doing the dance

[Ron-NY]

I was checking my Paphs (this is a once a week maintenace thing I do) and what should a spy...the start of a spike on one of my roths :clap::clap::clap:

the waiting game begins

 

[Scooby5757]

:rollhappy: Hey, that's great! Congrats!

 

[JeanLux]

this must have been a great moment; I can understand because I am doing this checking every day!! Will this be a first bloom? how long do you have the plant? Jean

 

[cwt]

Wonderfull news. Keep us up to date with the development please

 

[Heather]

Sweet, Ron!

I was just checking my plants (who was asking if I talk to them? At 3:50 am, apparently yes!) i'd be happy for a new root at this point.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Yippee!

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::drool: do you want to make us more envious with the parentage? :drool:

 

[Ron-NY]

Yes, this is the first bloom for me on this plant. I only purchased this one in 2007.
This is my ‘Rex’ x ‘Mont Millais’ :drool:

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool::drool: This could be a looong wait!

 

[Ron-NY]

Too long
Wanna guess blooming time for first flower to open?? The sheath is 1" at this point.

I will guess April 15

 

[goldenrose]

I hear ya -
just temporarily loose it on one of the back benches, forget about it & time will fly!
....... now if I only had a back bench for that PEOY of mine!

 

[Ron-NY]

Once in sheath, I try not to move plants around. It wouldn't matter if I moved it now anyway for now I know it is in sheath I will be drawn to it :rollhappy:

My PEOY bloomed for me last year. I remember the wait.

 

[Heather]

and here I was beginning to think you were no longer a rothaholic Ron, with all those new bulbos...

 

[goldenrose]

He's definitely a bulboholic too! oke:

 

[Ron-NY]

and here I was beginning to think you were no longer a rothaholic Ron, with all those new bulbos...

It takes so long to get these roths to bloom that I needed something else to keep my busy :rollhappy:

Guess what I added to my collection today

I got a select besseae out of Frank's besseae river that was at the WOC :smitten: It is 'Bleeding Heart' x 'Colossal'

 

[SlipperFan]

Good for you! Picture, please.

And congrats on your roth spike -- that must be quite exciting.

 

[Ron-NY]

I will try to get a pic on the weekend