Slc. Circle of Life 'Fulfillment'

Contributor: Alex Tarce <-- send feedback to Alex by e-mail

Camera: Sony Mavica FD85

Comment: Plant has 11 mature pseudobulbs whose 5 mature fronts may likely produce 7 or more new leads for the next season!  Be careful when watering above the plant during blooming season (Sept-Oct).  I have allowed water to stagnate on top of the leaves that caused the flower buds to rot on 2 of the 3 growths.  I have observed that each bulb can produce two flower buds.  No flower sheaths came out of the pseudobulbs so I did not get fair warning.  Now that I have learned my lesson, I will have to wait for the next season to see if all the buds that are formed will mature into flowers.  Grown outdoors under a shade house in Southern California.  This will be the plant's first winter outside.