Starting off the new thread with one of my favorite December bloomers, Coelia bella ( Bothriochilus bellus)
Picture taken in December 2009

Laelia lundii -
picture taken in February 2010

Glad you like it!

Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite 'Ursula' - the plant which had my name on it and so had to come home with me.
Picture taken in February 2006

Love this one.

Thanks. It is starting new growth this month.

How lucky you are to have such a beauty named after you!

Lindsey, wouldn't that be somthing?
She is named for Ursula Hausermann of Orchids by Hausermann.

Aerangis biloba
picture taken in October 2008

Oh look at those peachy tips!!! My Aerangis distincta made a lovely spike and then bud blasted so I couldn't see the peachy color which I waited for for 2 years. Sigh. The spike is still green so I left it just in case.

Kathy,
this one is a special plant, which seems to produce rounder/ fuller flower parts ( including extra parts on occasion ) and particularly nicely colored tips. I hope this plant blooms again one of these days too.

Isn't distincta one of those which takes a year or 2 to get that spike too bloom anyway?

Oh! Well it looked like it had flowers that dried up but maybe next year! My citrata has green spikes waiting too. But it also is growing a new spike.

Yes, that one has a much rounder shape than distincta and extra petals (very special), but my fav ones have that peach color on white. I sure hope my distincta has it since that was what motivated me to buy it. If not, I will put this on ye olde wishlist!

Calanthe Rozel
picture taken in December 2009, putting on new growth now.

AHHHHHHHHHH! I want all these calanthes (but not until I get good at growing them!).

That is a gorgous one !

Thanks!
I was curious about growing this one since it is one of the parents of the Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite. ( the other one being Phaius tankervilleae). Kryptonite inherited its deciduous nature from the Calanthe Rozel. That I consider a good thing, since it won't turn into a huge leafy monster.

Dendrobium parishii
picture taken in April 2001 ( and then the next year I listened to advice to keep it cool and dry in Winter......bye bye. Lose some and learn!)

Love that fuzzy lip!