Just a wonderful start to the month, Ursula. The Epis and the Dens are all just beautiful. That Domingoa has to go on my want list. Very nice. Interesting Renanthera, I'm going to have to research it.
The temps were nice this morning but it's humid and a little sticky out there now. I did go out into the OC this morning and this is what I found to start the month:
I'll start out with Wilsonara Pacific Lush 'Pretty in Pink' which has only one spike but it is long and productive
A last look at Cattleya maxima. Brilliant colors and a wonderful fragrance. Eight flowers on this one spike.
Smbdc. Star of Rio 'Rose' AM/AOS. This is a Schobburgkia superbiens cross and thus a rather large plant. I somehow wound up with two of them so will trade one at some point.
(C. Gene May X Lc. Spoz Tabee Splash) X L. briegeri 'Corpusles'. I think I'll just call it Gene.
This is Epi Mabel Kanda 'Miyao' X Cordigerum 'Paradise'. It grows up near the roof of the OC and enjoys the sun.
Next up is the largest dancing lady Oncidium that I have. It is in a 8 inch pot that is about to explode. I'll have to figure something out and re-pot after this bloom cycle. It has about ten spikes and this first one is just beginning to open.
Mounted on a piece of tree fern is Brassavola Memoria Bernice Foster. Nice happy plant.
Continuing to bloom is species Cattleya skinneri. This is a nicely behaved small Cattleya.
Providing lots of color on the west side of the OC is Lc. Eva ( C. aurantiaca X L. cinnabarina 'poppy) HCC/AOS.
Brassavola tuberculata is sitting in a tree fern basket and hanging happily from the bottle palm.
C. Tiffin Bell X Blc. Eward McDonald has darkened its colors with age.
Bollopetalum Midnight Blue 'Cardinal's Roost' is still blooming up a storm. This particular orchid seems to be the heavy hitter in the Bollopetalum world which is closely related to the Zygos. All this was a big topic in last month's thread.
Leaving the OC now and walking out to Phaius country, these terrestrials are putting on a show.
This Epi. radicans seems happy hanging from a oak tree in a plastic basket.
Back inside the OC, this is Dendrobium Burana 'Green Star'.
Last but certainly not least is Brassavola Jimminey Cricket. That is it from the OC.
Jim
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