I got a small division from Nick years ago. Unfortunately, it refused to put out roots and slowly wasted away. Poor thing... So I kept an eye out for another one.

How much sun is a lot out of curiosity? Mine was burned in a south facing window this spring. With the sun's position changes, southern windows can turn into mini-ovens. So it could have been the combination of the sun and window temperatures.

I was re-reading an old thread with you and Nick discussing the red coloration in these being related to cooler temperatures. I find it interesting that I have so little red given that this thing was in my cool greenhouse house until about 1 week or two ago.

Hilda and a speciosum get full exposure. They live in my screen enclosure in a bright area. And they are never heated. I think they need a chill to flower. Last 2 winters were so warm that the 2. speciosums blasted. Last winter was hottest on record. I ran AC until Jan 15. First time...But hilda produced several blooms.

Always nice to see something you've been waiting a long time for . Can't help noticing that the flowers have some resemblance to some Bulbophyllums

Raaj, you are right. I had not noticed the similarities before, but now I se it.

Hey Harvey, how long do your Hilda Poxon flower stay open?

I'll guess at least several week...

Hmm. Some of my blooms are fading and they are just over a week old. I wonder what is causing that.... I will have to do some investigating.