I never thought it would happen

[chibae]

Between power failures, and moving, and no longer having the climate controlled basement for my plants; I my nep collection had been reduced to only those that can handle my now higher temps for them. Yet, today I saw it. My mini maxima has put up a flower stalk.

 

[moon-ring-1983]

Stress-induced flowers maybe ?

 

[chibae]

Stress-induced flowers maybe ?

It's been in it's current location for the last four years. Nothing new right now.

 

[adnedarn]

Glad it's flowered for you! Sorry it seems to have possibly been due to some unwanted situations. Do you know if it's a male or female yet?

 

[chibae]

Glad it's flowered for you! Sorry it seems to have possibly been due to some unwanted situations. Do you have if it's a male or female yet?

The buds haven't opened yet

 

[chibae]

Looks like a female

 

[Acro]

That's super happy!

 

[pearldiver]

On a different note, what do you call it when a nep that seems happy vines for four or five feet, maybe sprouts a basal or two then that vine craps out and dies without ever flowering? I have had that happen a time or two. I guess the basal's probably the answer shifting resources and such...

 

[DragonsEye]

Is that one you got from me?

 

[chibae]

Is that one you got from me?

Either you or Mark Bibby, I don't remember which.

 

[hcarlton]

Any intention of pairing it with something, or ideas on what to pair it with?
It's not miniature (though was supposed to be when I got the seeds), but I have a Sulawesi locale maxima with pollen stored.

 

[chibae]

Any intention of pairing it with something, or ideas on what to pair it with?
It's not miniature (though was supposed to be when I got the seeds), but I have a Sulawesi locale maxima with pollen stored.

I hadn't thought about it to be honest. I have no pollen stored and have never bred a nep. I have done hand pollination on orchids and sarrs, that's about it. I have grown neps from seed, using purchased seed pods.

 

[DragonsEye]

Looking back, appears you got it from me via the 2022 NASC auction. . Now I know what sex it is! (It’s never bloomed for me. Once it really gets carried away vining, I’ve always cut it back due to lack of space in my apartment.)

 

[Bio]

If it turns out male I have a couple of females in flower right now. My ventricosa x tiveyi x truncata is always in flower and my 'Peter D'Amato' is throwing up a spike right now. I also have some pollen saved from my LVB x VMV x platychila and my veitchii k x m, but that was my first attempt at saving pollen and it's pretty old at this point. I doubt it's any good.

 

[chibae]

If it turns out male I have a couple of females in flower right now. My ventricosa x tiveyi x truncata is always in flower and my 'Peter D'Amato' is throwing up a spike right now. I also have some pollen saved from my LVB x VMV x platychila and my veitchii k x m, but that was my first attempt at saving pollen and it's pretty old at this point. I doubt it's any good.

I'm pretty sure it's a girl.

 

[pearldiver]

Is that one you got from me?

I don't think so, it was from a fellow in Florida.