Thank you, Elaine!! I was happily surprised!!

Yes gorgeous, Ursula.

. I got a fifth in the lily class with Fringed Lily. I was so excited.

Ahh, that was yours, Glen! I thought it was quite unusual. Neat!

The new blooms are taking their sweet time, but my old Ceratostylis rubra is happily in bloom again.


The second spike on the Cattleya Bob Betts 'White Lightning' is now open. Smells so good!


and here is the final look at my mounted Aerangis biloba, not a spectacular bloom, but I take it.

I voted for your Fringed Lily photo, Glen. Really neat flower!

The Aerangis may not be a spectacular bloom like 'White Lightening' but you know it looks like a little work of art the way the roots are framing the plant in your picture. I'll bet it smells wonderful?

My Volcano Apricot is starting to be really fragrant, that very sweet 'spice cookies' perfume that brings the raccoons around .. . . a mixed blessing sadly. I may be out in the garden in my jammies tonight, waving my arms and clapping and growling and barking like a demented being. (I'm sure the neighbors think I'm harboring wild hogs or something).

Thank you Elaine. I had forgotten I had posted it and didn't vote for myself. Lol. Good fun though.

Thanks.
I would just take the Orchid inside into the living room or so to enjoy it? Many times I bring Orchids downstairs if they are easy to take to the sink every so often.

I surely will, given that it's going to get colder tonight. Vandas are coming in to the bathroom for a vacation, too.

The raccoons were around last night but kept their mischief to the fish pond. They've made a big mess of the plants in there, and I really need to get out and tidy it all up. Might be able to see if they've left me any goldfish, too.

Trap'um Elaine, trap'um. If you home owner's association or city or county doesn't like it, well, just be secretive about it.

Wow, it is COLD!! I'm still waiting patiently for some blooms. It is a challenge to keep the humidity up, but not risk any cold/fungus issues. GH is maintaining 55-57 during the coldest parts of the night/day.

At what temp do you guys give everything a good water? We usually don't water heavily until the temp comes back up into the 60s in the GH.

Love the blooms!! Ken, your Kelly 'Lea' is nicer than mine, but mine is just blooming first time this year. My Neostylis (Vandachostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' bloomed and it is lovely. I'll get a picture. It was cooler so the colors came out bluer.

How did Ken get hold of my Kelly 'Lea'?

Jim

I promise you, Jim, I don't have her. But if one just happens to come my way.................

Lucky, Melissa. My Lou Sneary 'Bluebird' had 3 spikes started when I left for my trip to see the grandkids, and when I got home two had blasted. DH didn't tell me when they had a big cold front while I was away and it went down into the 40's one night.

I do trap the raccoons, Ken and in fact I did have the trap out last night, but a possum got to the trap first, and he was in there patiently waiting for me to free him when I woke up this morning. A nice County Wildlife Services lady comes and gets them when I trap the raccoons. They 'relocate' them out to Myakka State Park, but she tells me most don't survive the move, sadly.

It would be easier to dislike them if they were ugly and stinky like the possums.

Jim, has C. loddigesii 'Extra Good' x Bc. Rolling Thunder 'El Toro' AM/AOS had a name change?

Thanks in advance.

Save me one of those, Ken! Can't buy durning move, but then this spring I'm going to try to grow Baptistonia, those bunch of bees were just too cute.

Is the move underway, Bert?

I will save you one. I just need to confirm the name is the same as what I have on file.

Ken asked me this in two places so I will answer it again in case someone else is interested.

No real name change as it is still not registered. The only thing is that Bc. Rolling Thunder is now Rlc. Rolling Thunder. Your name therefore is C. Loddigesii x Rlc. Rolling Thunder.

Jim

hawkarica said:How did Ken get hold of my Kelly 'Lea'?

Jim

I meant Jim.

Here are a few pictures.

How nice is that!! Melissa, that's a lot of blooms on your Phal!