Looking good, Ken!

Hello all, as you expect in Jan during the winter, my Coel are all budding. Seedlings ready for 1st bloom is in front.

Coel Jannine Banks 'Snow White' Jim, believe it has been awarded a while back. And Unchained Melody and intermedia.

Bert, are you in Memphis?

Roberta, you are way ahead of mine!!

My Coelia bella is still putting on nice new growth but I see no sign of inflo.

I think it might skip this year, Ken. I would have expected it to bloom around December.

I wonder how Jim's plant is doing? Hopefully it was not too different in its requirements from his other Orchids.

I think of marzipan cookies!
Ken, no I'm up on the ozark plateau. Nice weather too, tornado two days before Xmas one mile away and then 7 inches of rain right after. And Jan tops that so far with 10 inches a week later and 13 people died in Missouri with that one. Wow!

My nun orchids spike are getting tall and the blooms will be quite showy when they open.

I forgot to add this. I counted 9 sheaths this morning, 2 triplets.

Woohoo!

Wow, your nunnies are coming along like crazy, Gigi. Mine have slowed down since we had 3 nights of very cool temperatures. A few more coming along this week, too!

that's a spectacular basket Gigi!

That's actually a coco fiber Lindsey. I cut it in half, formed a cone (like ice cream cone) and glued the sides dry. Once dry I filled it up with my Catts and orchid bark and tied it around the oak tree. My hope is that, overtime, the roots will grow around the coco fiber and attach itself to the oak tree so there is no more need for the ties. I'm already seeing roots around the coco fiber and on the oak tree.

Oh I did left a few holes on the cut sem so that the roots will be able to escape and attach to the oak tree.

I was going to ask how you did that The Catts are obviously pretty happy in their coco fiber cones - great idea!

Those nun orchids are going to be gorgeous - can you leave those outside in Central Florida?

I believe so Ibis, nun orchids can be planted in the ground in our area but needs to be protected from frost. However, this was given to me by a friend so I just keep it in the pot so if we have a frost I can bring it in our covered lanai.

dyzzypyxxy said:Wow, your nunnies are coming along like crazy, Gigi. Mine have slowed down since we had 3 nights of very cool temperatures. A few more coming along this week, too!

Ellaine, this will be my first multiple blooms of my nuns. If I'm not mistaken I've had this for 4 years.

Nun orchids do fine in the ground here until it gets into the low 30's then they have to be covered.

Baptistia echenata is in spike for the last 4 months. When does yours finally bloom, Ursula?


And here is the first of three spikes on Coel Unchained Melody.

Bert that is a beautiful "unchained melody".

Elaine, I hope you are safe and unaffected by the deadly tornadoes that hit your area.

I am patiently waiting for my big list to bloom.

Rhynchostylis gigantea (orange) - in bud.
Vandachostylis Mishima Lime - in spike. Second blooming and hoping for a really nice result.
Vanda Alan Ashe Patterson - 3 in spike, 1 starting to open.
Vanda cristata x garayi - just starting to spike. First time blooming.
Vanda Betty May Steel - just opening.
Vanda Princess Mikasa 'Tayanee White' - in spike. Second blooming and hoping for a nice result.
Vanda Ratchaburi Sirirattana - just starting to spike. First time blooming.
Rhyncattleanthe Zul - in sheath. First time blooming.
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Matthew Koch - in bud. First time blooming.
Brassocattleya Richard's Bonanza - both plants in bud. Second bloomings of really nice plants. Hoping for a nice result.
Rhyncattleanthe Titan's Fire - In bud. This will be the second blooming and I am hoping for a really nice result.
Schoenorchis fragrans - in bud. Micro mini that is so cute. Second blooming for me.
Angraecum leonis - in spike.
Dendrobium loddigesii - early to spike this year.
Hygrochilus parishii var marriottiana - just starting to spike.
Phal. bellina - just starting to spike
Leptotes bicolor - I counted about 200 spikes starting.