Help with U.longifolia

Help with U.longifolia#99295

By woowoo -  Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:51 pm
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- Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:51 pm #99295

Hi my U.longifolia started to flower then just stoped its been the same for a couple of months it does not look like its dieing but that its stoped growing

Any ideas what i could do? I was thinking of giving it some or orchid feed.

Here is a pic as i said its been the same for couple months you can see flower buds but they are not delveloping.

Thanks

Re: Help with U.longifolia#99361

By moof -  Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:33 pm
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- Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:33 pm #99361

Maybe the plant aborted the flowerstalks. You can try to give it some orchid feed, but only small ammounts! I don't think it will help though. Try to give the plant a bit more light and plenty of water, we'll see what will happen then. You could also cut off some of the stalks, it's always easier for the plant to develop one or a few flowerstalks.

Peter

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Re: Help with U.longifolia#99369

By bananaman -  Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:56 pm
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- Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:56 pm #99369

Yea what moof said is completely right!

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Re: Help with U.longifolia#99448

By woowoo -  Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 pm
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- Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 pm #99448

So if I cut some of them it might put it's energy in to the remaining stalks?
Will try all you have advised

Thank you for your help

Fiona

Re: Help with U.longifolia#101134

By RL7836 -  Thu May 05, 2011 8:19 pm
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- Thu May 05, 2011 8:19 pm #101134

You've gotten good advice already.

Has anything changed? The stalks aren't getting longer? U. longifolia tends to like it warm, wet & bright. While I wouldn't do anything drastic that might make them abort - keeping them wet may help. It naturally takes a while for any large-flowering utric to develop it's flowers. I haven't timed mine but it's more than a month iirc...

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Ron
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