jbealer wrote:

WOW!

Thanks, orchids are a bit like Siberians, if you could get them to bloom like that all the time they would be perfect .

CavingSiberian wrote:

I love your orchid mount! Did you make it yourself or did you buy the plant that way?

Thanks, actually I got that from a friend out in Indiana who I trade orchids with on occassion. He made it himself from a piece of wood he found on his property. That particular plants is quite a bit larger than that at this point, and blooms twice a year for me (fall and spring). It has the nicest smelling flowers, but they only smell in the early morning or early evening.

UPDATE: My plumeria seeds have germinated. They are slowly sprouting up. One of my varieties has all 5 seeds that I planted sprouting, the other has 3 out of 5 sprouting. I can't wait to see how fast they grow. I'll add pictures when I get the chance.

Plumeria (Hawaiian Frangipani) SUCCESS. I received 10 seeds (for only about $4) and ALL 10 have sprouted.

Nice! You are way more patient than me to grow them from seed. I tend to move them on to another grow if I can't get mine to bloom within two or three years. I don't have the patience for those ones that go years between blooming or for the years of maturation required to get them to bloom for the first time.

The first plumerias I had were yellow, and I bought them as a plant and it took over 3 years to bloom but they underwent a lot of necessary stress. I have no idea how long these will take but the reward of beautiful blooms and scent are well worth the wait.

I had some hibiscus I actually pollinated and started from seed at one time but I was never able to see them bloom. I lost them to the evil ex of Tx. It was depressing to lose them because I spent years on them and was never able to reap the rewards.... I don't hate anyone, but he's the closest to hate I have....

OK, anyways, here are the hibiscus that I *used* to have.

I started with these two, purchased from the store.


and eventually cross-pollinated them to get some seeds

They germinated and sprouted July 2008.

I raised them for FOUR YEARS and lost them in October.

So I wanted to say thanks for the advice on moving my orchid to face the east. I moved it that same day and now it's grown a whole new leaf. I repotted it yesterday, and the leaf seemed even taller (it could just be me). I talked to the person who gave it to me and she said she's pretty sure it has yellow flowers. I really hope it blooms!

its blooming!