Another front of some kind is going through and we are stuck with overcast skies and drizzle all day. My company left this morning early and will try to make their way through Tennessee and Kentucky on the way to Indiana. Better them than me. I took five of my best bloomers over to the big Tampa Bay Orchid Society show and sale this morning and have them registered for AOS judging. I'm thinking my huge Dendrobium spectabile has a shot at some sort of prize. It was fun to watch the heads turn as I drug that thing in the door.
With the big boys out of the way I had a chance to take some pictures of a few odds and ends out in the OC. First up is C. tenebrosa x Rlc. Chinese Bronze. I wish they would register this one.
Then we have the sponge orchid, aka Vaughnara [Vnra.] Fiftieth Anniversary. It is an old Richard Mueller cross. The buds are all opening nicely. So far so good.
Then there are a couple of little Phals blooming. The first is Phalaenopsis [Phal.] lueddemanniana 'Krull's Red Devil' X self. By the way, I saw Jim Krull at the show this morning setting up his shop.
