Tropicals & Tender Perennials: WOW -Does anyone know this one?, 0 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
I have had this one since 2006. Got it as a single leaf-cutting from CA.

Last summer (2009) it bloomed it's head off-----then, got all dessicated and brittle and dried out while in the hose for the Winter....It had been in a 5" pot--and it badly needed potting up. Yeah! i know they like to be root bound--but it was too small.

I broke the totally dead stems off and discarded them. No waya they would have "risen from the dead!!
There were a couple that seemed to hanging on for life----But barely....

By the time I could take this plant outside--I potted the one remaining "live" (?)stem and cut some of the dessicated ones in pieces and potted it all in a 10" HB.
It has been hanging outside in filtered light and, just yesterday, I saw a flower bud coming from one of the dessicated sections....There's hope!!!!

Here's some of the blooms from last June....

Orchidman---Is this an "Ackerman II" then??? The bloom looks identical to yours...

Gita