Newest open is C. Dubiosa x Blc. George king. Love the little bit of pink right in the middle of it.

Oh yes the pink striping is lovely!

Kathy and Ursula, sounds like a C-section (Cattleya section).

Bree, I'm always fond of yellow throats on white Catts..

Funny, Laurel!
Catasetum today.

Sarcochilus hartmanii.

My white cym finally bloomed but like a few others in the room, it has a weird bloom. North light? Too cool??

Love that shot of the Catesetum ! It looks like some critter created by Dr.Suess!

The Cym. is pretty! If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say not enough light.

Beautiful Catasetum, Kathy.

Thanks, Janice!! I like the weird colors. Actually red and green orchids abound here!

My Lc Firedance x Nodosa is fully open now. It hung outside all winter, so it is a very tough one.

A little closer and out of the sun...cut off that one long spike in this one

Carol, the colors are amazing on this X. Is there an age difference between the more yellow and the more reddish blooms? Very showy!

I agree, the Catasetum is great!!

And who is talking C-sections ( while my daughter-in-law is due next week....)? I will do my best on that Cattleya section!!

Bree, very pretty!!

Firedance has it goin on, Carol! Love the color and form.

Ursula ,do you want my address and a prepaid shipping box?
Carol...love that one, just like a California sunset!

Yes Ursula, they open cerise and turn yellow as they age. The first year 1 spike with 2 blooms, the 2nd year 3 spikes with 2 blooms this year 6 spikes with up to 5 blooms. Glad it likes it out there.

Thanks. It's happy!

My Cattleya luteola opened a nice spike. I took it out to take a picture and discovered another full spike just breaking through the sheath.
This one had such a hard time last year, the slugs really went after it (outside). It is since then totally bare-root in its Bonsai planter and doing just fine.

and another picture -

I had split my large and overgrown Ctna Why Not. This is now the smaller of the plants blooming.

Ascocentrum garayi
I forgot to take a plant shot - next session...