And now for something completely different! ( no, not a Monty Python routine.... )
It was in the Spring of the year 2000 when I planted a Goodyera pubescens into our woods in N E Pennsylvania. It did bloom the first Summer and was looking really splendid. In subsequent years it only added new plantlets, fresh leaves, but never bloomed again. We protected it with a cage and I even brought some fertilizer along. We were hoping to re-introduce the pretty Orchid into our habitat.
We always checked up on it and this Summer it looked like we were going to lose the plant. So, I dug it up and took it home. Wouldn't you know it, the little thing started to spike. I took it inside with the rest of the Orchids and watered it daily.
Pictures now from today, a quarter as size comparison.

Wow, Ursula! What an exquisite "save"! You have certainly been rewarded. Congratulations! Quite a beauty!

Thanks Tara ( and Glen )
Cute little things, aren't they?

I really like the veining in the leaves...Unique!

I can't shake Glen's little flower spider out of my head; tred tred tred tred tred flop climb climb climb climb.

Melissa, very nice C. Valda you have there. Love the orange.

I agree with Tara, Ursula, nice save! Such a cute little guy.

I gave a rose talk today, then went out to the Extension Service to help celebrate their 100 year anniversary. Very nice.

Jim

Some more stuff in bloom today -
If you are looking for an easy grower and bloomer, Ceratostylis rubra (retisquama) surely fits the bill. It doesn't have a specific blooming season here for me, it just puts out a flush of pretty blooms every so often. I grow it sunny and water daily.

And as Melissa mentioned, it is Neostylis /Vandachostylis Lou Sneary season!
These are the 'Bluebird' clone. These are all prettily scented.

And this old plant is just Lou Sneary, nothing special selected here, but is a good size plant, formerly planted into a basket.

Cattleya Chocolate Drop 'Kodama' opened a second spike and the scent is now double as nice. Vanda Adisak Blue in the background.

And we can now add the scent of Chocolate and Vanilla to the scent mix, my old plant of Oncidium Sharry Baby is working on 4 spikes.

So many gorgeous flowers, Ursula.

I'm ing over all those beauties! Wonderful show!

Can't imagine all the fabulous scents in your greenhouse, Ursula. But I'm trying.

I like the Lou Sneary with just the one little flash of blue on the lip. I'm going to go speak to my 'Blue Bird' and tell him it's high time to be blooming! (update! he has a spike starting up )

That Ceratostylis is definitely on my list, too. What a lovely plant.

regarding the scent in the greenhouse - the Bulbo echinolabium is not in bloom right now. there is no competition!
and definitely a on the Lou Sneary spike.

and here is the link to Ceratostylis rubra
http://www.orchidspecies.com/c...
it should fit your conditions perfectly, Elaine.

Beautiful, Ursula.

Great show, Ursula. I like them all.

Jim

I am happy you all enjoy them too.

I just had to pick up a rubra at the show in CA. I've wanted one for so long. My 'bluebird' is working that bloom spike.

It's a rainy and chilly morning here. Nice to see what's blooming upstairs in the greenhouse!
There is the Blc Dennis Kone 'Lakeview' with a spike almost open. This one usually blooms along with its mom, the C. Chocolate Drop. Similar scent too.

Very nice, Ursula and the scent makes it even better.

Hot and humid here. Our two days of fall are but a memory.

Two new opening in the OC today. First up is Rby. Hawaiian Leopard (Rlc. Waianae Leopard x Bc. Richard Mueller)


Also just opening is Brs. Memoria Fritz Boedeker (Brs. arcuigera x Brs. Rex)


Jim

Both are charmers, Jim! Is this Brassia scented?

Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica 'MV1' bred by a local MOS member. These are superlative bloomers.

Ken, Congrats!!! Great Game Bulldogs!

901Bertwood said:Ken, Congrats!!! Great Game Bulldogs!

Quite an upset!!!