Grammattophylum the largest orchid in the whole wide world !

[aussiearoids]

Got a good sized seedling of G scriptum var. citrinum about 6 months ago .

Never expecting it to flower so soon !

Has taken about 3 weeks to open up fully .

And it looks as if another spike may be coming .

[aussiearoids]

Another spike ?

[Tracy]

5 hours ago, aussiearoids said:

Got a good sized seedling of G scriptum var. citrinum about 6 months ago .

I see you refer to Grammattophylum as the "largest orchid in the whole wide world".  Are you referring to flower size, plant size, length and overall volume of inflorescence?  While you have provided your hand to provide scale on the plant, it is hard to tell how large the individual flowers and inflorescence is without something else to provide scale.  Nice looking flowers and love the abundance of them!

[tropicbreeze]

It's actually Grammatophyllum speciosum that is the largest. But getting flowers from G. scriptum 6 months from seedling is very unusual. What have you been feeding it? I have a G. speciosum and was told (backed up by searches on the internet) that it would take about 10 years to flower. Mine is about 5 or 6 years old so still 4 or 5 years to go.

[aussiearoids]

Thanks issy , to be fair the seedling is probably a few years old .

[aussiearoids]

[annafl]

It's absolutely gorgeous!!!  I had one years ago growing in a smallish greenhouse with a standard door.  It got so huge and heavy in its large slatted basket, no one could take it out of there, but it was one amazing plant!  After many years it died of rot because it couldn't be repotted.  Make sure you place it somewhere where it can grow without moving it and where it can be really enjoyed, because it will go fast now.  What a wonderful plant you have that you will enjoy for years!  The other advice I have is when/if you repot it, put it in a very porous media that won't rot, because it won't be easy to repot again in a few years when it's huge.  I think I used a mix of charcoal and tree fern fiber.  No bark.  I'm sure you will enjoy the heck out of it.