my first flower spike for this year

[msh1]

hi all
i think this is a vanda flower spike
hope this first pic upload works
mark

[fred]

good effort with your first post of a pic Mark
you could be right about the flower spike the image is a little blurry to be 100%

but congrats you have done well

[joan gero]

spikes are the prize... congrats on yours!

[msh1]

hi thanks
i didnt think the vanda would flower again as everyone tells me they need high light levels this survives in a west facing window with low winter light due to houses opposite me .it gets watered twice a week but im so pleased

[patlee]

Wow! You got a new spike in a west window I never even considered a vanda because of the light thing, but maybe I will re-think this now. The flowers are just exquisite on these orchids. What is yours like? Will you post a pic when it blooms? Good growing

[digitalgate]

dont get your hope up too high. with the amount of light you have, it may be stunted or
have very small and litttle flowering. But at least. .. IT IS flowering.. ya ya..

[evagentry]

Nice going, and like patlee said that is encouraging to some of us that thought we didnt have enough light to bloom one, please keep us all posted as to how it goes.

[rmt135]

Congrats. With your limitation & the vanda still spike, you must be doing right. Keep us posted when it bloom.

[msh1]

hi all
i must admit no one is more surprized than me i bought this vanda 9months ago in bloom i rescued it from local diy store it grows in a vase i do feed it quite well maybe it was this who knows but i will upload some pics now and again
mark

[sandra]

Patlee, I got all excited like you did thinking, "I could provide west light" and I've always wanted Vandas as well but because of my lighting, never took one home and then I read digitalgates response and it's back to "I wish, I wish, I wish..."

msh1 - congratulations with that spike!

[Betsy]

I've had my vanda for over 7 years....never bloomed. It's getting western light too.
I'm determined to get this to bloom. Living in Vermont, we often don't get much sun. Should I move it to the south/east window??

[patticake]

I would definately move your vanda, Betsy. Up here in the great northeast, they need all the light they can get!

[flowerchild]

My vanda is in a north window with lots of light but all it seems to be doing is drying up and losing leaves, I mist the roots every day!!! What am I doing wrong?????

[janice]

I have a vanda in a south window............but only has bloomed once in two years. But my asnda. bloomed 3 times last year in the same location!!!!! Mark keep us posted on the progress and development!!