Oh my that seedling is gorgeous!

Thanks Kathy! A bit longer than 4 years in the making.

Open House at Silva Orchids today! Shoes are polished!

Oh, boy! Take lotsa pictures. We are starved.

Finally something new from here - my first Catt which I over-potted 2 years ago has finally forgiven me. Buds got damaged a bit, as they emerged from a dry, dead looking sheath, but the color is even richer than I remembered. Two more buds coming along on this one. The tag is down in the pot, firmly held by the roots, so we'll have to call it a "noid for now".

I have a feeling that Ursula is about to show us how it's done. I can't wait.

Nice mystery Catt, Elaine.. I'm going to post one just about like it.

First of all, I feel pretty spiffy sitting here with all of this new office furniture. It all smells so new. I took a walk around the OC today and spotted the first flower of the year on my Rhyncholaelia digbyana. This is one of the must have orchids but it always seems to need a shave.


The Vanda that has been in spike forever finally opened. This is Vanda denisoniana X Vanda Udom Gold.


This is a nice picture of the spike on my Epc. Rene Marques 'Tyler'.


There are two huge blooms on Blc. Annie Belle. It may well be the biggest Catt type flower I have ever seen.


B. nodosa X C. netrasiri 'waxy' just put out a single flower.


This is Brassocattleya Maikai 'Mayumi'.


I couldn't find a tag on this big fellow but I think it looks a lot like the one Elaine just posted. Does anyone else agree?


I love the rich red color on this NOID Dendrobium. I have it mounted on one of those lizard logs from the pet store.


I wonder if Ursula is OK? I'm smelling burning shoe leather down here.

Jim

Gorgeous show, there. The Vanda looks like it is made of porcelain - amazing. Just love the digbyana.

Jim, I think your Catt has more peach and more floof, absolutely lovely! Mine has just about pure gold petals once they mature, as I recall.

I'm looking back to summer of 2011 to find the pictures I took when I bought it. Here's that pic. I think it has matured . .. ??

that ones beautiful Elaine so is Jims but i dont think there anything a like. I have a NOID just like Jims but it hasnt flowered in a while, trying to find a old pic.
My Fireball Flame smells yum.
heres the one for Jim....

That's really close, Bree. Problem is, between the two of us we still have no name. Love the Fireball Flame.

Jim

Wow, you all were busy while I was digging around in my favorite greenhouse and happily Orchid - chatting.

Bree, I love the lacquered look of the Fireball Flame!

Jim, you have a most gorgeous show going on there. I am surprised the spike hasn't snapped off under the weight of the Blc Annie Belle. ( as Lc Irene Finney just loves to do...)
Your digbyana is just gorgeous, you are doing great with this one, it loves your conditions!
Congrats on your new furniture!

Elaine, nice color on your noid!

About my visit to Silva today -
I didn't take many pictures, I was too busy looking, picking and chatting. But - how do you like this monster of Laelia anceps? This is one plant, hitting your eyes when you walk into the greenhouse.

And this cluster on a huge Den caught my attention

I picked up a few plants, I will post them in the "I just bought" -thread.

Gotta love that big Den!!

Jim

It just has to be my Den Zoom x D. Tetragonum! http://forum.crazyorchidlady.c...
Amazing anceps! Mine are also opening on mile long spikes.
Jim, love that vanda. And great growing on the digbyana! Good news, I'm growing some nice new roots on David Sander!!

And now back to my own collection - in bloom right now:

Angraecum sesquipedale continues to open nice fat buds and smells great a sundown.


My Asctm noid is now almost fully open


Barkeria melanocaulon blooms on a very long spike - against a grey sky here. I like that the spike keeps branching and so blooms for months.


I bought the Bc Little Mermaid 'Janet' last Febr. and it is now blooming right on schedule. I like it a lot!


Dendrobium smilliae is doing fine


Dialaelia Mizoguchi 'Princess Kiko' has 2 nice spikes on a smallish plant.


The blooms on Laelia endsfeldzii last for many weeks


My track record blooming Paphs is not exactly stellar, but Pedro's Moon decided to grace us with a nice fat bloom this year.


Tolumnia Ducky is a cutie?


Pot Hoku Gem 'Sunspots'


Ok enough for today...

Kathy, I was really reminded of your neat Zoom X. I wish I would do better with these Aussie Dens, I was so tempted to ask for a keiki, that plant was huge.

Love that Dialaelia and of course the L.endsfeldzii. Pedro's Moon is a great paph. How do you keep your Tolumnias alive? I always lose them to scale and consider them "annuals."

I grow the Aussie plants in 50 degrees. BTW, I believe it is Marmaid not Mermaid.

Thanks Kathy.
Yes, about the Mermaid/Marmaid. I just checked at the RHS and didn't find the Marmaid, only Mermaid. Hmmmm. I wonder if it was simply corrected?

Regarding Tolumnias - I tossed them last Summer ( and every Summer) for a couple of hours ( a good soak!) into the Bayer's triple stuff and - miracles do happen - they stayed clean so far. I check them every so often, good for now.

In OrchidWiz, it is now Mermaid but under Sanders it is Marmaid!

Thanks.
I think I stick with OrchidWiz, but in future I might mention both names. How is that?

I just came back from the North Jersey OS Show, it was really wonderful! This time I took lots of pictures which I am happy to post later on, if there is an interest....