(Tadd - please don't go there, I am not in the mood... ) :?

So, I definitely have a sheath on my St. Swithin.
Can someone who has bloomed one tell me what it should look like? Mine is green, with a darker purple rim. Does this sound "normal"? In my experience, completely purple sheaths have not been viable. Green, maybe w/ a slight purple tinge, have been viable. What should I be thinking about this one?

(It is too young to photograph, sorry!)

Sounds like you have a viable sheath to me, congrats! :clap2:

Actually, I got a photo that at least will show the colors.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/ahmcd33/stswithshth.jpg

I think Congratulations are in order!!!! :D :Party:

Aaaah Maaaaann! :) It looks like another leaf :poke: Hope it flowers well for ya!

:Party: :clap: :clap:
Well done.

It sure looks it! How many growths on that plant?

Picture me jealous Heather

Hope it grows to maturity for ya.

Cheers
Stephan

Okay, that's enough.
shush shush....don't speak too loudly or it will b****!

Thanks for the encouragement. It has been MOST slow to get to this point. I am not convinced.

TADD - have you been breathing on my plants in the middle of the night w/out my knowledge? I can waste you, you know. :poke:

My breath is pretty tasty after a few Rum and Diets....

Sheath looks fine to me.

looks good whats b****...........i see BLAST :Shh: just dont pinch it :poke:

Congratulations !!! This is flower is coming !!!!! If is purple 100% flower coming in this hibrid !!!!!

Paphgirl congratulations, I believe that it is good photo but it is not appraised well (I to open with Photoshop). In any case my totally green Paph. lowii ere. I hope that a hug follows its process with total normality.

A hug.

So Stan can say it but I can't.....BLSTS!

TADD, I thought you were supposed to talk about HHH - Heather Hammer Hands... :poke:

Okay, so I think we should have a forum pool.
H blooms plant - post your bets? Put your money where your mouth is. I don't really know how it would work, but maybe pledge a dollar per bud? How many will it have? Or will it have any at all?

Or maybe, send a plant to Heather as your pledge....:poke:

Hmm.....personally, I'm not betting until I see more progress.

*PS - I am *mostly* kidding...though it would be funny - even to have an informal pledge.
If we were to do this, I think it would have to be something like - x% of the proceeds go to forum maintenance, the rest to the winner - for the plant purchase of their choice.

so how is the sheath progressing??

Dunno, I'll check tonight! :)

Still growing! :D
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y134/ahmcd33/snt92605.jpg

WOW! Looks good. :D

Heather, I still cannot get over how healthy, green, and *well* perfect, the leaves on your plants look. Most of mine have some sort of burn or break or something or other wrong with them.

Good growing!!!

WOW! Looks good. :D

Heather, I still cannot get over how healthy, green, and *well* perfect, the leaves on your plants look. Most of mine have some sort of burn or break or something or other wrong with them.

Good growing!!!

LOL, when I compared the pics in this thread I realized it doesn't look like it has grown at all, but it actually has.

Susan, they don't all look like the St. Swithin, in fact I'm a little discouraged today, because some of my plants I think either are suffering from too low a pH or that nutrient deficiency. That's *got* to be what is going on w/ not only my sanderianum, but my 4N stonei, and I think a few others perhaps. They've been treated with oyster shell today, I hope that will help.

Oh, and the St. I burnt the heck out of a leaf last year. :lol: Thanks for the compliment though. :)

Stop stretching them out silly girl! Nice looking plant!