Our Orchid blooms in December 2020 in the Orchids forum

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Ursula

Dec 30, 2020 8:55 AM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Ohhh, thank you!! Yes, another year went by and happily I am still kicking!!

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BBQNBLUES

Dec 30, 2020 9:17 AM CST

Name: Glenn Graham
Memphis (Zone 7b)

}{ugs

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dyzzypyxxy

Dec 30, 2020 10:17 AM CST

Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change

Happy Birthday, Ursula. You make it such a pleasure to be on this forum. Thank you!

Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

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Johannian

Dec 30, 2020 12:03 PM CST

Name: Johannian
The Black Hills, SD (Zone 4b)
2Thes. 3:3

Happy Birthday Ursula!

“Honorable is the one who prudently avoids danger (provided he does not compromise himself).” -Sir Thomas More
Profile picture is a picture of our Kängal, Mamanska, when he was 7 months old.

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sugarcane

Dec 30, 2020 2:42 PM CST

Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl

Have a wonderful day!

lindsey

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ardesia

Dec 30, 2020 3:50 PM CST

Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)

WIshing a lovely day to a lovely lady. Happy Birthday Ursula.

Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open.

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Ursula

Dec 30, 2020 4:24 PM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Thank you so much!!

My day is going along splendidly thanks to family and friends!!💕💕💕
This greeted me on the kitchen table just a while ago walking in the house.

(I know, wrong thread....)

I was ready to faint!!! Normally we don't carry owls to Athen....

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ctcarol

Dec 30, 2020 8:16 PM CST

Name: Carol
Santa Ana, ca
Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.

Happy birthday, Ursula!
Sorry I haven't been contributing photos to the site. I did break down and take pictures, but due to pc issues, I can't upload them.

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Ursula

Dec 30, 2020 8:23 PM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Thanks Carol! Surely you will tell your Pc who is boss and then we see your photos again!

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sugarcane

Dec 31, 2020 7:18 AM CST

Name: lindsey
wesley chapel, fl

Happy New Year everyone! Lets hope it's a better year than 2020.
I saw this on FB and although it's not orchids , I thought it was nice.

From the Dutch bulb growers.

lindsey

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BBQNBLUES

Dec 31, 2020 8:07 AM CST

Name: Glenn Graham
Memphis (Zone 7b)

Ending the Year on a sweet smelling note

My 2 C. walkeriana blooms smell so Good !

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DraDiana

Dec 31, 2020 8:55 AM CST

Name: Diana
Southeast Missouri (Zone 6a)

Happy New year to all!
I love that tulip photo.

Happy Birthday, Ursula!
Looks like you had a good one.

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Ursula

Dec 31, 2020 9:29 AM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Diana, thanks, I did!!

Glenn, that sounds great!!

and - as we say in German - Guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr!

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ardesia

Dec 31, 2020 9:56 AM CST

Name: Alice
Flat Rock, NC (Zone 7a)

Happy New Year to you too - and to all.

Minds are like parachutes; they work better when they are open.

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dyzzypyxxy

Dec 31, 2020 11:10 AM CST

Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change

Happy New Year, Bonne Nouvelle Annee etc. from your (used to be) bilingual Canadian here.

New little flower opening for me today, thankfully I discovered the buds ready to pop when I brought everyone indoors last weekend. This is a NOID as there seem to be two different types of plants on the mount. As you can see - two types of leaves and two different pseudobulbs. The tag says it is L. anceps barkeriana which is obviously not right. Very likely a 'bargain bag' bare root start I got at Tropiflora. There are often things mixed up in those boxes of divisions. A fun mystery if you can get them to grow, and truthfully, I've yet to have one fail on me, surprisingly. But I do get unexpected bonus flowers, it seems. Second flower taking it's time to pop . . .

Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

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Ursula

Dec 31, 2020 1:20 PM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Pretty speckles!

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BigBill

Dec 31, 2020 1:49 PM CST

Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!

There is a Laelia anceps 'barkeriana'! It is a smaller and more deeply colored variety compared to the typical anceps. It is very DARK.

Your unknown reminds me a little of Glorious May. Large broad lip with that central swath of color that goes out to the apex of the lip and then radiates outward to the entire lip. Narrow or slender segments with loads of spots.

Orchid (Brassocattleya Glorious May)
Uploaded by BigBill

Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.

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dyzzypyxxy

Dec 31, 2020 3:31 PM CST

Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
The one constant in life is change

Wow, thanks Bill. Yes, mine looks a bit like the ugly stepchild of Glorious May - same shape petals and lip, but insipid colors in comparison. Who knows, maybe it will put on lush new growth and produce something more vivid next spring.

It's pretty and it blooms repeatedly for me, so I'm not about to ditch it for being an ugly stepchild. It has personality.

Elaine

"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill

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Ursula

Dec 31, 2020 11:03 PM CST

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Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a