Jim, Just think about the huge greenhouse you'll have next year!

We have a good blizzard here and the greenhouse started to turn into an igloo by late afternoon. I took some pictures today, it will now take 2 -3 days for the glass ceiling to clear after the storm has passed.
Bc Princess Teresa 'Princess Michiko' has one more spike to open, the scent is lovely.


Octomeria grandiflora has a couple of cute little blooms. This is a smallish, easy to manage plant.


Darwinara Charm 'Blue Pacific' is opening a pretty spike. I like the orientation of the small blooms - a little more upwards.


And the first of the Dendrobium kingianum shows a cute bloom


and .....there is Stenorrhynchos millei in the fancy foliage section
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Lovely, Ursula. It is nice to know that you and the orchids are snuggled up in a warm house during the storm. Some of my poor orchids are sharing the house with us and the rest are stuffed into the garage.

Jim

Thanks Jim! I keep my fingers crossed for you, toes too that you won't lose anything.

Kingianum already???

Yes, they are budding and this is the very first spike actually showing an open bloom.

According to my OrchidWiz, Den. kingianum does bloom in Jan-April but March is the peak. You go girl!

There seems to be some interesting spiking happening in the cool room!
The big news is a baby spike on Cym Leodogran 'Craddlemont' (doesn't look like a new growth)!!!!!! Laurel, this guy is a real champ if Jim and my divisions bloom the first year!!!

Rats, it's not Cym Leodogran 'Craddlemont'.

Ludisia discolor alba form today. I always forget how much I love the flowers.

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My NOID Den. continues.

Eplc. Butterfly Kisses 'Mendenhall

Slc. India Rose Sherwood 'Kiilani

Pleurothallis truncata buds.

Vandofinetia blaupunkt.

Catt. Minerva.

The last of my Dec. blooms...

Lc Love passion 'dogashima' x pot. Rubesceance

And my 50+ year old NOID Cym.

Great colors on Lc Love Passion 'Dogashima' x Pot. Rubescence!
So impressed on the 50 year cym!! How many spikes does that have this year?

Orchids and "weather" today. The wind is still howling away!

Beautiful, Kathy and Carol.

I love the 50 year old Cym. Surely it received excellent care throughout the years and loves the cultural conditions.

Kathy, I really like your noid Dendrobium.

Blue skies here, lots of snow on the ground, it is Winter!

Seven spikes on the Cym.

Ursula, it's called benigne neglect! I have spikes on the two divisions also, but nothing on the other Cyms.

Carol, beautiful color on the Lc Love Passion X. A 50 year old cym has got to be a sight to behold!

Kathy, I love the Slc. India Rose Sherwood 'Kiilani. How lovely it must be against the snowy backdrop.

Ursula, gorgeous color on 'Princess Michiko' , what a show!!!
Kathy, great show!!! Nice Kilani and love the buds of Pleurothallis truncata.
Carol, big congrats on your 50 yr Cym!!! Fantastic!
Jim, I am thinking of you and hope the temps are on the way up soon. It is to be in the 50's Friday and 60 Sat. here, so hope it is there also! Fingers crossed!

Janice, just one more night to go and we are into the warm up. They are calling for the mid 70s by the weekend.

Jim