Beatiful Catt, Elaine and the Barbosella cogniauxiana is my kind of orchid.
Thesse Habenaria rhodocheila are all good looking blooms

Ditto on the Barbosella cogniauxiana! Do you think the cool spells were confusing the anceps? Many of mine are forming spikes now.

Tarev, add me to the Barbosella cogniauxiana fan club.

Jim

Sure! You are all welcome I guess the 10 degree drop from our usual hot 95-100F weather is enough for this Barbosella to bloom. Overnights are also starting to go 59F..so maybe that completes its cool requirement as well.

Kathy, this L anceps was surely

I wish I could blame my increasing confusion on the weather.

Jim

A nice glass of wine is sure to cure that.....

How about some funky Doodaflatchie guy?
Bulbophyllum saltatorium flowers have a cute little brush that wiggles with the slightest breeze. Not exactly a Corsage orchid?


I noticed the Mealy bug only while taking a really close look now at my pictures.

I'm blaming the weather for all of my confused plants! My L. gouldiana is going to be about a month early too. We haven't had any morning sun as the "marine layer " hasn't been burning off till noon. Now we're in fall mode, and the sun is slipping off to the south, so none of my porch plants get more than a few minutes of sun, but the humidity is over and temps are up. Before giving me any kudos for Gerberara 'snow ballet', it has suffered too. After giving me one spike at a time, all summer, it suddenly put out nine spike within a week. Unfortunately, half of them blasted! I'll try again to get pictures tomorrow, but timing is everything here, and between light, breezes, and coffee, it's tough to get decent pics.

Perhaps not corsage material but you gotta love those Doodaflatchies.

Jim

you made me look!

Carol, I love the coffee part!
I am sure it is still beautiful!!

Heh, you gotta have some Orchids with Doodaflatchies!! And at least the Mealie gives you some size comparison...

Well, I have a tripod, but fitting it into the shack isn't easy.

I gave up using a tripod some years ago, I never see much difference if I use it or not. I just hold my breath while clicking. Trying not to turn blue.....

You know, ever since I moved the 'chids outside, I haven't seen a Mealie on any of them. Scale... oh yeh. I have Mealies on other plants in the garden though...especially the citrus trees.

I guess it is time again for me to do the Bayer's spray, haven't used Imidacloprid since I moved everything out in the Spring.

Ah, ha! So that's why my photos are out of focus half the time? In future I'll take pictures before starting my double shot latte.

I have a new spike opening on B. nodosa 'Big Jim' and a third one on the way. Also a surprise, a second small bloom on B. Yellow Bird on the spike that dropped its flowers a month ago. First time I've had a spike branch and bloom!

http://westernfarmpress.com/co...

Intersting article

Doodaflatchies. First time I heard that was at DG from none other than Jim.

I think I heard it from Ursula some years ago.

Jim

And I learned it at the Orchidsource forum!

Elaine, looking good. 'Big Jim' is a handsome plant too!

Ted, good article! Hmmm...