just got this big den burana emerald jade in the mail. Such nice colours.

What interesting colors, for a Den! Very pretty, Bree! How big is big?

its a pretty big plant about 40cm tall with 2-3 canes, one flowered. The flowers were cut and sent in the box.

Love the colors, Bree! (Using my DBF's computer tonight.)

Bree, neat Den!

Hi all. I'm flitting around on other computers. Opera today. Deep orchid watering. Snow dusting last night. Took some pics of Slc. Fire Magic 'Nora' but haven't set up a way to post yet. Den bigibbum opened a flower too. One of the two buds blasted. Does that ever happen to yours, Ursula?

Bree, how beautiful! Love the Den.

Bud blast? Sure, it happens. Perhaps not that much on my bigibbum, but certainly the Den Luz del Dia does it every so often if it sits/hangs in a less than optimal spot. Shifting plants around until I find a happy location for them, helps sometimes.
Enjoy the Don Carlo today, I will see it on Jan 5.
I should have some time today to take the camera about....

Well, I finally have one new pic. I've been waiting for this Oncidium splendidium to open for a month. It was a pass-a-long, so this is the first time I've seen it, myself...

and the whole plant

My gerberara snow ballet is still going strong, in spite of the cold nights

Carol, the Snow Ballet looks great!
I like the Onc. splendidum, very showy. Some things are worth the wait!

Nice one!! And I rarely like oncidiums. Gerberara Snow Ballet is such a winner! I'm so glad I have it. Thanks again Carol!

I am using my old laptop in my office now and can upload pics again!
Slc. Fire Magic 'Nora', Den tetragonum, Princess Teresa 'Princess Michiko'

The double princess with Sweet Lilian hippeastrum.

I love all of them!! Nora is very cute now nicely open.

How was Don Carlo?

I discovered a nice bloom on my Pescatorea ecuadorana, I moved some plants about and there it was. I didn't get a good plant picture today, but here is the flower in morning sun.

Here is another little Gongora, still a bit drippy. ( Should have taken a picture before watering...)
This is Gongora ( Acropera) horichiana

Kathy, Nora and Den tetragonum are really special. They go on the want list.

Ursula, Den tetragonum is elegant. Very nice.

Jim

Jim, I wish mine did that so nicely!

Anyway - I tried to get some decent pictures of the slowly opening spikes on my Laelias autumnalis var atrorubens, my plant has 10 tall and very wiggly spikes. I am watering plant AND spikes daily and they are opening now without a problem.
Here is my first attempt at non-wiggly pics today -

Everyone should grow Tuberolabium quisumbingii just for the wonderful sweet scent alone, it really fills the greenhouse with its strong Marzipan overtones. It is a fairly small plant and not difficult at all to grow.

And - I had to take some more pictures of the Coelia bella, it has never flowered THAT well for me. I am delighted.

Great show!!!!!
That Coelia bella is truly unbelievable!!!!!!!!WOW.
I especially love the Pescatorea ecuadorana (miss my P. wallisii ) and Laelias autumnalis var atrorubens.
A question about the Tuberolabium quisumbingii. Do you leave spent spikes? Mine stay green and I leave them and sometimes I get a bit of rebloom. Does that happen for you?