Baldan's Kaleidoscope still going!

whalloper · #1 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 09:44 AM

I have a Baldans Kaleidoscope that has been in full bloom for about 3 months. It has 29 flowers. I hadn't paid too much attention to it, but today I noticed it's putting out 3 new buds at the tips of it's spikes! Is this typical of this hybrid? Is that sequential blooming or something else? Is this a type of phal that I shouldn't cut the spikes back when the flowers fall?

oncidiumlover · #2 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 10:12 AM

Yay!! Congratulations! Where's the pictures? I can't wait to see all those blooms!

mayres · #3 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 10:43 AM

No. Not what is typically called a sequential bloomer in phals.
Sequential bloomers I own and am familiar with usually put out a few flowers on an initial spike and then will keep sending out a couple of blooms at a time out the tip for a long period of time - in my case it means 2-3 flowers at the tip of an increasingly long pendalous spike for over a year.......
Check out this thread - http://www.orchidgeeks.com/forum/gen...laenopsis.html

Ron · #4 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 05:17 PM

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I have a Baldans Kaleidoscope that has been in full bloom for about 3 months. It has 29 flowers.

WOW, I hope too get that many on mine if I can seems a lot, how many spikes does it have
Cheerio
Ron

whalloper · #5 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron

WOW, I hope too get that many on mine if I can seems a lot, how many spikes does it have
Cheerio
Ron

it has 3 spikes, I'll post pics in a bit

whalloper · #6 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 06:01 PM

Heres one tip with what I thought earlier was one bud, but then I looked closer and theres two! So that makes a total of 4 new buds!

mehitabel · #7 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by whalloper

I have a Baldans Kaleidoscope that has been in full bloom for about 3 months. It has 29 flowers. I hadn't paid too much attention to it, but today I noticed it's putting out 3 new buds at the tips of it's spikes! Is this typical of this hybrid? Is that sequential blooming or something else? Is this a type of phal that I shouldn't cut the spikes back when the flowers fall?

Yes, that's typical of Baldan's K. It blooms over a long period of time, and the flowers last. (They do fade, tho). I suppose you could keep the spikes, many people do. I cut the spikes when they start to lose proportionality and look ugly to me. It re-spikes easily. Follow your own inclinations on this.

Baldan's K is extremely vigorous and floriferous.

Mike: your pictures of true sequential bloomers are very informative. Thanks

oncidiumlover · #8 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 10:18 PM

Fabulou, Absolutely Fabulous!! It's Beautiful!

evagentry · #9 (**permalink**) 10-23-2009, 11:47 PM

beautiful healthy looking Phal!

Schlyne · #10 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 12:01 AM

Okay, I've revised my opinion on phals, they've managed to prove me wrong in about every way that I disliked or thought they were boring.

I'm not sure if the Milts can change my mind though.

Awesome bloomer! Congratulations

sunshine · #11 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 08:35 AM

Very pretty phal

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I'm not sure if the Milts can change my mind though.

Don't know unless you try

Maybe this will help you and my house smelled
wonderful

Ron · #12 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 09:30 AM

Hi Whalloper.
That is very nice, I am look forward to mine flowering next year, should be well worth the wait!
Cheerio
Ron

englandfx · #13 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 09:49 AM

Wow! That is sure a beautiful display whalloper!

dorothea · #14 (**permalink**) 10-24-2009, 02:41 PM

what a gorgeous phal!!!

Schlyne · #15 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sunshine

Don't know unless you try

Maybe this will help you and my house smelled
wonderful

Pretty, and I don't know what it smells like, nice arch, but I still don't like the flower shape. I haven't seen a mini milt though. I do like the mini phals more than the bigger ones for the most part. I do like the milt hybrids with the spider orchids or other hybrid types, but I don't like the straight milts so far.

patticake · #16 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 06:44 AM

It's like the energizer bunny! It just keeps going and going....

loviek · #17 (**permalink**) 10-28-2009, 06:28 PM

What a beautiful phal! Wow!

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