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Vanilla pompona

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by This_guy_Bri, Mar 31, 2011.

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  1. Mar 31, 2011 #1
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    the planifolia bloomed!
    i was able to remove the pollen and then promptly dropped it!
    after searching for ten minutes, i have decided that i'm happy there will be more flowers tomorrow (or the next day)

    ai21.photobucket.com_albums_b277_bleibume_planopen.jpg

    ai21.photobucket.com_albums_b277_bleibume_planopenrule.jpg

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  2. Mar 31, 2011 #2
    Alexis

    Alexis New Member

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    Very cool flower. Congrats for blooming it, Brian. I hope mine will bloom one day.
     
  3. Mar 31, 2011 #3
    Kitty

    Kitty AKA\Debby

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    ya, I blew my first try also, pulled the whole column off. your grnhs looks interesting, do you think we could see some photos of it? please....
     
  4. Mar 31, 2011 #4
    Mary Jane

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    That's great, Brian. Better luck next time!

    Be sure to hang on to that ruler, word has it that Dale has his eye on it..
     
  5. Mar 31, 2011 #5
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    um, not to rain on my own parade but can anyone tell me if this is definitely planifolia?
     
  6. Mar 31, 2011 #6
    unterallgaier

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    Great flower. But what do you think about Vanilla pompona? I think the flower ist too big for Vanilla planifolia.
     
  7. Mar 31, 2011 #7
    This_guy_Bri

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    i have no idea and i'm not very good at keying plants out
    i'm hoping someone will be able to definitely say what it is.
    that said, are you pretty sure it's pompona?
     
  8. Mar 31, 2011 #8
    unterallgaier

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    No, i'm not sure, it's only an idea. But i'm sure that your plant is not Vanilla planifolia. Let's see what the other user say.
     
  9. Mar 31, 2011 #9
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Flower size isn't a very good judge of speciation. I've had a plant give me 5" flowers one year, and 3" flowers the next. I don't know what your plant is, Brian. It's pretty damned nice, though.
     
  10. Apr 1, 2011 #10
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Bravo
     
  11. Apr 1, 2011 #11
    Reyna

    Reyna Orchid Obsessed Supporting Member

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    Beautiful! And that plant looks huge --with huge flowers! Gotta love it! Th
     
  12. Apr 1, 2011 #12
    This_guy_Bri

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    i read that the seedpod will look different on a planifolia than on a pompona so i'm hoping to {not drop the pollen and actually} pollinate the next flower so maybe in a few months i'll know!
     
  13. Apr 2, 2011 #13
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    flower two

    ai21.photobucket.com_albums_b277_bleibume_planiflower2.jpg

    flower two pollinated
    okay, fine. it looks pretty similar...

    ai21.photobucket.com_albums_b277_bleibume_planiflower2pollinated.jpg
     
  14. Apr 2, 2011 #14
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    It might be in the other thread, but are you going to get the capsule sown?
     
  15. Apr 2, 2011 #15
    This_guy_Bri

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    i wasn't going to pursue that because they go so readily from cuttings (and i've heard that is also likely their/its strategy in the wild)
     
  16. Apr 5, 2011 #16
    This_guy_Bri

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    this has been identified by several sources as pompona.
    :(
     
  17. Apr 5, 2011 #17
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Want me to change the thread title?
     
  18. Apr 5, 2011 #18
    This_guy_Bri

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    sure.
    thanks
     
  19. Apr 24, 2011 #19
    vmijct

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    If you drop the pollen ball(which I have done many times), you can scoop some of the pollen that's left out with a tooth pick. Wet the tooth pick with a little saliva first so it sticks to the tooth pick better. I have greatly increased my pollination success rate this way. Also try not to pollinate too late in the day. I'll post my pics but I still haven't figured out how to shrink them.