Lynn can you post these on the Feb 2 orchids? Not everyone is on this thread. http://cubits.org/orchids/thre...

Kathy, glad to see you put a beginner's link. I am swamped with things to do, as you are, I'm sure. Here's a photo from the Agricultural Fair last weekend. I wonder how many of these went to 'newbies'? and those red ribbons! wow.

Ha ha (those ribbons)! It's hard to tell if anyone actually got them to flower or if they bought them in flower.

I suspect they were shipped in from a grower in Puerto Rico.

Ah!

I'd like to have one or two Antelope Dendrobiums. Th only online place I found had a few starting at $150, which is wayyy over my budget. Do they all cost so much?

Found some here: http://www.clownalleyorchids.c...

Fuchs has Den. tangerinum and Den. violaceoflavens as good sized seedlings. http://www.rforchids.com/welco.... I got them both while there, this past November. All their Dens. looked terrific. They grow them well.

http://www.rforchids.com/frame... worked better for me.

Just got a beautiful Cym Sweetheart Elegance and it is in full bloom. Wish I had my broken camera...will be getting one soon. Came from Seattle Orchids and so far the best mail order orchid I have received.

Oh, oh! Cyms!! Found this pic: http://www.sborchid.com/plantd...

Can you put a link to Seattle Orchids in Fav Sellers? http://cubits.org/orchids/thre...

Done. And this is listed as a miniature. But the spike measures a foot tall. What is the height of a regular Cym?

Some are giant!! With giant flowers. Yours is one of the smallest. An ultra-mini. And they are hard to find. I like the ultras best because I can fit them. I also have minis, but the foliage is big and the flowers are small.

When you say giant, how tall are the spikes?. How tall are the leaves? What size pot do they generally go in?

In a five gallon pot. Or more.
I found a link. http://findarticles.com/p/arti...

Good info, thanks, Kathy. Wow! They are too big for me!! I really like this little one.

I have lots of small to medium ones!

I have 5 orchids that have been in bloom since November.
I am very surprised that they remain beautiful for so many months.
They are Catts and Phals and a Paph.
Is that how long orchids bloom?

They do at your house!
All kidding aside. There are orchids that last a day and orchids that last for months. The most popular are the ones that bloom a long time!

The catt has three flowers that have remained the same for so long. again, amazing!