Ohh I love the Minerva, looks like it matured a bit since you posted it last. Good looking plant too!!
My Coel Golden Bug is now just about done, but they do bloom for a long time, don't they?
Cute Maiden Charlotte!

All nice, Kathy. Good show.

Jim

Thanks!

Gosh Kathy, Blc. George King 'Southern Cross' is just plain beautiful

I am very happy to finally get it. I just lost a large Henrietta Japhet (white) so I have room for a floofy of colors I prefer. Hope my big Slcs from Roger bloom again in spring!

The Vandas are putting up a nice display right now and I took the tape measure to the Sansai Blues! The spikes on both are now fully matured.
The blooms on my Sansai Blue from Natts ( darker blue) measures 5 inches across, the one on the Acker's Pride ( lighter blue) is 3 inches.


one of 2 full spikes on the Natts plant:


the direct comparison


and Vanda David Gardner

Blc Chia Lin 'New City' AM/AOS has a very beautiful scent.

the flowers are almost glowing in the sun

and a picture taken with flash

Amazing show Ursula. Love the vanda comparison! I'm pretty sure Roger put in some Chia Lins into our local store. I like to looked at them but then picked George King. Guess they are too floofy for me!

Kathy, many people don't like that much floof!

Didn't know that. I always thought people liked big impressive floof the most, like the daylilies that have bubble edges, etc. I thought I was mostly alone in my need for small rupicolous laelias, and historic daylilies, etc.

I like them all- big showy Cattleyas and cute little species and everything in-between. But there are many species-lovers/"species-snobs" which will not be caught dead with any hybrid, floofy or not.

I love floof over little!

I guess I am a "form" snob. As soon as the form is not in proportion I run to one that shows strong form. I much prefer a spider daylily or a simple species iris to a double. A tall vs. one with a giant flower 20" high. I have trouble seeing anything Asian about a six falls Japanese iris-no form. It's not something I think about and I'm sure we all have our unconscious standards of beauty. I like floofy if the proportions work and the form is clear. Then it will take my breath away.

Thank goodness we don't like the same things or we would have the same collections of orchids to show! So boring!

with Bree. Go big floof!

Great vandas, Ursula. Apart from the ones I've posted, several are in spike.

Jim

Thanks !
Yes, agreed. Luckily and very happily we have thousands to choose from.

with Jim and Bree!! the Floofier the better, though I also love simple forms, as well. I like and appreciate them all!
Ursula, your Vandas are gorgeous, as well.

This just greeted me this morning..... Bl Sunset Glory

Ursula, Love the vandas and the Blc Chia Lin 'new city'!

Janice, very pretty!


Nothing new here, but the color has deepened nicely on C. Walkeriana since I posted it, and it smells good too... 11/11
and now

It looks very delicate but very beautiful, Carol, That's a good one!

Jim

Love that one!
Janice, what a lovely surprise. I think Brassavolas are so graceful even the ones with freckles!
Ursula, seeee? Everyone like floofy! Even me!! They are impressive and an especially good balance to miniatures!!