Todd, I love the table at home, there is a lot going on! Beautiful color on your Cymbidium too. Pretty Epidendrum ibaguense .

Todd, you have good reason to love the Vuylstekeara Camouflage 'Everglades'. It's a beauty.

Kathy, beautiful Masdevallia and that last picture you posted of it is a classic.

The cymbidium I got from Laurel has fought through the cold and is blooming. I love it. Here is Cym Leodogran 'Cradlemont'.

Jim

Brassia Memoria Fritz Boedeker 'Witch Doctor'. I've had it for years and it is a reliable bloomer.

Jim

Jim, on both! Lovely!

Brassia are the one group of Odonts I don't do well...I think it's because they prefer more heat than the others.

I have a Brassia verrucosa in the cool room this winter after I got advice from some local growers. I'll let you know......
Todd your show at home is truly amazing! I love the Wilsonara Pacific Panache, Vuylstekeara Camouflage 'Everglades' and of course the cym.
Jim, that is a great cym!! I can't wait for mine to bloom but so far, not this year...

Some stuff is blooming here this week. The light wasn't optimal today since the ceiling was getting covered with snow, but the flash took care of that...
Walking into the greenhouse one gets hit with a huge dose of very delicious Anise, the Dendrochilum glumaceum is opening a bunch of spikes. (This one is definitely not hay-scented as one always reads.)


Some Coelogyne are blooming, this is Golden Bug


Coelogyne mossiae opens 3 spikes


Phaiocalanthe Kryptonite 'Ursula' is putting on a pretty show. The deciduous nature of this Orchid x is due to the influence of the Calanthe Rozel parent. I don't mind, at least it will not turn into a huge plant.


And the little Slc Dream Catcher is starting up. This one is a really nice window-sill Cattleya, staying fairly small and compact.
The petals will straighten out as the bloom matures.

Yum, anise!!! Love them all. I've become a fan of all Coelogynes and Dendrochilums!! Love the Slc and looking forward to the flat petal form.
Here's Slc. Hsin Buu Lady 'Y.T.' with all 3 buds open and closest to the actual color. I had to read my big camera book and use PS Elements to get it close. Reds can be so challenging.

Second bud open on the Pot. Free Spirit 'Miami Sun'

ooooohhhhh, red Velvet! rich looking texture. The Potinara is really gorgeous too!

Thanks, Ursula. Sometimes I go nuts trying to get the drama on "film" so you all know why I'm so excited. Digital cameras sometimes balk but I was determined!!

How's everyone in weatherland? We missed the deep stuff with only 5".

Winter wonderland around here


I am waiting for Jake to be dropped off here as soon as everyone is dug out....I would think we had ca 8 inches.

Pretty!

and - I probably should have posted in the growing area post....here is what happens to the greenhouse roof when we have a lot of snow.
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Schom. superbiens closing up shop. Love the way the lip rolls up.

That's cool Ursula!!

Slc. Mem. Alvin Begeman 'Poet' so far 2 flowers and 2 buds. Hoping for a show like last year.

Only one bud on B. Little Stars 'Yaksuji Takasaki'! Hope there'll be more.

Third bud on Pot. Free Spirit 'Miami Sun'

Paph Nike's Sunny Delight has a second bloom opening.

Pretty Brassavola! I tried to google it, is it 'Yasuji Takasaki' ? And there will be more!
Nice 'Poet'! And on the Paph's next bloom!

Ursula, the snow scene sent shivers up my back.

Kathy, great show. Gotta love Little Stars.

Jim

Great dispaly Kathy and Ursula. We are currently getting that storm but oinly got 2" then it turned to rain and it is now 40 F.

Check out my paphiopedilum gratrixianum...it will never bloom this good again! Wish I could enter it to be judged!