Sharry Babby unfolding some of it's buds.
same as above.

Lee, can you put your bud pics here in Anticipation? http://cubits.org/orchids/thre...
This thread is where your blooms will go.....sooooon!!

Inge, nice pictures, you grow some very interesting plants.

Jim, pretty!! When will my 'El Hatillo' ever open....slow!

My Blc Copper Queen is trying to dominate the scene in the cage. Drama Queen


Chrisanda Memoria Anri Bracker is blooming up in the crown of the Jap. Maple in the cage. I see another spike too.


Cattleya luteola opened two more spikes


Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos' FCC/AOS is still flowering from the same old spikes I think from 2 years ago.


Dendrobium Hsinying Glomo is a happy camper


I have a clump of Encyclias which sports three different plants. I bought is as Encyclia tampensis 'Chocolate'. (from David Walker) Hmmm, the Encyclia tampensis smells sweetly of Honey and the other two ( most likely) hybrids with plicata and phoenicea smell very nicely of Chocolate. ( plant picture to follow another day) I am really enjoying this one!


Jumellea comorensis is usually blooming somewhere


And here is a group shot of Neofinetia falcatas in the Cage

Wow! Copper Queen really is a drama queen! Looks like maybe C. dowiana in the heritage? Love the "clump" of Encyclias...different flowers and scents...can't beat that!

Great blooms in the cage. I hardly have much blooming so the garden is now the star! I so love Cattleya luteola forever!

Good eye Carol! I went to "room genealogy" to look up the parentage of the Copper Queen.
I enjoy this japanese website, there is so much information there, so please follow me if you like:
here is the first page
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid...
next, clicking on Blc Toshie Aoki
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid...
it still looks straight forwards, but wait, click on the Blc Faye Miyamoto
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid...
and going back to the Blc Toshie Aoki page and clicking on the other parent, Blc Waianae Flare
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid...

Is this complex or what?

If you feel like browsing around, here is the full page. If you look closely, the familiar orchid names pop out, just ignore the gibberish.
http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid...

(Clicking around on home links opens a few more interesting doors to different rooms.)

An educated guess. I've got C.dowiana coming from Odom's this week, so I've been trying to find info on it. This article is the best I could find, so far. http://www.chadwickorchids.com...

Ursula, all I can say is WOW!

Jim, wonderful blooms.

belaschick, a little nerve wracking??? These plants get pampered all day long. The bad part is, I keep buying more. It is an addiction.

Thanks

Inge, it is a good addiction.

Love that article, Carol. Sooo interesting. Thanks!

Ursula, lovely show. Can't get enough of Cattleya luteola.

Jim

Ursula, all I can say is WOW!

Jim, wonderful blooms.

belaschick, a little nerve wracking??? These plants get pampered all day long. The bad part is, I keep buying more. This is becoming an addiction.

Check it out!
http://cubits.org/orchids/thre...

Today. C. Dream Catcher x C. Tiny Titan.

Sweet! Looks a lot like the parent Dream Catcher!

Returned from cruise to Bermuda just over a week ago and am just starting to get caught with outside chores. It is not a good time to leave when you have such a short season and all the poor weather we have had this year. Even to catch up on all the wonderful posting here takes some time and I see we have some new Posters as well, wonderful.

Bermuda was beautiful as usual, but the vegetation was showing signs of stress from the drought they are experiencing. The palm trees were not anywhere near as well manicured as Jim's. Went to the Botanical Garden which were told was open, but when we got there only the grounds were open and the buildings locked. From what I could see inside the buildings, it looked more like things were existing more than being well maintained.

My pot grown Bletilla striata which was blooming just before I left at the beginning of the month. The blooms on the plants with the variegated leaves are a fair bit deeper in color. The reside in my cold room for the winter.




Brassia Rex 'Okika', also started blooming just before I left. It measures 14 inches from tip of dorsal sepals to tip of lateral sepal.


It's back to work I go, Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho.

Ken, I love the Bletilla and the Brassia. Too bad about the drought in Bermuda.

I found Blc Keowee 'Newberry' blooming out in the bushes. It has always been a favorite of mine.

Jim

So lovely Jim.
Welcome home Ken! I've never been to Bermuda but I went to Jamaica when I was 17 and they had a drought. I thought they were kidding because there was so much growth everywhere. :lol:
Interesting about the variegated bletilla being darker in flower color. What is your cold room's minimum temp?

Ken, very nice Bletillas and I like the Brassia.

Jim, pretty little skirt on the 'Newberry'.