Thanks, guys. I have lots of spikes coming but it has been a slow couple of weeks.

Jim

You are spoiled, Jim! If 20 flowers aren't in bloom, you think it's slow!
Love the thick ruffles on Blc Golden Tang.

Some repeats -
Prra Motes Leprechaun 'Haiku Mint' opens another spike. The blooms are beautifully scented.


Dendrobium moniliforme flowers from old bare branches


Potinara Hoku Gem 'Sunspots' - 2 spikes are open


Dendrobium bigibbum puts on a show


Asctm christensonianum flowers on a tiny keiki


Both Vanda David Gardner plants are spiking and blooming


And Encyclia cochleata 'Waterfield' gets to be a large plant, it flowers almost year around.


Kagawaara Samrerng - picture taken through the grid of the cage. Not all blooms made it, I think it actually got a bit too much sun.

You can show these anytime, Ursula. I love them. Very nice color on the Vanda and on Asctm christensonianum. I think my favorite is Prra Motes Leprechaun 'Haiku Mint' . It may go on the must have list.

Jim

Thanks Jim!

Nice show, Ursula! My Den. monilaforme popped 1 tiny flower for me today. Looks like I may get a couple more. Nice scent on it too.

Jim does that Ctna Maui Maid X Mcp Brysiana spike go up or down? Do you have any photos of the plant? love it!

repeat for me also....Paphiopedilum Villosums two flowers, keep getting a nicer colour.

Bree, they look lacquered! So shiny!

Carol, Den moniliforme smells nice, doesn't it!

I always think they look like lacquered wood.

Jim, both of your plants are fabulous! love the colors and the ruffles, golden tang does look like a daffodil...I did a double take!
Ursula, your sun spots is sweet...love the freckles!
Bree, as usual your paph is amazing!

Bree, your slippers are splinded, as always. Here are a couple of pictures of the Ctna Maui Maid X Mcp Brysiana plant. The spikes go up like a Schomburgkia.

Jim

The cage always makes me think you are growing wild animals in the wilds of NJ! I guess the fishies are wild.

Thanks alot for the photos and your nice comments.

That's wild Jim, how long those spikes are...do you have to use a step ladder to take photos?
Bree, I read somewhere that Paphs don't generally bloom every year..is that your experience ?
It seems that you always have a handful in bloom!

The Ctna hangs in the OC and the spikes go all the way to the roof. In order to take pictures, I have to take it down.

Jim

Lindsey- i have alot of smaller paph plants that probably wouldnt be old enough to bloom yet (or maybe i can't get them to bloom) but i have a few larger paph plants that bloom on time every year with multi flowers at the one time as the plants have multi growths. These are the 'easier' cooler growing ones like Insigne, Villosum, and Leeanum. They seem to look there worst in summer with the heat and high humidity here, im getting a solar fan hopefully for this summer and see how they go then.

In my hands Phrags are a lot easier to bloom than Paphs. If I am lucky one of my Paphs blooms once in a blue moon!
Bree, you are doing a good job!

I guess they are just a lot slower growing than the Cats. I'm happy that my small Paph collection is
growing and I get the random bloom. Ursula, I had seen a video somewhere about Phrags, they were
growing on a rock waterfall and I guess I assumed that they were quite specific about their culture, water , PH etc.
but maybe I will try one just for kicks. In the meantime I will sit back and enjoy the show that Bree provides!

I think its really about your conditions,temps, humidity all year as to whether there easy or not for certain growers because funny you say phrags are easier Ursula because i had some and they never bloomed so i evetually re sold them and got more paphs. My paphs love Autum/winter here and bloom then(it doesnt get very cold here) but they look abit spotty in the summer heat/humidity.

I have a few with buds but they do seem to take ages to grow and open