Good show, Jim! Love the Phaius! I've given up on them here.

I'm loving both your Phaius and Cymbidium, Jim!...both gorgeous!

I echo that! That Phaius looks great!

Thanks, guys. I should be in bed!

Jim

Love the flowers, Jim. I am headed that way myself.

Melissa you must have a wonderful hubby to let you move all your Orchids that way and your temporary home is a beauty too.

Lindsey, The Yamadaara Redland sunset is a "regular" in Lowe's so hopefully you can find it in your Lowe's.

Jim your Catt Jewel Box is a beauty and I love the cymbidium!

Gigi...if you see one buy it for me and I'll come get it! and maybe stop by Apopka on the way

Some stuff in bloom -
One of the teensiest Orchids I grow is this Lepanthopsis astrophora 'Stalky', I noticed it is in full bloom right now, but if you blinked, you missed it.


Encyclia bractesens opens a few spikes


The Trichoglottis rosea v. breviracema keeps on opening, the little flowers are very cute


Dendrobium Nestor starts up with its nice scent of Raspberries.


And Barkeria melanocaulon is blooming since last September, the spikes keep on branching.

Those flowers might make the tiny flowers of my Oerstedella centredenia look huge, Ursula. My plants' flowers are about 1/2" in diameter.

Very nice show, Ursula. I'm quite fond of Dendrobium Nestor.

Jim

Me too, especially the part about the scent of raspberries! The tiny little Lepanthopsis is a treasure, too. Looks like the violets I was walking on this morning in my daughter's lawn. (I apologized and picked a few to bring into the house, what a scent from tiny flowers!)

Sigh, I need to go to the mountains and smell violets. I sort of remember what the scent is like, it's one of those things in the back of my brain but those gray cells are going fast so a quick reminder is in order.

Jim, the Den Nestor should do well for you. For me the trick is always to give it an as long as possible growing season, so the canes grow longer. That part might be easier for you. I keep it in full sun high up in the greenhouse in the Winter.

Just a bit of news. I went to the orchid board meeting today and found out I had been nominated to be the president of the Tampa Orchid Club. The new slate of officers will come before the assembled membership for a vote at the April meeting. You all don't have to call me Mr. President. Jim will be fine among us friends.

Jim

Congratulations! Such an honor!

You have my vote Mr. President!

Aww, darnit I was hoping Your Excellency or The Grand Poobah would be acceptable. You'll be great at that post, Jim. Just be careful to delegate and not do everything yourself as "super volunteers" tend to do. You've already got lots on your plate.

I agree, Grand Poobah or perhaps Chancellor of the Exchequer would be appropriate. Congratulations and remember, like Elaine mentioned - delegate.

Here is my Darwinara ( or whatever they call it now) Walnut Valley opening this week.

I like these mini Vandas!

I love the color on that one, too. Plus . . . holy cow! It's a Vanda in a pot! With most of its roots in the pot, too!

Is there some medium in there, Ursula, or is it just hanging onto the pot with its sticky little fingers?