Wow! So we've made it to February and there sure are lots of blooms at our various homes and greenhouses!! Here's to more hours of sunlight!!
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Here's Cym Beacon Fire 'Cecil Park' to start off the Valentine orchids.

And a wonderful start it is!

As Ursula tests her new IPad with mobile hotspot from her phone....

Tell us more. Are you using an iphone4 to do that?

I have a verizon Palm Pixi plus which has the Mobile Hotspot with 2 GB included in my plan. So if I am not near Wifi, as this morning, I simply turn on the Mobile Hotspot on my Phone and log on. Works great, no problem and it is almost as fast as my Wifi at home.

something ate a little of one of the buds...
look at the green points on the tips of the petals.
Got this tagged C. Royal Emperor 'chris' but thats a big red isnt it?

Darn! Hope it's not slugs!

Bree, the two photos I found on the net were large reds.

It is very close to my Catt. Summer Spot 'Carmela'.

Bree, it is a very pretty spotty, despite the small damage.

Ursula, congrats on the ipad..you're going to love it!
I gave one to my husband for fathers day last year and he
has a hard time finding it....someone else is always using it!

Thanks Lindsey! Some of these Apps are really lot of fun too....

Gorgeous Bree!

Here are my first offerings for February...Phrag. Michel Tremblay...this is the 5th flower.


Wilsonara Zoe's Fire


Odontoglossum Margaret Holm

I'll take one of each offering!

Me too please!
Todd, very showy!

Todd, Margaret Holm is beautiful!!

Bill

News of (and from ) the weird. Kathy, that NOID Cym you sent South is opening and it is an oddball for sure. Of the first two flowers either parts are absent or fused. I'm curious to see what the rest of the flowers look like compared to the first two. Anyhoo, do you see Elvis here or maybe something religious? I'm thinking of charging for viewings. The photo is backlit and the flower is actually deep maroon with greenish edging.

Here are the two flowers open together. It's as if the flowers have no sepals? There is nothing on the rear side of the flower. One has a split petal and one has a single petal at 12 o'clock.

Here's the spike. There are plenty of flowers to come for comparison. Is this ringing any bells?

Hi Laurel!!!!!
Oh man. Twilight Zone material fer sure. Keep it separate in case of virus. On the other hand, it may just be a victim of the rot that I had for 2 years!! I am wondering if it is this "Mini Rose", my vague label for this cym NOID.

yeah watch out for virus. Does the plants leaves show any signs?