Thanks for the shots of the plant. Especially the underside/base of the plant. I have one that is of the size of yours but a single growth. Is this the first time to bloom? And have you been growing this clone from the seedling size?!?! I'm wondering if I will have to wait 10+ years for a spike! I saw v-mariae at OL in the 90's (in Jerry's private collection) and it had a spike over 2 foot long, the plant was the same! If I remember correctly, v- mariae grows high in the mountains on volcanic rock, cool temps with high humidity and lots of mosses. A bit different then others in this group.
At one thing, I had 3 of these plants from Rands. Jungle collected of course and none surrived my TX culture but they were long skinny leaves, 24-30+ inches and fairly beat up. I figured that I couldn't provide the right temperatures to revive them. This current plant being seed grown and very healthy is doing great. Of course my culture has vastly "improved" since the 90's with the same heat!
Nice show. Thanks again for the great PICs of your plant and the excellent flower.