mexi twin flowers

[dodidoki]

And how did you do this deep black background???

 

[cnycharles]

it's a piece of black velvet draped over a sheet of pegboard (velvet is dusty and needs cleaning though) far enough back so that it's out of focus.
I use the pegboard, so that if I want to set something 'on' the background or hang it, I can mount a peg behind the cloth, and then bunch the cloth on top to set a pot or hang a mounted plant

 

[Clark]

There is a ton of razzle dazzle on this thread.
Magazine worthy.
Envy.

How long do the flowers last?
Thanks.

 

[Diogo]

Want to get one!! They're gorgeous.

 

[cnycharles]

I think the flowers last between 1.5 to 2 weeks, probably more if it was really happy (warm and watered a lot)

 

[cnycharles]

wohoo!

I put some of my orchids in the rochester show two weekends ago, and my phal stuartiana got a red ribbon and my mexipedium got a blue! .. glad I remembered to put the mexi in the box before I headed out the door! most of the flowers on my phal stuartiana are still holding on

the third bud is getting ready to open, and I can see that a fourth bud is forming!

 

[JeanLux]

:clap: Congrats. Charles!!!! Jean

 

[SlipperFan]

Good for you -- good job!

 

[Clark]

Internet high-five!

You the man!

 

[NYEric]

Congrats!

 

[Heather]

Nice job and wonderful photos! I love that little plant!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Charles, your plant gives me hope for my little one - maybe this year it will bloom. Great close up of the flowers. Congrats on the ribbons.

 

[cnycharles]

an update - I can't believe that this orchid keeps flowering! it's on it's fifth open flower, and there are two buds on the way. does anyone know how many flowers a mexipedium can have sequentially flower on one stem?

 

[Heather]

Awesome, I don't think that's unusual. Don't have an answer though.

May I ask which cultivar this is?

 

[cnycharles]

I asked Joe Kunisch at one of the orchid shows if he remembered which it might be, but he didn't really know. I don't think he's ever put clonal names on his mexipediums. I think it was four or five years ago, when he was trying all of his paphs and all in semi-hydro culture. under lights in his basement, his mexi seedlings were growing quite well but since he keeps things quite cool in winter and at nights, things didn't fare well

 

[Rick]

I think you can clear 5 without too much trouble Charles. Sometimes you may get branching from some of these older spikes too.

 

[cnycharles]

branching would be nice!

 

[JPMC]

Great little powerhouse of a plant. Looks like you'll have another two growths to flower next year.

 

[Clark]

:clap: