in a pot or mount before blooming rather than a seasonal cue. Try some bone meal??

 

[paphioboy]

Bulbos sometimes seem to want to have enough growths barely fitting in a pot or mount before blooming rather than a seasonal cue.

Un oh.. so underpotting/under-mounting will promote flowering? I usually use quite large pieces of wood to mount them cos I just want to leave them undisturbed for as long as possible.. Thanks, Rick...

 

[Ron-NY]

mine is rambling up a treefern pole and blooms every year

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I really like the rich color of that one. :clap: