No worries Kathy! You've been a great help with all my orchids! About Cyms, do they get as many bugs as I've read? Everywhere I read talks all about them getting infested with spidermites, I try to steer clear of buggy plants. Or is it one of those situations where if you care for the plant properly it wont get bugs? I'll be sure to ask the seller, thanks for pointing that out!

I am very excited about getting more Orchids, I have a number of spots just waiting empty

I'm a bit worried about the Thunia I bought last fall, it goes dormant for the winter and is supposed to break dormancy Feb/Mar but so far nothing...... The cane is still green so thats a good sign. I'm hoping its just a little late since the plant room is on the cool side. Its not supposed to have any water at all until new growth shows but so far nothing....and the cane is looking less green...or maybe its my imagination.

I have never had any experience with them. Here's what I found which you already know. http://www.clanorchids.com/ezi...
I have never had problems with bugs on my cyms. (knocking on wood).

Thanks for the link, I guess it means I just need to be patient a bit longer.
I'll see if I can find any mini Cyms, I would love a larger one but just don't have the room right now so I'll have to stay with a mini if I can find one.

http://www.sborchid.com/plantd...
Here is a so called teacup Cymbidium, very cute!
The HUGE Cym list at SB Orchids should at least give you great ideas....

That is a wonderful source for the teacups!! Unfortunately the shipping costs are high. So when I buy from them (about every 2 years), I buy a bunch!
Here are some small cyms I have. I have decided this one is Cym Sweetheart 'Spring Pearl' but I'm not 100% sure. This is from today.


Here is a Chinese cym I bought in spike. And more of them in small pots. These are hard to bloom but I seem to be getting the hang of it (cym. lianpan, goeringii, ensifolium, sinense).

Thanks for the link Ursula, I really like that one with the red markings! Stunning!

Kathy, your Cyms look fantastic! And congrats on the Chinese ones, I love how you have them in the ceramic pots to complete the oriental look. How old is the lovely green Cym in the first picture?

Probably 3 years since I got it. It's always had lots of foliage but this is the first year to have more than one spike.

It looks like your efforts have more then paid off Kathy! Its just lovely!

Thanks Steven!!

Thank-you.....for being an enabler

I'm hoping to find a Sharry Baby at the garden show.

Don't forget your buying shoes!

I won't!

I'm pretty happy right now as I think I've finally found the ID of one of my Phals, which is looking like it might be a Doritaenopsis (sp?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/t...

Oh pretty! And Todd grows it! (He's a member here but has been working on a book so he hasn't been posting much.)

He might be lurking on this one....

Hey Todd!!! Thinking of you here!

Todds working on a book? That is one book I will definitely be buying!!! His photos are amazing.

Probably not on orchids. He already has one book out.
And he's been churning out articles on Dave's Garden. http://bit.ly/eV5Aak
Here's his first book. I wonder if he's ears are burning. http://amzn.to/hDeFuB

I'm going to have to read some of his articles, its been to long! He always has such lovely photos too.

I finally got a picture of my Dendro, its not blooming but I'm thinking it looks pretty healthy?!?

It looks lush!