Thanks, Ursula! I wrote it down this time.

The culture sheets seem to indicate that these would do better in Fl., than here.

I think I tried it several years ago, but killed it off. Might have to try again now that I'm a little more on top of things. Yours is just gorgeous, Carol.

Paph Chiu Hua Dancer - Second time this is blooming for me. A fairly large plant that is slow growing, the new growth took over19 months to mature and produce a spike. But lovely. long, spiraling petals. Can't complain since I didn't think I can get a sanderianum hybrid to bloom.


Phal. Golden Peoker 'Nan Cho'


Phal. NOID

Hi all,
Haven't checked in here lately but for those who know me (I was the first admin of this forum) and my garden, I wanted you to know I am moving to a smaller place nearby in town and am leaving my former dairy farm and garden paradise. All my hundreds of orchids are going in the basement under lights. This is really new to me so I could use some advice on growing under lights...Sorry Jim that you never got to see the gardens! Ursula, you will know how hard it is to leave having visited in person. I am in the throws of tossing and packing boxes. Can't wait to be over this move.

ML, I would be proud to have that paph blooming also, it is quite striking.

Kathy, having moved and left behind beautiful gardens several times I can feel your anxiety. There are pluses and minuses to every home and I hope having your orchids up close and personal is very satisfying. I wish you the best of luck for an uncomplicated move.

ML...that is a blue ribbon Paph Chiu Hua Dancer..just gorgeous!..19 months is a LONG time to wait, but well worth it..congratulations!
Kathy, I feel your pain..having gone through that a couple of years ago and having to do it on a 2 week break from sailing..just keep putting one foot in front of the other and tackle one room at a time helped me. As fabulous as your gardens looked..you will now have so much time on your hands not having to be taking care of all those acres.

Oh Kathy, it is happening! This is a lot of work!
You will still have a garden, just on a smaller scale?
I can just see you tending to your Orchids this Winter in the basement with sunglasses on!! I have seen someone's setup in the garage some years ago with this super bright lamp going on a track slowly across, on a timer to simulate sunshine.
I would assume, you keep the Orchids outside for the Summer?

ML, beautiful blooms! I love that Paph! Those spirals are very dramatic.
I am glad you found your way over here!

Kathy you are in the twilight zone right now, finally moving on. I went through it last Oct when I sold my Memphis condo across from the Zoo and downsized my plants to porch pots and orchids under lights. Frankly, I kept the ones I enjoyed the most and were easy. It was hard but the MOS members I gave my plants to were happy to get them. Melissa was very helpful, she knows who can grow what, and my separation anxiety lessened.
The group I have is about 1/3 my collection but I find great joy in them. And have stretched my wings here in the Ozarks with many new friends. While I improve health wise, I consider the move a great success.

Roberta, I am so happy to hear that you are doing so well.

Roberta, I echo Ken's sentiment! Good to see your pretty set up too.
Is this one Rossioglossum Rawdon Jester by any chance? Those blooms are very handsome!

Love that Paph with the long ringlets, too.

Congratulations, Kathy on your move, and have faith that this, too, will be over soon and the fun of a new place will revive you.

Lovely setup you have there, Bert and you're so right about separation anxiety giving way to - Hey! I really did have too many plants . . . I always drag myself through a move, and then feel "lightened" when I get to the new place with less "stuff" on my hands.

I am with the majority on that lovely Paph!

Kathy, we'll surely miss your pictures of that large property, but you won't have so much work taking care of it. Glad it's finally settled.

Beautiful Paph Chiu Hua Dancer, ML. If I thought I would have the slightest chance of re-blooming her in my lifetime, I would be looking everywhere for it.

We made it home late Thursday night and it was if someone threw a hot, wet blanket over my head. All of my plants seemed to be none the worse for wear. The weeds and vines outdid themselves so I've been hard at it. I see I lost one mango to the tree rats so the war begins.

Out in the OC, these blooms were awaiting me:
First up is Brassocattleya [Bc.] Memoria Vida Lee (Brassocattleya Binosa x Cattleya Brazilian Treasure)


Then there is Brassocattleya [Bc.] Jacqui (Cattleya granulosa x Brassavola nodosa)


Here is a nice orchid that is not yet registered: (Rlc. Phu Lai x B. cucullata). Note how I potted/mounted this one. I cut a pot vertically in half and bolted it to a piece of wood. I put some bark potting mix in the half pot and sat the orchid on top. It seems to have sent roots in all directions and is now firmly attached to the wood as well as to the pot.


Next up is Brassocattleya [Bc.] Memoria Bernice Foster (Brassocattleya Richard Mueller x Brassavola subulifolia). Nice spotting thanks to Mr. Mueller.


I love this primary hybrid Cattleya Pacavia [C.] (Cattleya purpurata x Cattleya tenebrosa) Almost reminds me of a Laelia


Finally, still blooming is another primary hybrid, Myrmecocattleya [Myc.] Luster (Cattleya forbesii x Myrmecophila thomsoniana) Almost reminds me of a Schombocattleya.


Jim

Love 'um, Jim. I am glad you are safely home. We have cooled down substantially over the last hour or so. Over an inch of rain fell and lots of fierce winds when a severe thunderstorm roared through. I have plumeria and orchids down. Everything is now put back in their places with some damage but not a lot. Now another thunderstorm has arrived but without the wind. Just noisy with the thunder and rain again.

Welcome back Jim. Beautiful pix.
Be careful Ken. They can be dangerous

I am pretty careful with thunderstorms, but they are so common in the south, that we don't think too much about them until that wind gets fierce.

My wife and I have been married for 44 years and until the year before we married, she lived in Fresno, born and reared. She swears that she had never experienced a thunderstorm during those 22 years in Fresno. I always thought that she was pulling my leg............truth or lie?

My wife was born in Lima, Peru, and had never seen rain nor snow.

Jim

I think Lima actually lies in a desert or perhaps adjacent to deserts. What Lima does get is bone-chilling dampness though, often in the form of a permeating mist. I think it must be a tough climate to live in.