Ursula is on a short vacation and asked me to start the new thread. We came from The thread "Our Orchid blooms in June 2012" in Orchids forum. Please join us in posting your July blooms here.

I'll start off by posting this NOID Dendrobium that just opened today.


Carol's Florida Gerberara 'Snow Ballet' is blooming its little heart out.


Here is an update on Ctna Maui Maid X Mcp Brysiana.


Jim

I just got back from Nantucket Island off the coast of Mass. and I can't believe all the spectacular blooms
going on..especially from you guys in Florida..hope you made it through the monsoon! I set up a Rube Goldberg
watering arrangement for my plants while I was gone and was happy to see that all the plants survived with
just minor sunburn on some of the plants used to less. These 3 opened while I was gone...
Pot. 'Carmela' this one had 2 spikes but the slugs ate the other one..


Blc. Keowee 'Newberry'

Onc. 'Frangrance Tree'

Looking great, Jim and Lindsey! And Jim, thanks for starting the new thread!
We spent the Saturday at a long dance recital - the twins did well and it was fun. Spending the rest of the weekend on the boat at the Jersey shore - we couldn't have asked for better weather. We just came back.
More later!

In the meanwhile -
C. Brabantiae 'El Toro' is blooming on a small plant


And - one of Klaus's picks at the Deep Cut Orchid Show in Febr. is showing a couple of buds and an interesting open bloom. This is Pescatorea ( Bollea) coelestis.

ohhhhhhh Ursula....I LOVE your 'El Toro' beautiful!!!

Thanks Lindsey!

In the meanwhile - my Epicattleya El Hatillo 'Pinta' is starting to bloom.


Pot Burana Beauty 'Burana' opened a nice, sweet smelling cluster,


....while there is a fly-party in the other part of the cage - another spike on my Bulbo echinolabium starts up.


Dendrobium smilliae blooms and buds again


And Anguloa virginalis flowers a bit later than normal for me this year. It dropped the old leaves fairly late last Winter into Spring.

Love the Bulbo and I can't believe your smiliae is blooming again. My alba shows no signs of spiking. I also like the Anguola. I don't have one and it looks interesting.

Reference back to our conversations concerning the unattractiveness of orchid plants while not in bloom. My Sarcoglottis sceptrodes doesn't fit the mold.


My Psychopsis butterfly, alba form, has just opened a new flower.


Last but not least, happy Independence Day everyone!

Jim

Jim, the Anguloa might like your OC. Just make sure it receives less water in Winter, so it drops the leaves /adheres to the seasons.
Regarding the Dendobium smilliae - perhaps it makes a difference that I started out with a large/mature plant already. I am happy I bought it!
And - the Sarcoglottis sceptrodes looks great. Mine wants to drop a few older leaves, but I see new, curly rosettes starting up again. Good plants to have.
Those Psychopsis are amazing in the re-blooming department. I slowly wish I would see some new growth on mine....

Oh yes and Happy Fireworks Day to you ALL!

Ursula, that 'Pinta' is just lovely and a magnificent plant - is it mounted on bark or something? The Burana is a real beauty, but I'm with Jim, the color and shape on Anguloa is just stunning.

Jim, I love the painted foliage on the Sarcoglottis, too! I'm now finding room for one of those, and an Anguloa, maybe after I find my Neofinetia.

I'm most likely growing these little Paphs just for their pretty foliage, too. A flower from any of them would just be a bonus.

On the other hand, my Howeara Lava Burst 'Puanani' is a real performer with blooms multiplying on branched spikes, and more coming. Sorry for the repeat pics on this one, but I'm just excited that it's blooming so generously.

It is always a pleasure to see an Orchid doing so well!
Pretty Paphs!

Elaine, I bought the 'Pinta' some years ago planted into a treefern ring and it simply has overgrown it on all sides.

I have a new spike on Epi Mabel Kanda 'Miyao' X Cordigerum 'Paradise'.


More blooms on Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' X Pot. Susan Fender 'Cinnamon Stick', AM/AOS (aka. Pot. Linda Mathisen). Serious floof going on here.


Jim

love that red one Jim!

Thanks, Bree. You like the red, how about hot pink? Vanda Natchaya Beauty 'Pink' is fully open.

Jim

Jim, you are killing me with your beauties!
We had a very special day today, Jake has now a little sister, Emma - born a bit before 4 am last night. We are very happy and a little tired now. Klaus and I just opened a bottle of Champagne to toast her arrival.

Congratulations!!! I shall pour a toast as well. Great news!

Jim

Yay, lucky grandmother! My first grandchild is due in November . . but I am already buying clothes for her. Hope the budget will support two shopping habits, baby clothes and orchids!

The color on your Potinara is just lucious, Jim.

Update on my noid Brassavola - new spike opening, a chance to compare the initial soft color to the mature flowers.

Yes also love the vanda Jim! Do the flowers always open so close together on it?

Yes, Bree. The flowers are fairly large so it looks crowded. This is pretty typical for Vandas.

Jim

Jim, I went back and looked at the pic of your Potinara, the whole plant. I have one that has that twisty leaf thing going, too.

Any idea why they do that? I was worried, but they are green and firm, and yours seems very happy.
Love those Epi's. Mine seem to just keep pumping out flowers, and where the squirrels had some fun, pieces that fell down to the ground are all rooting, too.

My Den smilliae is also starting to bloom again this year


on another angle:


whole plant:


And the new cane is growing nicely too: