Pink Sky in Sheath!!!

[Happypaphy7]

I have three plants of this cross, two of them being siblings, and all have been growing very well in the past couple of years.

This one is definitely in real sheath, not a fake one that turns into yet another leaf.

I'm so excited!!!!! :drool:

Now the worry is the malformed flowers. but for now, I'm just happy it has finally put out a sheath!

I was this close to pitching them all! yes, I'm not very patient.

By the way, a little bit on culture note.
This has been under T8 bulbs in the last two months or so, so apparently T8 lights so far have been enough to keep the plants alive.
It was being grown near sunny window before.
The only difference I see is that the green tone of the plant looks rather funny since I switched it to artificial light.

 

[orchid527]

Looks like the real thing, but it may be a while before it blooms. I hope it turns out to be a keeper.

Mike

 

[abax]

Sending good vibes for a great flowering>>>>>>>

 

[Happypaphy7]

Looks like the real thing, but it may be a while before it blooms. I hope it turns out to be a keeper.

Mike

How long would you say?
I hasn't bloomed any of these kinds of hybrids yet.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Sending good vibes for a great flowering>>>>>>>

Thank you, and I think I'll need a lot of it too! lol

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Is it made with regular delenatii or vinicolor?

 

[orchid527]

The parvi x multi crosses I have bloomed seemed to be more like the parvi parent with respect to speed of the bud development. The plants are also smaller, so maybe it is just a question of stored energy. My guess is that it will take months.

Mike

 

[Marco]

Congrats - Don't worry i'm not patient with the photos either!

 

[Happypaphy7]

Eric- regular. Are these made with dunkel as well? Who sells them?

Mike- how long does Roth or stonei, or Lady Isabel take from sheath to flower?
My two delenatii take about two three months from sheath to flower.

Marco- the dark sheath is already popped open slightly.

 

[NYEric]

Piping Rock for one.

 

[Erythrone]

Wow!!! Where did you get them?

 

[Happypaphy7]

Piping Rock for one.

I don't see it listed, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have it.

Did you see some at the summer open house this year?
I didn't go.

 

[Happypaphy7]

Wow!!! Where did you get them?

It's been three years and I'm not really sure.

By the way, was it you who posted this very nice Delrosi (made with delenatii dunkel) in the past?
How is it doing?
I have three, and none are yet to flower.
All grow like weed! lol

 

[phraggy]

Can't swear to these being sheaths ------ but I hope i am very wrong and that you get some beautiful blooms.

Ed

 

[Happypaphy7]

Oh, yes. Definitely. I see at least two flower possibility! Woo Hoo!
It's been developing quite fast.
Will update soon.

So at least this won't have arrested spike that is stuck on the center of the plant. lol

 

[Happypaphy7]

This is amazing speed for just four days considering my bellatulum and micranthum hybrid have taken a little over one month to do about the same amount of growing.

 

[Happypaphy7]

and while at it, these two photos are of two different plants of Delrosi.
Three years ago, when I first saw something like what is seen in the first picture, I was super excited.
Then, it would just grow out as a leaf like another one shown in the second photo, where you can actually see about three leaves that fooled me over the years.

In contrast, Harold Koopowitz and Gloria Naugle, two that grow lots of roots but very slow top growth for me, have not even done this kind of fooling so far.

Delrosi and Pink Sky, weeds! lol

 

[paphioboy]

Usually the darkly pigmented leaf or exceptionally hairy leaf (which I just noticed in my lowii) would indicate the emergence of a spike sooner or later. Be patient.

 

[NYEric]

If you decide you don't like it, you know someone in NYC who'll buy it from you!

 

[Happypaphy7]

Even if it is horribly twisted and distorted?
I think I will toss on the trash bin without a second of thinking. lol

How's your Gloria Naugle doing??

By the way, did you visit Piping Rock this month??