One more malipo

[JeanLux]

This year's bloom on a plant I got from Sun nursery at the WOC in Dijon 2005:



To give an indication of the time it takes for the spike to mature, here a pic taken in september 2011:



previous bloom was in feb. 2010! Jean

 

[Marc]

Nice! Long wait but it seems like it was worth it. is that an uncrushed shell I see at the base of the plant?

 

[emydura]

That is a lovely malipo. Nice tall spike I assume?

 

[SlipperKing]

Great back lighting on that bloom dude!!!! You must take your plants to beach for summer outings!

 

[W. Beetus]

That has great symmetry!

 

[SlipperFan]

Very good one!

 

[Stone]

Very nice. How many growths?

 

[JeanLux]

Nice! Long wait but it seems like it was worth it. is that an uncrushed shell I see at the base of the plant?

yes it is the plant's companion since some years !!!

That is a lovely malipo. Nice tall spike I assume?

David, yes the spike length is about 55 cm and the bloom's NS +/- 11 cm

Very nice. How many growths?

About 6 of them, and maybe a youngster or 2 below the older, larger ones!

Jean

 

[NYEric]

Nice!

 

[biothanasis]

WoW!!!!! Very very beautiful!!!!

 

[Rick]

Fully open:clap::clap:

Mine were closer than in the last 5 years, but still not there yet. They were close to full size blooms but the petals/sepals never reflexed back.