Well....sort of, Alice.
I have little packets made of screening material that hang at the top, they are filled with the 'Dynamite' time release pellets ...I think they are 20-20-20. So they get that everyday when I water. Then when I weakly ,semiweekly ...they get Bill's Best and Potion #9...last week they even got epsom salts for the first time this year

My poor Vanda must be hungry, it never blooms. Maybe when I move I can arrange a better set up for the 'chids. Right now they are being moved hither and yon and every now and then I remember to water or feed them.

We've had a couple of growers speak at our club meetings and they all use way more fertilizer than i would.. but with Vandas it's lots of water, lots of sun and lots of food.
Now this one , Bct . Empress Worsely ' Roman Holiday ' ,has been on its way out the door for refusing to bloom for about 18 months. I moved it to a little brighter spot, plus pressure washed the polycarbonate roof and now I have 4 buds ( on about 100 pbulbs). So I'm going to keep it a little while longer.

New bloomer this morning, as I was moving all the Catts in under the overhang - too much rain especially after I just sprayed fungicide today . . . the clouds appeared immediately!

This is Den. Maui Sparkle 'Exotic Orchids' (that's what the tag says ) This was a beautiful gift plant from Jim last year that I proceeed to try to kill at least two or three times, broke one stem, another got a case of wet rot, but it has survived and put up a nice spike with 18 buds.


Miraculously, I haven't yet murdered my gift Phal either, still blooming happily. I'm waiting for the flowers to finish and I'll mount it out in the garden on my big oak branch, next to the Enc. tampensis (that is getting ready to burst into bloom too)

Wow, tough crowd!! Doesn't bloom for 18 months, so it better shapes up!! That is a lot of pseudobulbs!!!
I find that sometimes a reluctant bloomer might take its sweet time to bloom for the first time for me, but once it finally does, it seems to have found its voice and keeps on blooming regularly.
It looks nice!!

Elaine, on your Phal!

So I am not sure if Bletillas belong into the monthly thread or into what else do we grow? Or - since they are still opening, perhaps the Anticipation thread.....
Oh well, here is Bletilla striata and I will update when all different varieties are open.

Well, I would say they're definitely monthly blooms, and they sure do look pretty with the buttercups blooming around them.

You've got one white one in there as well, already. Sweet.

My Laelia / Schomburgkia superbiens v. alba are starting up.
This is the mother plant with 3 ridiculously long spikes, the first one is now open.

And a division of the same with one spike

And there was the Rlc Cynthia in the cage with one gorgeous large bloom

Love the Schombo!

Jim

Hi all,
Just stopped by to say I'm alive and to show you my Cypripedium 'Gisela' hybrid. I moved 2 years ago from my former dairy farm to a nearby town and have had 4 huge 36" raised beds built last fall for my gardens. I moved my treasured plants in and have been waiting to see what made it. Both ladyslippers have survived. My other orchids now live mostly in the basement under lights. I have a crazy orchid lady group on Facebook.

Oh my, those lovelies would be treasures in any garden!! So beautiful. Thank you so much for posting those images.

@Boojum Kathy, you are the only person I know growing these hardy Cyp hybrids with great success. They are just gorgeous!!

Perhaps you might have some pointers for @Arico ?
The thread "Hardy orchid - Cypripedium" in Orchids forum

It is always nice to hear from you, Kathy. Thanks for sharing your Cypripedium with us. Don't be a stranger.

Jim

Ursula, I love both your plants.. so different and each very pretty!
Hey stranger... great to see you here Kathy! Your Cyps. Are GORGEOUS!

I've got this Bc. Richard Mueller X Blc. Toshi Aoki 'Pizazz' opening up this morning.

Very pretty!

Love the color on that one, Lindsey.

Jim

Thanks, I thought it was interesting as it has the same parents as Copper Queen.

Lindsey, your 'Pizazz' is stunning.

Still keeping up while Lynda and I are in DC. Rain everyday but most of the good stuff is inside. One note: my feet hurt

We got that same crummy weather here, it was raining all day and never got above 55 degr F today, disgusting!