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It is March 1., Winter in NJ is broken and with Vaccines arriving, there is light at the end of the tunnel!! Life is good, and we have Orchids to show!!
Right now the nobile type Dendrobiums are still looking pretty and a third one has joined the fray. This is a noid. I saw the nice looking plant with its pretty variegation last Fall at Dearborn Market/Holmdel. ( Nice to see true Hobbyists in charge of a nursery!!)
edited, see below! This is surely Dendrobium Siam White! Thanks Bill for the id!

'Love Letter' and Red Emperor are very enjoyable this season!!

This Dendrobium Miva Abracadabra was in full bud when I bought it, also from Dearborn. ( I was just picking up some Veggies and Cheese.... )

Epidendrum Miura Valley will bloom for a while

Now this Onc Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' was amongst my earliest purchase when I started to get into Orchids, I bought it about 1990/1991 at Heart's Ease in Califon NJ. I restarted it a couple of years ago, it blooms regularly for me.

And Ascocentrum christensonianum opens


Please, all join in and post away!

Thanks Ursula for the new thread!

You said that winter has broken in NJ?!?!
Let's hope no one shows up to fix it!!

Tell me about it!! Temps will still drop tonight again, but we see the forties and even some low fifties F in the forecast! The snow is melting, can Galanthus nivalis be far behind?

The obese lady (can't say fat lady any longer) might not yet be singing, but I hear her clearing her throat. She's singing here loud and clear.

Now, I'm probably in trouble.

Yes, you probably should have said obese woman or better yet, covered your bets with obese person.

No no. I think the proper term is 'Ruebenesque'!

I thought it was full-figured? ....overheard my son talking.....

Pleasantly plump? I am afraid that we Southerners will never be "politically correct".

BigBill said:No no. I think the proper term is 'Ruebenesque'!

I vote for this one - if anyone complains, tell them you were just saying they're pretty as a classic painting by a famous artist.
Chances are, the younger generation won't have a clue who Reuben was anyway.

Ursula, I
Think that your unknown white nobile is Dendrobium Siam White.

Mmmm a Reuben :)

Oh that looks delicious!!

Thanks Bill, Dendrobium Siam White is a perfect match!

What a beautiful start to the new month!
It feels like we've skipped spring and moved right into summer..the AC has been running at my house.
The more I see your nobile dendrobiums, Ursula, the more tempted I get. I wonder if it's too hot here for them?
My bletilla is up and looking great this year. No spikes yet but they seem to be multiplying.
And on the bench, some new stuff. Our orchid club is doing a display this weekend and I hope some of these still look good enough then.


Blooming for the first time Rlc. Graf's Gold Lake





Blc. Suzanne's Hallelujah'Paradise' with 3 HUGE and floofy flowers


Rlc. Emily's Jim ,this plant blooming for the first time with 2 spikes and 4 blooms




Pot. Paradise Rose 'My Valentine'


A little vanda Mem. Tienchal 'Mustard Gold' x V. Arjuno' Enlightened'

Beautiful stuff there, Lindsey. Yeah, we've been running AC from around noonish till 5:00. It's that time of year, open windows/doors early and late.

Very pretty, Lindsey! I love the pink shade on the Emily's Jim!

My Bletillas are still sleeping, looking forwards to yours!

How come Lindsey's flowers are not all yellow? Everything around here is covered in pollen.