OK, I will cross that off my "want" list. Thanks, Ursula.

And here is the promised piccie of my Phrag Peruflora's Spirit, after letting the bloom mature a few days. I staked it and I really love the color, love the 6.5 inch wingspan, but the dorsal might look a bit small, if one were to look at the bloom a bit critical? Perhaps the next bloom is more balanced....

Some red color at the North wall, as the Fire is Dancing amidst the Lc Rojo

Dendrobium smillieae opens

And there is the Maxillaria minuta

Patricia makes me smile. Your Phrag is intriguing.q

Roberta, I always look forward to the Fire Dance 'Patricia' coming into bloom. The plant on the left was a recent division of my larger plant, I kept a piece and let Silva have the rest. These always fill out a basket within a couple of years.

Beautiful show, Ursula. Your Phrag is beyond my imagination. I love the red corner and your Den. simillieae looks great. My alba version died a year ago of an unknown problem.

Jim

Jim, my Den smillieae didn't add much growth last Summer. If it doesn't this year, I am not sure how this one looks down the road.

Hi all,
I was asked to take some photos at our local orchid society meeting today for the newsletter. Here are a bunch from today. http://www.crazyorchidlady.com...

Beautiful flowers, Kathy. Thanks.

Very nice pictures. I haven't seen Bulbo falcatum blooming anywhere lately, including my own.
Btw I look at your site often!

After a fun afternoon playing with a whole slew of different Dinosaurs, courtesy of Jake , I just went upstairs to fill up the rainwater container and while that was going on, realized that my little pot of Pleione formosana has one bloom and a bunch of buds!

And there is my tiny potted up Leptotes bicolor ( which I had picked up a few years ago, I was mentioning to the vendor that my mounted old plant never opens its buds at the same time to make a nice show. He said this would never happen with his plants . )

How do you grow Pleione? They are so delicate and pretty!

My Ctt Jewel Box is 'Dark Waters'

I like it.

Melissa, regarding the Pleione -
after it went dormant last Fall, I grouped it with my Habenaria medusa, some smaller Stapeliads and similar. I didn't withhold water totally, I just gave it a fine spray once in a while throughout the Winter. About a month ago, I figured it might want to wake up and I moved it into brighter light and a bit more water. I was happy to see some tiny tips showing up and so I then watered it along with everything else.
The corms were never totally buried in the Canadian Peatmoss.
Hopefully I can keep them going....

Ursula, are you growing this in peat or sphagnum moss?

Ken, I use Canadian Peatmoss. Since I keep a small Bog outside and many terrestrial Orchids seem to grow in a similar environment, using Peatmoss looked fine to me.

Tiptoeing in to post a couple of final pics of Lc Rojo, before they start dropping....


.......and quietly tiptoeing back out.....

The Crocus are budding and we are expecting snow tomorrow! Booooooo😏🏂

Don't worry, as long as they stay closed they will be fine . . . can't expect winter to give up without a last lash, right?

I just love that Lc. Rojo. Sure hope one of its offspring here grows up to be that lusty and floriferous.

I've been out on the Bay for 4 days in the sun, with a big sailing regatta but we got all the races completed a day early so, I will at last have a bit of time to look at my orchids and garden. Phew! My feet are thankful to be up on the computer desk.

Elaine, color me green!! Out on the Bay in lovely sunshine for 4 days!! sounds like heaven!
Oh yes, the Crocus and also the Snowdrops which are now popping up along our River walk, will survive the snow with ease, but - enough cold already!!

Yes, it was absolutely perfect weather with nice wind for the sailboat races, too. We were scheduled to race today as well and it is foggy with no wind, so the stars aligned for us.

Jim must be busy with his visitors, but I hope he pops in soon - I got the card from Tropiflora for their Spring Festival today. It is starting the 27th so I will be going. Our favorite orchid vendor Plantio la Orquidea will be there and they had wonderful bargain starts of some great orchids last fall when we went.

Ursula has been trying her hardest to keep us afloat so I will try to help out. My guests are gone but I am as busy as ever. I gave my turf grass presentation to an orchid club yesterday morning and than spent the afternoon answering phones at the Extension Service. Saturday is the orchid auction at the USF Botanical Garden and I kick things off with a potting demonstration at 9:30 in the morning. The actual auction starts at 10:30. There are really some good deals to be had and it is a lot of fun. The weather has been great and there is so much to do including my taxes.

Out in the OC, Bc. Memoria Bernice Foster (Bc. Richard Mueller x B. subulifolia): is blooming. It seems happy on a slab of tree fern.


Over in the floofy department, C. Nippon 'Livinza' (C. Rita Renee x C. Memoria Maggie Hood) is putting on a show.


Cll. Star of Rio 'Rose' (L. superbiens x Cau. bicornutum) is fully open and ready for pictures:


And lastly, Ctt. Siamese Doll 'Kiwi' (Ctt. Netrasiri Doll x C. Netrasiri Beauty):


Jim