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| Tolumnia with two spikes on one fan |
I’m
learning how Tolumnia Orchids flower.
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Flowering is the only thing that counts in flowering houseplants. A single fan only flowers once, then
a side fan must grow to give the next flower. What if
we could get each fan to have two flower spikes?
These pictures show that it can happen --- Two spikes per growth. This is a
hybrid seedling; therefore, a unique combination of characteristics can
occur. Could it be that this plant has a
gene that causes it to have two flower spikes per fan growth? It will take years of observation to see if this rare flowering ever repeats as a stable characteristic. |
A valuable plant!
ReplyDeleteYes, I need to learn about Tolumnia hybridizing. Perhaps this double spike per fan is already known in a species or hybrid. Or it is a random event never to be seen again?
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