I’m so happy to see this orchid finally bloom for you. It is high on my wish list. I hope to get one soon.

Hi Danny! I got mine in bloom a few months ago and I do agree with you about the minty smell. Thank for sharing. So glad you finally got yours to bloom!

I have been waiting for so long for this baby to bloom! It's so beautiful and intriguing! I must have one...but I don't think my climate would be very welcoming for this orchid. I'll just admire yours for now!

Beautiful blooms! I like Fred Clarkia too! Thanks for sharing.

I love,love this orchid!. I got mine last August in bud from SVO. The flowers lasted about 1 month and had fragrance in the morning and evening. It reminded me of licorice and cherry cough medicine. Not an unpleasant smell. It had a very short for fancy, about 1 month, and is now having new growth. It should be ready to re pot in about 1 month. I can't wait to see how it does in my first growing season. I'm happy yours is doing better for you. Happy growing😊

Hi miss orchid Roland from South Africa here i have just ordered my witchcraft orchid and waiting arrival can’t wait so excited thank you for all the vids I am a novice orchid grower and still have so much to learn and you have made it so much easier 😅

Very beautiful I bought FDK black pearl a couple of months ago can’t wait for it to spike and I love watching your videos

Witchcraft? I already love it! Beautiful orchid!

Thank you for sharing this! It's beautiful.

So gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

So lovely. Thank you for sharing!

This is AMAAAAAZING!!! I subscribed before 1 minute passed!

That is so beautiful!

Absolutely stunning! 🥰

FANTASTIC, FABULOUS, OUTSTANDING!!!!

I got one and it seems to be very happy putting on new growth! Hope it blooms this year but probably won’t until next year. So beautiful!!

OMG it is so beautiful

Stunning!

Beautiful 👍🏻

Absolutely perfect

Beautiful!

😲🤩😍😘I enjoyed your sharing😘😘😘

The inflammation smell... We used to call it Tiger Balm! It smells like my Mom, and her name was Pearl! What lol so weird.

Love it... so pretty

Just perfect!!!! 🖤

I would describe its smell like a mixture between freshly ground pepper and mint, I like it a lot!

So lovely

Hi Danny. Smells like tiger balm, mmmmm 🤪, scene from “ratatouille” when he smelled the soup 🤭. You’ve made this orchid immortal and thanks to your TLC it has grown to full potential. You’re so proud of it and should be. So happy for you 👏👍👍👍

Beautiful - on my wish list for 2018 - thank you for sharing

Gorgeous

Danny if you love Black flowers you should invest in getting Maxillaria Schunkeana....that flower is a gorgeous black flower !!

@daizchanebaker436

6 жыл бұрын

Growing Things ii8

Wow that is surely a collector's edition...😍😍you might want to buy the dendrobium rose betty as well,it's red in colour but unlike other dendrobium orchids this variety has like 20 to 30 petals.pretty amazing...

A beautiful orchid

So beautiful! I’d love to learn more about your use of slow release fertilizer and what you would do differently if you tried it for your catasetums again!

I have one like that and it also produce a flower spike that looked like that sick one. Now it’s spiking again.

Wow 😍 want one.

Great job wow!

Beautiful

Witchcraft was registered in 1999, After Dark in 2002

Ravishing!!

What a Beauty

That is the most beautiful orchid I’ve ever seen! I saw a picture of him when browsing the internet and have been in love since. However, I can’t find it here in Belgium! And I don’t know how I feel about ordening and shipping them yet. I’m so nervous that something will happen to them. Beautiful!!!!

Thanks for sharing! Can I ask you a question? Do you remember how long since the flower spike appeared until it started to develop the buds? Is it normal for these catasetums to make you wait a relatively long time from when you first see the flower spike until you finally start to see the buds? Thank you!

How do you feel about moisture readers and indoor grow lights?

Booboo my!!! Gorgeous

Φανταστική!!!

Hi Danny! I just purchased a Monn. Millennium Magic a few days ago, so excited as this has been on my list! I had it inside 1 night until I figured the best place for it. It’s now outside in bright shade. This morning I noticed the top 4 buds that were in a cluster were turning a funny yellowish color and looked like they were almost liquefied. They did fall of unfortunately, I have a few lower buds left. Any idea what happened?? I’ve had bud blast before and they just looked like they had dried up, not liquefied. 😳

I have had my orchid from the grocery store about a year. I have lots of new leaf growth and Ariel roots. I just don't see any flowers spikes I am waiting for my new pots to arrive, I'm going to transfer her into a 5-in new pot. How long until I should expect flowers, spikes? And at what stage do you start adding support

I have one of these and it is in my west facing bathroom and it has grown new leaves and a pouch of slow fert on it that only gets used when I water once a month. It has yet to flower. I am wondering if you have any lighting conditions advice. I love in zone 11 in the Keys. Thanks Danni, you are the best!

Happy new year

I wonder if the aroma is from camphor. That smells like a solvent and is used in many medicines and ointments. Its a waxy resin that commercially comes mainly from Cinnamomum camphora, a large Asian tree. It's also present in Rosemary, some mints and a basil, at least one aster and a few Plectrantus cultivars. In the USA it's a main ingredient in "Vick's Vapo-Rub", a salve for congestion, etc. Check you medicine cabinet for ingredients to see if any of them match the aroma you get from this Astounding Orchid.

Hi, Danny! Thanks for this video. I recently acquired one. She came with two spikes, about 10 buds on each spike. After just a couple of days, the buds are dropping. I already lost 7 buds. I'm giving her bright shade, temps are 75-80F, and sphag is moist. Leaves are all green. Not sure what's happening. Any ideas?

Hi! Can you do a care video for this in semi hydro?

Damn, thats black, i envy you :D

Hi, how much water did you use to put for this particular orchid? I water it twice a week and I have slacking with fertilizer but the leaves are very healthy but never had flowers

I have two of these ("witchcraft"), one had one flower spike with flowers in Dec 2020 and has dried up, but, no leaves have turned yellow and fallen off, and a new bud or something has started to grow at the base? Any suggestions, should I keep watering? The second one has two spikes in bloom currently, and again, no leaves are falling off for a winter rest. Any suggestions?

Hi Danny, beautiful orchid! I recently purchased the After Dark SVO Black Pearl. Right now there are no leaves. My question is: will the plant have new leaves once a new pseudobulb grow? Can it never have leaves from an old pseudobulb? Thank you, Danny I love your videos. I learned so much from them and you helped me save most of my orchids that were in terrible state and didn't know what to do.

It is a nice specimen. I haven't acquired one of those yet, but will likely acquire one. If possible, and if you haven't got one (some) yet, definitely also try Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl'. Witchcraft has its own unique and distinctive and interesting flower shape. Black Pearl has a very elegant and very well-balanced flower shape.

This was top of my dream plant list for years but I got one last year. I need all the black orchids but they're hard to track down, is there a list somewhere?

I wonder if a black velour or velvet background with the flowers in front of it with soft lighting would render a blacker flower as you described it.

It’s beautiful, where did you purchase it, and what’s the name? Thanks for sharing!

How often do you fertilize

I would've called it the "Midnight Black Queen."

wow ! wow! wow! That is a fantastic orchid. What is it's parentage?

My black orchid is also opening flowers for the first time! Mine is Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Pearl'. After Dark came first, I think Fred said he produced it in the mid 2000s? But to my eyes they look quite different and I want to get a Millennium Magic too.

@southpark4151

5 жыл бұрын

It is quite different in flower appearance when compared with Monnierara Millenium Magic 'Witchcraft'. Growing both kinds will be great --- to have some variety. Fdk. After Dark 'SVO Black Diamond' would also be excellent to add to a collection - but, unfortunately, Fdk. After Dark "SVO Black Diamond" has never been cloned. Fortunately, the original miracle - SVO Black Pearl was cloned.

Beautiful..I have the FDK after Dark ‘Black Pearl’..it’s beautiful as well..too bad I can’t show you a picture

@cholotg9177

6 жыл бұрын

So gorgeous 👍

I just received this Free from a seller on etsy, for my glowing reviews. I can't believe I got a black orchid for free! Now comes the pressure bc of the sentimental value! Ahhh

what is the difference in Fredclarkeara and Monnierara Catasetum orchids ?????

Can u get in india goa if u know please. Great plant .Great explanation.

My leaves are still dropping in August. I live in the Florida Keys. Is this normal? When will it start blooming again? I have been watering once a week, maybe. I have mine living on my screened in porch that is south facing. Edit - I saw a new pseudo bulb coming up and put it in the bathroom with cooler temps and strong bright indirect light. It seems to be doing well. I hope I did the right thing. Thanks!

I am curious how long the flowers will live. I have one that bloomed in October (appropriate for Halloween), but the flowers died off after a couple weeks, maybe less.

the little tin, it's tiger balm. so it smells like tiger balm :) haha.

@katmeaw4472

6 жыл бұрын

billy is it a eucalyptus/mint smell?

I believe that the Fred Clarke cane first

I think the fredclarkarea after dark came first. Both are beautiful! Nice video! Nice blooms!

how much for one orchid?

Isn't black the absence of colours? I love colour, I don't really fancy black flowers although I can understand those who like it and collect it for beeing different...

like my black tulips that are also very dark purple but these orchids are true big tho

I have a black orchid it flowered last year for 9 weeks , you can not photograph the flower to show the beauty. It is growing bigger this year so should flower round may

hi! can i buy a black orchid?

How do does even exist???😮😮😮

Hmmm

apparently my great grandmother made black orchids but it was stolen

Wooow congratulation. Iam waiting for two years when my black orchid blooms 😒 iam loosing my hope.

Suppose mine is two years away from this.

Does this orchid smell like the perfume Black Orchid by Tom Ford?

@MissOrchidGirl

5 жыл бұрын

Hi, no that is just a name :)

@nickidaisyreddwoodd5837

5 жыл бұрын

@@MissOrchidGirl I was just wondering whether there is actually the fragrance of Black Orchid in the perfume however synthetic. They usually don't disclose all of the single notes.

@nickidaisyreddwoodd5837

4 жыл бұрын

@@Sudz321 Cool I'm gonna have to research that now. Thank you.

It is a cool plant. Black orchids just do not do it for me.

Please don’t be too wordy

Beautiful!