Carol, you have lots of nice stuff in bloom! The Encyclia/Cattleya/ Euchile ( take your pick) citrina is awesome , I wish mine would bloom one of these years.

Jim, I see Anguloas in your future. Btw Angulosa virginalis is no slouch either, mine is in bud again too.

Haha! Not really much going on here...we're still 10 degrees below normal, but it's been very pleasant lately. The orchids are being very slow to open, but they are lasting longer, and the humidity hasn't been too low, so I'll take it. Only made it up to 70 degrees today, with strong breeze so the warm growers will be late. Unfortunately, due to our dry winter, fire season has started early here in the west...got a wildfire in San Diego county today, and Az has been burning for a week. Probably going to affect the campers this weekend, or visa versa.
Hope you all have a great holiday weekend!

We cross posted, Ursula. Has your Nageliella bloomed yet? Mine is blooming, but there is no way I could even try to get a pic today, with the breeze. I haven't been able to get a macro when it's calm!

Carol, it is ready to bloom, I see buds on very long spikes, wiggle, wiggle.

As my greenhouse is emptying out, the cage is filling up. Yesterday the big Vandas went out.

Robert's Delight always opens up cupped and I will try to straighten out the nice large blooms a bit in a couple of days.


Brsdm Shooting Star 'Mustard' opened a spike last week.


I am happy, 2 nice spikes on my Dendrobium bensoniae. The blooms smell wonderful with a strong top note of Vanilla.


A surprise Blc Dennis Kone spring time bonus

And Ascofinetia Lionstar keeps on opening small spikes.



More of the deliciously scented Neofinetia falcata are coming into bloom
Benisuzume - the roots on this plant are really long

Nigashidemiyako has beautiful patterned leaves

Tamakongo

and Kibana is yellow and not scented, probably a natural hybrid.

Just beautiful, Ursula. I need some time to digest all of this.

Jim

Jim, the Den bensoniae might work for you, it doesn't need a chill to bloom, just tons of sunshine. I water it year around, but it dries up really fast right under the glass ceiling and in the path of the fan. And the scent is really nice!!

Here is the picture of me and the Grammatophylum scriptum in the winner's circle. At least the orchid looks good.

Jim

That is a nice picture all around, Jim!!

Jim, I am just catching up on this thread.

CONGRATULATIONS on the Blue Ribbon!!!!!!

And you look very handsome, along with that massive Grammatophylum scriptum !!

Absolutely stunning!

Was it grown by the pool?

Yes, it is out there in the OC with everybody else. I think the orchids are really liking the OC. Thanks for the complement!

Jim

Carol, you've got Tons of stuff blooming away at your house...looking good!
Ursula, I am in awe of those Vandas...They look about 12 feet long and happy as can be!
Jim, I'm sorry to say this, but your plant looks fake, it's so perfect. Like one of those decorator potted silk plants.
You however, look great, perfectly alive and real!
Here's what's going on in Greenville, NC today


Lc. Sheila Lauterbach 'Equilab' FCC/AOS won't be winning any blue ribbons this year , unless there is one
for most enjoyed by slugs catagory...here's what it looked like last October.


Lc. Tokyo Magic 'Moonbeam' x D. digbyana 'Mrs Chase' has 2 spikes this time around.

great orchids in Greenville, Lindsey!

and Carol and Ursula, amazing displays!

I've had company all day so not much time to post. Ursula, so many interesting bloomers! I love Dendrobium bensoniae. It is beautiful. Your vandas are doing better than mine as I have none in bloom at the moment. I don't understand why either. They must be adjusting to the OC.. Great group of Neos. Well done, nice show.

Lindsey, that was one hungry slug, what a shame. The Moonbeam X is very nice. Fragrance?

Jim

with Jim! That moonbeam x is beautiful!
Jim, Congratulations!
Ursula, As always, more beauties than I can comment on. I recieved my first Neofinita falcata in a trade a couple of weeks ago, so Iwill have to learn how to grow it.

Thanks!

Jim, your Vandas are gathering steam to start blooming soon!

Lindsey, don't you hate slugs!!
I like the blooms on Lc. Tokyo Magic 'Moonbeam' x Rhyncholaelia digbyana 'Mrs Chase' very much!

My greenhouse is now almost empty, I repotted lots of stuff. And if it is warm enough tomorrow, the fish will go outside too. I bought 4 hardy Waterlilies this year and I will only take the Paradise fish outside, since they can take lower temperatures than the Golden Gouramies. (The Golden Gouramis are going to the new, really great Aquarium store around here.) Which means the pond season can be a bit longer.

Carol, yell if you have some question regarding the Neo! They are not tough to grow at all.

LIndsay, I love that Moonbeam also. Just beautiful, and in that sunny photo it looks like an elegant daffodil. (but will last way longer)

My Enc. Green Hornet opened a new flower, the first of a spike that looks to have 3 or 4 more buds. I'm struck by its similarity to Carol's Enc. lancifolia.


Enc. Tampensis almost finished. The flowers get a lovely golden glow just before they drop.


I'm also thrilled with a surprise that popped up while I was out of town, my first Den. Judith Nakayama has two buds about to open! Such a bonus because the fellow I bought it from told me it had just finished blooming. I'll restrain myself and post a picture as soon as they open.

very nice!
Heh, bonus buds are always great!!