I took some pictures this cloudy morning today, but then later the sun came out and everything looked more "alive", so I quickly re-shot some blooms.
My Dendrobium Nestor never puts on a super show, but I am happy with a(n almost ) half cane in bloom. The flowers smell strongly of Raspberries, really nice.


Caularthron bicornutum is a sturdy plant and has been a fairly easy grower and repeat bloomer so far for me. Full sun and daily floods.


Tolumnia Sniffen starts up again.
I find that my Tolumnias need to be inspected frequently for scale, much more so than most other Orchids. I treat them immediately if I see any sign of trouble.


The Dendrobium farmeri looked so pretty in the sunshine today


And a clump of the tiny Dendrobium lichenastrum var prenticei

Dendrobium lichenastrum var prenticei

Fabulous Ursula!
Love the cutie Tolumnia..mine are just getting ready to pop, I am growing them in my shower
and they are so much happier there than the window sill.

Ursula, those three Dendrobiums are all beautiful. I love that lip on the Caularthron bicornutum. Great show.

Jim

Thanks!

My Aerangis citrata stays alive above the fish tank, and I am happy it is blooming from two modest spikes. This one was hanging on for years, but it actually started to turn the corner a bit with the added humidity.

Jim, your Dendrobium nobile hybrid is totally beyond amazing. Talk about floriferous!

And love your Den, also, and the graceful Aerangis, Ursula!

And finally my Paphiopedilum has made her full bloom!
The long wait that started Dec 2011, just so happy it did manage to push through!..after a 2-year hiatus..

Thanks Janice.
How pretty is that, Tarev!

Thanks Ursula! Feels so nice to have a lovely indoor bloom and right at the start of Spring! It felt like this bloom was a month late completing it..in 2010 it was already in full bloom come Feb. I guess better late than never

I find that many of my Orchids, once they find their voice/bloom reliably, really start blooming year after year within a timeframe of a week or two - like clockwork. For me - I really look forwards to them actually marking the seasons.

Great Paph Tarev!

Well worth the wait !

Got a few pics yesterday
Den, jonesii has two spikes. One yellow flower on the back spike



Den. yellow song 'Canary'




Maxillaria picta (yellow) has 15 spikes

another Maxi. picta species, about half the size of the other one




First flower on Maxi curtipis

and with flash

Oh lusting for Maxillaria curtipis!

Beautiful Carol! I love the long almost shaggy flowers on your Den.jonesii !

Carol, fun blooms. I love the Den jonesii and the Maxillarias are really nice!

with Ursula.

I was on Extension Service phone duty all day today and then shopped for tropical fruit on the way home for use in my talk tomorrow. I am the opening speaker at Greenfest, an 80-plus vender spring plant extravaganza at the University of Tampa. Yes, there will be several orchid vendors. It sounds like a fun day.

Jim