Greetings. I've got a couple that are always in bloom. They get fed very weakly (20-20-20) when they get dry. Mine are in slotted clay pots in a mixture of sphagnum,charcoal and bark.

Happy Growing

Thx donaldb, confirmed what I was thinking.

Happy growing to you too!
Sheila :)

Hi Sheila: I grow mine in Aussie and feed when I see growth. It always has multiple buds so I don't worry about that. Mine slows down in winter and I cut back on feeding.

Glad to see that you are giving them another try.

Jane

Thx Jane. This time I bought a Kalihi 'Big'. I really wanted another papilio, but a grower talked me into trying this hybrid. Then last summer it kept blasting it's buds. Spring weather got it spiking again. It had three spikes going with buds until a windstorm knocked it over yesterday. Good news is that one of the buds remains. There are two other spikes that should be budding soon and I think the broken ones will branch.

What rotten luck! At least you will have a flower. Post a pic when it blooms. I'm curious to see it.

Good luck,
Jane