Oh!! After the mice ate the first bud, my Sophronitis rosea (wittigeana) is opening a second bud!!!!

Hi there. Actually it had few live roots when I got it, Kathy. I had to do major surgery for rot including cutting away all the back bulbs except one viable one that I am propagating. It looks like some version of Cymbidium caniculatum, which is Australian. Is this sounding familiar? The plant turned the corner immediately after surgery and repot and looks lovely. Here you can see the older growth on the right which is somewhat floppy and the newer growth which is very erect. Not a mark on the leaves. I am pretty familiar with Cym viruses which used to be much more common years ago.The second photo shows a flower opening and reflects the actual color, a maroon/black and lastly a close up of the leaves.

Laurel, that is indeed a strange cymbidium!

You certainly are a miracle worker Laurel!! I knew I sent it to the right nurse!!
BUT, I have no idea who it is. I will need more pics as it opens or maybe it was a cym I never saw or took pics of!

Laurel, that does look strange!! But nice healthy leaves!!
Kathy, did you have a Cymbidium Nut??

Bree, that is lovely Catt and it sure looks like Kathy's Summer Spot 'Carmela'.

Scrumptious Todd, love them all. Haven't had a Phrag bloom in 2 years.

Strange looking blooms Laurel, sometimes when plants are recovering the blooms are stunted, maybe some of the later buds will be better or maybe only the next blooming session.

Kathy, I love the color of the little Sophronitis rosea.

Hormidium or Encyclia vitellina,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, another name change, I think I am going to stick with Encyclia

Me too. I sure hope mine looks like that some day! Just beautiful! I will join you on the Encyclia label, Ken.

Spent the whole day organizing pics and I made my first ORCHID BLOG POST!!!!!! http://www.crazyorchidlady.com...
I've decided to talk to you guys and also to myself. Hopefully this will straighten out all my confusions... or maybe it will do the opposite!

Ursula, I only have the one Cym Nut which is blooming here.

Laurel, I need to do a cym inventory soon and compare my list to what I really have. Hopefully by then there will be some good flowers on the plant.

Blc Chia Lin 'New City' has opened the second spike about a month after the first. It's a double bloom as usual. Great size, wonderful fragrance and very reliable.

Jim

Bree, did that big cyclone get to you?

Jim

Jim- no were alot more down the coast then that, in N.S.W. not Q.L.D. We haven't felt any effects of it...yet. Its actually been pretty dry and very hot here the last few weeks.
Laurel- your Cymbidium sure looks healthy enough.
I think my spotty catt. is Caudebec x Lulu (Caudebec Candy)..thanks to my friend Roy..again. He can always give you information on any orchid.
Kathy- what x is summer spots? Caudebec x ? Mine does look similar to yours.

Jim , beautiful floofy fluffy flowers! What wonderful colors and Great photos!
Bree, that's a nice shot as well, so many flowers, it must be a very happy plant!
Hey Laurel, glad to see you here, we've missed you!

Bree, Summer Spot 'Carmela' is C. aclandiae x Summer Stars (Cattleya Henrietta Japhet x Cattleya Claesiana). Look at all those blooms!!
Great shots of Blc. Chia Lin 'New City', Jim! That plant is soooo reliable for you!

Jim, Chia Lin 'new city" is definately a keeper!

Bree, your spotty catt. is really putting on a show!

Chia Lin is at it again!! I have to have a serious talk with my plant!

Bree, very pretty!!

Ken, I like the Encyclia vitellina a lot, ENCYCLIA!!

Spectacular catts Jim and Bree!

Here uis an update on dendrobium White Rabbit.....7 canes bloomed, but at different times. This is the most blooms that have opened at the same time.

That's beautiful, Todd. I'll put it on my want list.

I'm sitting here, tissue in hand, as I just finished dicing the last of the jalapenos for the chili I'm making. I may have overdone it a bit as the wooden spoon caught on fire and that's never a good sign.

Jim

hehe jim! Love your chia lin. Is it actually redder than the photos come out? I just thought it was a red.
Todd- whats the yellow spots on your Den.... from scale? I have a little at the moment and am repotting, scrubbing with a toothbrush and diluted metho and killing ants. Such a pain! Its so humid and hot here too.

Love White Rabbit. Just saw King Lear. Amazing performance by Sir Derek Jacobi!!!
Never like it when my spoon catches on fire!! :rofl:
Cym Purple Temple.

Blc. Solar Flare 'Paradise'

Dendrochilum wenzelii

Cym Nut 'Red Beauty'

Bulbo biflorum.

Bree I have no idea what caused the yellow spots...most of the older leaves are like this but the new ones look OK...no bugs in this plant..maybe it was a fungal problem but that is usually brown spots...????