Ursula, your Laelias are beautiful! I never knew the flower spikes were so long!

Thanks, Lindsey! But - not all spikes on rupicolous Laelias are that long.

Very nice laelias, Ursula. I've been busy mounting another orchid today, Pics tomorrow.

Jim

I'm still thinking about a name for my new lanai conversion. Orchid palace sounds a snooty as conservatory. I was hoping Janice would weigh in here but she has gone missing. I'm still leaning toward orchid conservatory or OC for short. By the way, I hung 20 feet of hanging rods in the all shade area as the Stanhopeas demanded it. I hung them out in the shadiest part of the greenhouse for one day last summer and killed one and burned the rest.

Jim

20 feet of hanging rods - the OC is looking great! Btw I would think that neither name is snooty, it is affectionate.

Calanthe Rozel dropped its leaves as the spike developed and is now blooming on a bare pseudobulb.


And my Laelia anceps is opening 5 spikes this year, here is a preview in the iglooed greenhouse. ( We got about 5 inches of snow today.) Without and with flash. I am watering the buds plenty, so they can open properly despite the sticky glue.

I love the flower on the Calanthe Rozel. Is it fragrant?

Looking at the anceps pics, the flash really enhances the detail. Pretty color in both.

Not snooty, just affectionate. I like that thought!

Jim

Thanks.
Jim, the Calanthe Rozel is not fragrant.

That Calanthe is really pretty! Watering the Laelia buds to help them open???

Carol, the buds on Laelia anceps have this really sticky glue on them, I suppose in nature there might be higher humidity/and or the rain washes the buds. In my surroundings the buds would have a hard time opening if I wouldn't help things along by spraying the spikes daily. It works.

Thanks! That's a little mentioned trick I'll have to keep in mind.

I wonder if it's anything like ants on peony flowers?
Ursula your Calanthe Rozel and Laelia anceps are beautiful...nice pictures!
Jim, orchid conservatory ...is perfect!

Amazing Laelia anceps. I have a white with 4 spikes!!

As promised, here is the new Stanhopea row in the OC.

Jim

Um, Jim, are you into the wine?

I was wondering too.....

I must also be into the wine. My white Laelia anceps has 3 spikes not 4. Must have been seeing double....

Any spikes on a Laelia anceps need to be celebrated!
.... as Ursula opens a bottle of wine..

Oh and for Carol - here is the last of the L anceps spike to open.
A picture before I watered this cluster thoroughly - you can really see how the flower parts stick together. But it now will open properly.

I've been watching football. I guess that was a fumble. Either that or this Australian shiraz I'm trying for the first time. Here you go, the new Stanhopea row.

Jim

Aha! Looking good, Jim!

Very sticky Ursula! Great row of Stanhopeas, Jim! Hope your team won. I will hear a lot from my teens this week about the Patriots!