Mastersianum opening!

[Rick]

Mostly open

Whole plant. 14" LS, Total spike height is 19". One new growth started.

This first blooming seedling is the result of a ST cooperative breeding between Uri Baruk and myself in March 2008.

Troy Meyers flasked the seed, and seedlings came out of flask in April 2010.

Sometime in Spring 2011 I moved this and some other seedlings of this flask to basket culture, and started low K feeding (when they really took off). So flask to blooming time is just under 3 years for this plant.

 

[dodidoki]

Excellent job, Rick! Congrats!

 

[tomkalina]

That's an incredible rate of growth for a mastersianum seedling! Looks like I'm going to have to try a couple of pounds of K-Lite:wink:

 

[Paul]

that's a really good job!! :clap:

 

[Spaph]

Congrats, great growing! Looks like a nice clone! Is that another mastersianum in spike as well to the right?

 

[Rick]

Is that another mastersianum in spike as well to the right?

Yes, one of its siblings.

 

[wjs2nd]

Very nice bloom! Do you always keep the moss damp with basket culture?

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Good growing Rick. That is one specie that I always loved but never had seen them for sale in anything but flask or super small plants.

 

[eggshells]

Very nice, Bob you can get some from TSG.

 

[Rick]

Very nice bloom! Do you always keep the moss damp with basket culture?

Thank's

And Yes the moss stays damp. But that's not hard to do at 70% humidity.

 

[papheteer]

Good growing. Can't wait to see it fully open!

 

[fbrem]

awesome Rick. You should put together an orchid nutrition talk to give to societies if you haven't already. Looks like you're doing some very nice growing there.

 

[Justin]

nice growing!

 

[emydura]

Wonderful Rick. Amazing growth rate as well. No one can argue your methods when you can grow an orchid like this so easily and quickly. Most people can't even keep this species alive.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I certainly can't.....I've had a mastersianum for several years now, and it just gets smaller and smaller...despite regular repotting and K-lite. I once had a great mastersianum that came from Paphanatics...bloomed easily, looked great....but of course, kicked the bucket.

 

[SlipperFan]

Wonderful Rick. Amazing growth rate as well. No one can argue your methods when you can grow an orchid like this so easily and quickly. Most people can't even keep this species alive.

That would be me. I've tried two unsucessfully now. And it's my favorite single-flowered Paph. Well, one of my favorites. It seems like my favorites are the ones I can't grow...

That's absolutely beautiful, Rick. I may have to try your basket culture.

 

[NYEric]

Good job.

 

[Ozpaph]

great stem and well grown

 

[Rick]

awesome Rick. You should put together an orchid nutrition talk to give to societies if you haven't already. Looks like you're doing some very nice growing there.

Thanks Forrest.

There's an article coming out in Orchids next month. I've been kicking around ideas to integrate the nutrition stuff into a "new and improved" version of the old Paph talk.

 

[abax]

Rick, you spit shine all your Paphs., don't you???!!!! It's a beauty.