Thx, Ursula! That last picture is very near my Coel intermedia 'Magnificum'. And shows the lemon color much better. I now see the cristata!!!. The small plant is coel Unchained Melody and it was from Santa Barbara! You know, my eyes and the poor light combine to confusion. I now think the original intermedia is really an Unchained Melody all along. I got it from Alice Jensen of Horse Mountain Orchids in Shelbyville, Tn in the early 1990's. Thx a lot, two heads are better than one!
Kathy, the Cymbidium ensifolium 'Chun Lei' is wonderful! I love it. Wish my ensifolium would ever bloom for me. I think I need to ship it to you.
You have a lot of beautiful blooms going on at your site! I love the Octomeria!
Thanks, Ursula. I just reorganized my office where the warm growers live and got all the computer stuff to work so I can spend more time surrounded by all the blooms. Wait till you see what my Cym sinense is doing! I have three spikes with a few buds on each and they continue to grow way above of the foliage! They are the Chinese New Year orchids. When is that this year? Anyway I am very excited. I still haven't succeeded to bloom goeringiis yet and they are my favs. Most of them grow in pumice. Have you tried that?
Kathy, Chinese New Year is this year Jan. 31.
Sounds lovely!
I haven't used pumice, maybe that is the key to your success? My ensifolium is so pot bound, I don't think there is any medium in that pot.
Beautiful blooms all. Ursula, Mediocalcar decoratum is on the list, really nice. Will have some pics this weekend of a few blooms. This is the first ever for ALL our cyms to be in spike in the same year, let alone at the same time. It has been warm but a few weeks ago we did have some cold nights in the low low 40's. Must have been enough to set all the plants off. Now for the wait
hawkarica said:I always thought Cyms liked being pot bound.
Jim
Me too Jim, but I guess they could be too pot bound. I didn't do anything different than last year in terms of fertilizer, light. Growing in the exact same spot.
I actually have one NOID Phal that is blooming for the third time on this one spike. I think it will be the last time for this one. I'm surprised that it has continued to bloom 3 times, although the flowers this time are much smaller.
Very nice color on the Anna Balmore, MJ, and the same to Tara on the Phal. So many nice Phals, so few names.
Here is a sneak peek at the Schomburgkia I mentioned that is about ready. It has two nice spikes of about two feet long and typical flower clusters at the spike ends. The first flower is opening today. It wasn't until I looked at these pictures that I saw the spider mite damage so I will be out there in a minute taking care of that little problem. The most common name of this orchid is Schombodiacrum (Smbdcm.) Star of Rio 'Rose' AM/AOS. but the lab guys have now classify it as Caulaelia (Cll.). I just call it a Schomburgkia but then I'm from Indiana.
Jim
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That's a lovely flower, Jim! Can't wait to see its sisters.
I have all seven of my bloomers in the kitchen tonight, lined up on the counter near my desk, so I'm sitting here enjoying my private orchid parade. I guess I should thank the cold weather for making me bring them in and enjoy them!
Here's my big NOID catt with all three flowers open now. It's got a little curlicue up top where I guess it didn't quite have the energy to make another flower. Kinda cute. Color is a lot rosier than it shows in these pics. Fragrance is starting to be really fabulous.
Elaine
"Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill
Schomburgkia looking good, Jim
Like the contrast on the Cat. Anna Balmore MJ and the NOID is 'fiery' Elaine
My Cyms have never been repotted and I have had some for years and years. I was told not to re-pot unless it breaks by a grower a long time ago. All mine live outside year round in dappled shade, with some in a little morning sun. It is the cold nite temps that get mine going. Also starting around November early Dec, I water them more than other times or the year. Again, the same guy said to water more often just before they should start spiking. Fertilize with 20-20-20, but not as often as the other orchids. BTW MJ one of mine is Sarah Jean 'Ice Cascades'
Ursula, I used Spinosad on the mites yesterday. It is very safe and effective.
Nice color combo on the NOID Catt, Elaine.
It was down to 40 degrees this morning here in Odessa. Once again, no freeze or frost but cool enough to get one's attention. Some bad news in that I discovered one, and most likely both of my 35 foot Washington fan palms at the front corner of the house are looking sick. From what I can see from the ground, it looks like fusarium wilt. If so, they must be cut down and taken away quickly as that disease spreads and also affects queen palms which are everywhere. Just a couple of weeks ago I had to take out my cocktail citrus tree due to greening. It's one step forward and two steps back around here.
Jim
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Thanks, Jim! Regarding the Palms - sorry to hear that! We had to cut down two huge pine trees next to our house in Pennsy, I will surely miss them for a some time.
Mj, that looks like my silvery lawn on this frosty morning!
The North Jersey Orchid Society has their Show this weekend! at the Strawberry blossom farm in Wayne. http://www.njorchids.org
I love the Octomeria!
at myself....
on the noid color, I like it a lot!
