I spent some time today at Silva Orchids, they had a very interesting repotting session. It was fun to watch how Joe and Tony tackled plant after plant with amazing speed and skill!! Came home with a small division of a very beautiful Lc John Mossman hybrid. I realized later I never took a picture at least with my phone. The open flowers on larger plants were jaw-droppingly huge and gorgeous. I grabbed a plant in spike but the prize tag of 500 bucks made me put it back and I came home with a much, much smaller plant. I am happy.
In the meanwhile - some stuff blooming here this week:
The Dendrobium lindleyi ( aggregatum) is now fully open, 5 spikes this year and we love it. My pictures don't do it justice. And the little jenkinsii was done with that first little spike, but it opened two more.
the Den jenkinsii
and another size comparison. I can't tell any difference between the blooms, to me they look identical.
It seems , the Neos and their hybrids are waking up, Ascofinetia Cherry Blossom 'Hawai' has a few blooms on a tiny plant, picked up last year
while Ascofin. Cherry Blossom 'Odoriko' flowers better on an older, larger plant
Nakamotoara Newberry Aprikot blooms again and the plant looks very much like its "Daddy", the Asctm curvifolium.
Dendrobium superbum, decided to live last Summer and put out a few smallish canes. I was surprised to see a few blooms on that one, while my much larger plant of Den Nestor doesn't say peep. It smells so good! Scented Raspberries!
Tolumnia Sniffen opens a couple of spikes
