fastest growing orchids

[maninair]

hi
I am from Mumbai, India. I would like to know which is the fastest growing orchids in the world.

Thanks
Mani

[MariahK]

good question, I have no idea.

[BillC]

Hi Man, I am in the same boat as Mariah, I guess we shall have to wait for Cynthia or Kevin to help you.

Bill

[Tobi]

Some Dendrobiums are fast growers. Several of my NOID hybrids grow quite
rapidly.

[tom499]

Aye, my mini den thing throws ou growth alarmingly fast. 2 repots a year cant be right

[tom499]

On a more thoughtful note, my idea would be plants with the fastest cycle; grow, flower, rest etc. Sympedial (cant spell :S ) orchids with flower from new growth i guess would be the fastest, if they flower twice a year or more they must have more growths each year so get bigger faster, than a plant which flowers only once, and only has one new growth.

Entirely guess work mind...

[prisana]

Not sure either. But I have a Blc. Maikai that was in a 3" pot and I had repotted in a 5" pot this spring and now it's already close to climbing out on all sides..I'll need to put it on a tree pretty soon with this craziness.

[kmarch]

I don't know if ti is the fastest, but I have Coelogyne fimbriata which can go through 2-3 compolete blooming and growing cycles in one year.

[BillC]

Hi Kevin, I think your plant is the front runner for the fastest...until proved otherwise.

Bill

[palito]

several twig epiphytes in Oncidiinae mature and bloom in one season. Given the weak branches where they live they cant wait for years to mature. I think Erycina is one of those quick plants.

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Maybe what you really need is ever bloomers. Try reedstemmed Epidendrums. The modern versions are much better for flower size (Cal Orchids), and when large will never be out of bloom. Or some of the really great Dendrobiums. D. gonzalesii can be permanently in bloom when it gets well establish. I think there are some other Dens, but I will have to think a bit. Haraella odorata (retrocalla), a tiny plant, can be in bloom most of the time. Psychopsis (previously Oncidium) species rebloom on the same spike for several years, so will be in bloom about a 1/3 or 1/2 of the time.

[Cynthia, Prescott, AZ]

Mani, I know you said where you are located in the beginning of this thread, but if you are going to continue to post, please update your profile with your location so we will always be reminded of where you are, it is an important piece of information.