It looks really gorgeous in morning sun! I love it!

Oh , Ursula..that is sooo beautiful.. love it!

I am glad you like it too!

Yes, the glass is great and the flower is even better.

Fall has finally come to Florida. I went out early this morning and could feel a slight nip in the air. I'm so glad to be free of that terrible heat and humidity. I had singing practice this morning and then it was back in the OC to clean, pitch, dunk and organize. Only four more double windows to go and I'm ready to start returning the orchids to their places.

Jim

Finally had some time to take some pics
Cochlioda vulcanica

Ddc javierii very fragrant

Isochilus species OZ

NOID Epidendrum

Pleurothallis lita Equador still blooming away

Encyclia radiata fully open

Dendrobium Fire Wings is still in bloom. One of the longest lasting flowers I have ever had

You have such interesting Orchids! I love the Isochilus!
Regarding the Dendrochilum javieri ( I just had to look up which name is accepted, it is now javieriense) - I think the leaves on yours are too wide. I know this one as having much narrower, somewhat thick leaves and a very dense spike?

Ted, what interesting form on your Isochilus species OZ..very cool looking!

Seems I like some of the off beat orchids. As far as javieriense being the name, I've updated the files, but it would not be the fist time I had a wrong tag from a grower

Blc. Glenn Maidment 'Aranbeem' with 2 more flowers. These took DAYS to
open and I still see a couple of spots. I hope it's just my watering technique
and is it possible that white flowers are more fussy?

I enjoyed the show, Ted. I need more time to digest it but off and running to a nursing home concert. I made good progress on the OC cleaning yesterday. Two more days should wrap it up but I have another presentation tomorrow.

Jim

We cross posted, Lindsey. Love the floof on that one. Good news is I see no thrip damage and they prefer the light colored flowers.

Jim

Nice ruffled lip on this one!

another first time to bloom plant...Rth Golden Chieftain 'Akukii' with 2 spikes.



This plant is on the smallish side and could be grown on a window sill..It reminds me of daffodils .

Oh, I love this one! Nice form and color!!

Me too! Pretty!

Lovely and it is nice to know it is smallish. Our mornings are getting coolish here and I've been bringing plants into the house and the smaller the better.

Very nice. Love the color and absolutely daffodil-ish

And there is Cattleya Heathii, pretty in pink -


I should mention that this is Heathii 1, (loddegesii x walkeriana), as there is also a Heathii 2 (schroederae x coccinea), both registered in 1907.

Mr. Heath really liked naming orchids after himself, didn't he? It's so pretty.

I have only one new bloom spike to greet me home from my trip - this is a small cork raft of 3 little Brassies that I got in Apopka last year. Only one had a tag, B. Jairak Kiss which is not a registered name if memory serves me. Anyway, here it is, and I do recall that it was cream with a purple striped lip when it bloomed last so ??? It has two more good looking little spikes coming along, so we'll see how they look.


Yellow Bird still showing off the last spike, and Punakea nearly finished, but the pretty lip markings are more evident as the petals fade a bit.

Brassidium Fangtastic 'Bob Henley' is back this Fall