Gather around boys and girls and look at our September pretties. We came from The thread "Orchid blooms for August 2012" in Orchids forum. Feel free to participate as we are a friendly bunch. Ursula is up at her place in Pennsylvania enjoying the countryside so I'll begin.

First up is a nice picture of Vanda Princess Blue X Vanda Kasem's Delight. The spike is completely open now.


Then there is the bamboo orchid, Arundina graminifolia. It is a terrestrial and likes lots of light and water.


Another look at my new Wilsonara Pacific Perspective 'Pacific Heat'.


I thought the little NOID Dendrobium against a white background might look good.


Miltassia Aztec 'Toni' is opening a new spike. This is the first flower.


And the dancing ladies are here for the holiday weekend.


Jim

Wow Big Jim! Love that Miltassia bloom. Any scent from that one? I don't know much about miltassias.

And that bamboo orchid is gorgeous!

OMG - they are ALL spectacular!

THanks for the kind words, ladies. No, there is no fragrance on the Miltassia but it is a frequent bloomer and very healthy.

Jim

lovely lovelies

beautiful ,Jim!
your noid Den. is a great color, so deep and rich..and you are right, it looks great with the white background.
Mtssa. Aztec 'Toni' is pretty easy on the eyes as well. I've had some problems with some of my plants in that
family this summer. I don't know if it was the heat/humidity or too much rain. but I've lost a couple and have a
couple more in the ICU.

Bc. Hoku Gem 'Freckles' HCC/AOS is more fully opened and the newest spike on my Psychopsis is in the process of unfolding

That's a nice picture of the opening Psychopsis. Hoku Gem 'Freckles is a wonderful orchid. Everyone should grow it.

Jim

Such a nice start of the month! Thanks so much, Jim! Lovely blooms!

I agree, Jim. Potinara Hoku Gem is a nice frequent bloomer, easy to grow too. I too like the Psychopsis bloom piccie!

I agree, all yours are beautiful, Jim. I've still got that Arundina on my 'wish list' as I'd like to grow as many ground orchids as I can. It's a beautiful flower on such a graceful plant.

New addition to said list is definitely Hoku Gem 'Freckles'. Outstanding color and such a pretty shape. I want any orchid that you folks say is a frequent bloomer and easy to grow.

Here's another of B.'Big Jim' with the lip all the way open. I think they must have named it that because of the flower size - its about 6in from tip to tip of the lateral petals. Lip is nearly 2in. long. I just got in from putting the boat away after the big Labor Day regatta (they give us Monday to recover . . thank goodness) and the perfume greeted me as I came into the pool cage.

last look at Blc. Mem. Anna Balmores x Lc. Melody Fair as its neally finished.
still fills the house with yummy scent.

OMG!!!!!!!!
Without your hand in the picture, I would have thought it was the size of a coaster at most. But YIKES that's a large flower! Beautiful! And fragrant, too???

It does look big in that photo now you say it. My hand is holding the pot behind the flower, its actually about 13cm, still big enough.

That is beautiful, Bree!

Elaine, actually that would be Brassavola nodosa 'Big Jim'. It is probably a 4N plant
double chromosome = many times larger blooms. Here is a good discussion on the subject.
http://www.orchidboard.com/com...

Bree, not only is that bloom gorgeous, it's enormous AND odorific???

I think I see a new "must-have" to add to my list!

Gorgeous, Bree. It really does look huge with your hand in there, but 13cm. is about 5in. so a nice big flower but not quite as enormous as the picture looks.

Ursula, thanks. Of course Big Jim is a B. nodosa sport, and I shouldn't be lazy about those long names. Does 4N mean the same as "tetraploid" which term they use for things like daylily hybrids?

Jim, my daughter remembered she bought it from Florida SunCoast Orchids in Myakka City. They still have it on their website.

Yes, 4N and tetraploid are the same thing!

The first spike on the Habenaria medusa is now finally open, it seemed like it took forever. I love it!


And the Bulbophyllum putidum showed two nice blooms. The flies were happy!


Lc Love Knot coerulea is amazing this Summer, it is blooming again! The flowers are nicely scented.

That Habaneria medusa is breathtaking!

Carol, I don't know if I ever can repeat this, but - I love it!!