Bill, to me it is always Ceratostylis rubra!!

This old dog has enough trouble as it is. 🐕

Hi Y'all! I've been busy lately...but these have all bloomed recently in my yard...










All the NOIDS:

You have a lot of orchids in bloom, Patty. The Mayumi was one of my most prolific growers and bloomers. I had a reliable source for divisions a few years ago, but that source was ended two years ago. Too bad.

Carefree outside!! I love it!!

2 of those bloomers are yours, Ken! I'll give you first crack at the Mayumi when it's time to sell if you want. How's your back? When's your surgery?

Thanks Ursula...I like my orchids being part of my 'garden', they're all around my house outside, and I don't have a greenhouse or pool cage anyway!

Gorgeous Patty!
You have such a colorful yard and it's fun to walk around and find surprises waiting for you!
One of my bare root special from Plantio is blooming for the first time.
It looks like there's still a few thrips wandering around ( must be time to spray again )


C. Canhamiana ' Cobalt' X ( C. Blue Sky X C. perci-warnerii

Oooooo...that's a beautiful lip there Lindsey! I am such a purple girl! That one is gorgeous, thrips or no thrips!

Love that purple lip, too. A real beauty. Yes, the thrips love this hot, dry weather so maybe the looming cold front will slow them down a bunch.

Patty, your pink Vanda might be V. Jairak 'Heartthrob' if it's the one I gave you half of.

A surprise for me today - huge bloom on Rhyn. digbyana that I never saw coming, plus two more fat buds!

Ohhh, I love the digbyana, it is doing great!

Pretty lip on the Canhamiana x ! more

Tomorrow morning, Patty. I have to be at the hospital at 5:00 AM.

Good luck with your surgery, Ken.
I'll keep you in my thoughts for no complications and a speedy recovery.

Thank you, Lindsey. I'll be fine.

5 am, yikes! But, Ken, you will be dancing at Christmas! Best wishes!

Thank you, Ursula. I'll take walking upright and wearing this back brace only when I am working outside. I hope to be able to attend our (MSU) football bowl, so I'll need to be able to navigate stairs too.

Lots of good wishes heading your way Ken.

I don't know if it's the weather. or me giving 1/4 strength food weekly, but Cattlianthe 'Synda Nelson' has one new spike in bloom. The fourth time this year...so far.


Now Bc. Lisa Charmichaael 'Rasberry Sunset' has one spike in bloom and another short spike in bud

Beautiful! .... and speaking of the weather are you and Ted far enough away from the fires?

So far! The crazies come out of the woodwork when we get these weather conditions, but this latest wind event is almost over. I feel sooo bad for all the folks that have lost their properties and families. No amount of insurance will ever make it right. Of course the forests have always burned in history, but they weren't populated then, and it was natural events that caused it rather than human events. Hopefully, this will force the powers that be to tighten up building codes. In my dreams.

Glad you are not in harms way, Carol...and my goodness what gorgeous flowers BOTH your plants have!