I agree with Elaine though that Terete Vandas you will receive initially will not have the massive roots that we are used to as the other V. Pachara Delights but my Mom has a few of them and once they are established they can develop massive roots. They love a lot to be in more sun.

Glad to hear it. I am all about "massive roots". Well, massive anything, if you saw what I have in my greenhouse. "Go big or go home" is my motto. And since I need to move it all with the loader tractor.................

OK, now you are getting back at us. the rest of us are more than a bit envious of your humongous GH.

Well, I have to have SOMETHING that none of the rest of you have. And you FL peeps don't count.......you have "greenhouse" weather almost all the time. I have to pay for the heat.

Tell me about it, Anna. Not only great weather year 'round but great tropical plant prices year 'round as well.

Ken, how much sun does Emerald Isle like/tolerate? I mounted it on my piece of petrified saguaro root yesterday. I didn't like it in the pot and decided to move it elsewhere. It is the only plant I have that is deserving of that piece of $30+ hunk of "wood".

My Emerald Isle gets early morning and/or very late afternoon sun while it is outside, under my oaks. It is now in a greenhouse, along with all my other orchids, and though none of them get any sun now, they get lots of natural bright light, supplemented by T5HO lights from 2:00 PM till 8:00 PM.

I had to shut the fan off to get a picture of this wiggle-meister/ Dendrobium tetragonum just now. This one opened yesterday, but by the time I went to take a picture, the dorsal was already folded down, as it does later in the day.

And C. Mini Purple 'Blue' opens

What an interesting form on your Dendrobium tetragonum Ursula, It almost looks like a Bulbo..and what a pretty color on that C. Mini Purple 'Blue'!
I came home this afternoon from a very nice holiday with most of my family that rendezvoused in NC , to a couple of newly opened flowers.



Blc. Cherry Suisse 'Kauai' HCC/AOS
and


Bpl. Golden Peacock 'Orange Beauty'
both of these were in my original collection.

Ohh, I love that 'Kauai', such a gorgeous color!!
Nice to come home to pretty blooms!

I agree with Ursula, very nice 'Kauai'.

Jim

It sure is a luscious color - very cherry. I love the graceful flowers on 'Orange Beauty', too.

Beautiful Ursula and Lindsey! That golden Peacock is beautiful!

Nestled in between the leaves, bloomstalk quite short this year, but still glad to see the cheerful bloom of Wilsonara Hilda Plumtree 'Purple Wings'

My sister couldn't attend the extended family Thanksgiving on Saturday because of her own restaurant being open, so I made her this bouquet of my greenhouse pretties. The BOP had 2 blooms that just opened. The Vanda contributed the whole bloom sprig. Too much bright sun where I took the pic, but you get the idea. Also put in a pink and an orange bougainvilla and 3 fern fronds for greenery. The Vanda blooms looked smashing in there! I thought it was selfish for me to have all the blooms........they needed to be shared.

Wow, Anna what a gorgeous bouquet. I've heard that Vanda flowers last very well as cut flowers too.

You are a wonderful sister, Anna. That's a gorgeous bouquet.

She did appreciate it. :>)

Very pretty indeed!

The greenhouse has another scent addition - cinnamon!
One of the spikes on my Rlc Chia Lin 'New City' opend and it smells so nice!