Elane, unless a plant is in sheath or bud, it is impossible to predict with any certainly when an orchid will bloom for the first time. Some species/varieties grow extremely slow, blooming in 4-6 years. Some grow faster and I have had them bloom in year two. Oddly enough, the Gramm. Scriptum var. 'Kiilani' bloomed before it even put on leaves. The blooms came from the base a bulb-like cane. After blooming, these plants began to grow leaves and roots. When you grow them like I do, from flask and plug, you learn to be patient. The nice thing is that one only pays 1/4 ("baby") or 1/2 (NBS) of what a BS/age plant costs for the same variety.
