Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

After waiting for 2 1/2 years and giving it tender, loving and care, it finally blooms!

I was thinking of taking the photos when all the flowers on the spike blooms, but unfortunately I'm going outstation in a few days so I won't be able to enjoy that view. how unfortunate, but even with 40% of the flowers blooming, it is still a magnificent view. Enjoy!!!


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Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

Thats a very lovely orchid. Love the colour.

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

HUGE ORCHID YOU HAVE THERE!!..Look at the stem.........My white phalaenopsis isn't flowering somehow....

Ken

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

do you fertilise your white phalaenopsis?

they need to be fertilised frequently lol... actually i have a few pots of purple phalaenopsis too.. and one white one.. but i dont fertilize them at all so they dont flower for me frequently haha :tongue:

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

there are two golden rule for orchids, and if they were followed you won't have any problem to get them to bloom.

1) weekly, weakly:
this refers to the fertilising regime, use only 1/2 strength of what is recommended on the label, but you have to feed them EVERY WEEK

2) good root, good growth, good flower:
this refers to the whole plant. you have to monitor the condition of root and plant growth. if these two requirements are fulfilled, you'll get nice bloom.

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

Great scriptum, harris... :) Don't worry, I'm sure the flowers will last till you get back.. When mine bloomed, it lasted for 2 months.. :) But be aware that scriptum absolutely DISLIKES repotting.. I repotted my scriptum after the blooming, and I lost more than half the plant dur to root and bulb rot.. :(

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

alamak, is that right? so i think i'll just put the current pot in a slightly bigger one and fill it with charcoal and brick chips then. at least, there'll be no damage to the roots. the reason i wanna repot is the pot is already full and a new side shoot has emerged at the rim of the pot.

BTW, went to the flea market next to the old stadium (rope walk) last saturday. i bought 2 pots of gramma for RM10 each. but, don't know whether it's scriptum, marthae or hybrids but for the price i'm paying i don't really care what i'll get as long as it's gramma. both pots have a decent sized gramma, one with 4 bulbs and the other one with 5 bulbs :2thumbup:

usually, orchid burseries are selling at least for RM30 if they were at the same size. so, i guess i'm just lucky!!

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

Hi Malowie i nvr ever fertilise it.........I have some sort of fertilizer which i'm hesistant to use......If you've been to the jusco gardening section you would have seen them promoting a fertilizer called HB-101 which its ingredients are cedar,cypresses,pines and plantains.Its in liquid form BTW......So how should i use it and how much.....It grew a new stem from one of the older stem and it has now rooted quite well...... ..It is in a pure charcoal media......So theres nothing much...

Ken

Re: Grammatophyllum scriptum
 

harris, that's exactly what I did.. My plant was rather large (gave me 2 spikes at first bloom) and I also attempted to repot because the new growths were being squeezed at the edges of the pot.. Then it became unhappy and declined.. :( oh, that sounds like a good deal.. :) yup, I agree.. I bought a small scriptum var. citrinum for nearly RM20...