Great blooms , Jim...love those Hot ...Hot....HOT colors!
Congratulations , Ursula..how wonderful!
Elaine, I think you should go ahead and make a tag for your noid Brassavola...'Beautiful'

Thanks, re little Emma!

Looking great, Tarev!! I love it.

Elaine, it must be wonderful to grow those Epis outside!

The Epi I have hanging out under the oak tree seems to be doing better than the mother plant that is in the OC. Go figure!

Jim

Congratulations, Ursula!
Loving all the July blooms I've seen so far!
A week of 80s prompted a couple to flower here, but now we're back in low 70s. Laelia pacavia only gave me two spikes this year
Blc.' Erin Kobayashi' X 'Stono river' has only one spike
Acropera galeata (Gongora) is like trying to untangle a bunch of phone cords...it can't be done.
As you can see in the last pic, Nageliella is still going as are some Phals

Wow, Carol that gongora is just specTACular! What a beautiful color

Carol wonderful blooms!
And the Gongora is awesome!

Wow Carol! Excellent growing!

Awesome Carol! your Laelia pacavia is one of my favorites..and will ya look at those Phals? NICE!

Carol, very impressive Gongora! It's just beautiful. I also like the Laelia for its color and form. Beautiful show.

Now at the risk of killing Ursula, here is Blc Golden Tang which just opened last night.


I also have a new spike on Blc. Hawalian Leopard 'Mai Ling'.


Then I cought the silly Psychopsis sisters out playing in the OC. It's nice they are on the same schedule as of late.


Jim

Not dead, but flattened!
Pretty and I sure love the beautiful lip on the Blc. Hawalian Leopard 'Mai Ling', such a nice showy bloom!

Thanks, Ursula. I was happy with some of the photos.

Jim

Here is a first bloom - Epy Serena O'Neill 'Hawai'. It's a fairly small plant.


Darwinara Charm 'Blue Pacific' opens a spike


And here is a Neofinetia falcata/ Furan. This one is the regular Neofinetia falcata, not a fancy variety.


This needle leaf Neofinetia falcata has never bloomed for me, but I like the plant. I moved it bare root to a thick clay pot a month ago and the roots are already attached. Neat growth!
Neofinetia falcata Yoroidoushi

All beautiful, Jim!
Ursula , that Darwinara is always one of my favorites!
I thank you all for the compliments. Our yo-yo weather is not what orchids thrive in, but at least they are blooming, if not show quality. While the "chids" may not like the weather, I'm happy I'm not suffering with you east coast dwellers.
I hope the Neofineta falcata that I got in a trade will bloom under my care. It's in a wooden basket with bright light, and gets daily water. It looks healthy, so far, but it's still pretty small.

I ofetn get flowers on my small Neo plants, Carol. Fingers xed. Ursula I am duly impressed with your multiple spikes on your Neos!! Iespecially love the whole plant pic of Epy Serena O'Neill 'Hawai'.

I am having my daylily open garden today and I'm so excited!! The daylilies are the best ever. Big gorgeous clumps of every color. The yard is on fire!

I am watching Jake, his mom and sister come home today.

That will be wonderful, Ursula. That big Neo of yours is truly magnificent, and I'll bet it smells divine, too.

I think I may have a casualty from TS Debby's rains - this is my little variegated Phal I've had for 3 years. It has been fussy and not really healthy for as long as I've had it, and now, since it was on a mount I left it out in the rain for the 4 days' deluge we got. Figured you can't really overwater an orchid on a mount. Hm, maybe that wasn't right? Yesterday morning found this big squishy soft spot near the base of the newest leaf. Today it is turning black but drying out, too. I sprayed the leaf on both sides with Bayer 3-in-1 and have quarantined it. Any thoughts, my friendly experts?


On a further note of nature taking its course, the lovely cork mount that has my NoID brassavola on it is "leaking" sawdust from the bottom of it! I think I have carpenter ants at work in there. I've just had it too good for too long, nature is taking me down a peg, I'm thinkin!

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

Jim

All my andas seem more spaced out. Love to see another pic when there fully open.

Elaine, that looks like Bacterial Soft Rot ( Erwinia chrysanthemi). High temps and lots of moisture is where it thrives. If it reaches the crown, it will girdle and kill the plant. Splashing water or infected tools will move it from spot to spot. I would get rid of that leaf and use systemic fungicides. By all means, isolate the plant.

Bree, I'll try to get another picture.

Ursula, I love the Epi 'Hawai'. The Neos and the Darwinara are nice as well. You've made a nice recovery.

Jim

Thanks all!

Yes, I am upright now!

Elaine, I lose almost every Phal if I keep it outside over the Summer. Even tilting the plant so that water will not collect in the crown doesn't always help. One time a leaf turned overnight into that watery smelly slush, I could have sworn a Squirrel had peed on it. I cut out the affected mess and was able to grow that plant a few more years.
About that sawdust - how about submerging the plant/mount in water?

))Big sigh(( Thanks Jim. Have found the coolest, driest place for the little sickie. Propped the leaves apart with popsicle sticks so the air can get in between and dry them. Now we can only hope.

Last pic of my yellow NoID with 5 flowers - minutes later the one on the left dropped off.