The Bifrenaria hasn't bloomed yet. I've had them since they were small seedlings, and I have a clump of 5 pbs (really only 3 larger pbs, 1 a developing pb) that I can trade. I've had them since 11/04, which is why I call them NBS. I could even throw in a clump of Cattleya aurantiaca 'Jean' AM/AOS x 'Plov' small seedlings. These are small, less than 2 in tall. They were given to me in a trade, and I really have no interest in catts, but they're very healthy, well rooted, and really growing nicely; just young. If you want to email me off the forum, I can send you pictures. Carolyn

Here are some of the orchids that will be up for auction. To see photos of the orchids please click on GI (Google Images). Aerangis modesta - GI 2 flower spikes! Ascda Princess Mikasa ÂIndigo - GI Â2 flower spikes! Blc Anna Balmores ÂLakeview - GI Âin bloom! Blc Burdekin Wonder ÂLakeland - GI Âin bloom! Blc Waikiki Gold x Laelia briegeri ÂStar of Brazil - GI Bllra Big Shot ÂHilo Sparke - GI Âin bloom! Bulbophyllum grandiflorum - GI Bulbophyllum masdevalliaceum - GI Catasetum expansum ÂNatural World HCC/AOS - GI Cattleya à hardyana - GI Cattleya labiata - GI Âin sheath Cirrhopetalum ÂLovely Elizabeth - GI Cymbidium aloifolium - GI Cymbidium Devon Railway ÂNew HorizonÂ4N - GI Âin bloom! Cymbidium Enzan Sky ÂPleiades - GI Cymbidium Estee Magid ÂDiva - GI Cymbidium insigne ÂLois Kelly - GI Cymbidium madidum ÂIreland - GI Âin bloom! Cymbidium Mitzi Mabel - GI Âspecimen plant with 7 flower spikes!! Cymbidium Mitzi Mabel - GI Âin flower! Cymbidium Pacific Express (fifi x Kalimpong) - GI Âin bloom! Cymbidium Sarah Jean ÂIce Cascade - GI Cymbidium tracyanum - GI Cymbidium Venetian Lilac x Cym devonianum - GI Âin bloom! Dendrobium aggregatum var majus - GI Dendrobium dichaeoides - GI Âin full bloom! Dendrobium kingianum var silcockii - GI Dendrobium Mini Snowflake - GI Encyclia prismatocarpa - GI Âin full bloom! Epidendrum falcatum - GI Âin bloom! Epidendrum polyanthum - GI Âin spike! Grcym Lovely Melody ÂSweet - GI (Cymbidium ensifolium alba x Grammatophyllum scriptum alba) Âin bloom! Habenaria rhodocheila - GI Jumellea arachnantha x Jumellea comorensis - GI Laelia gouldiana - GI Laelia purpurata var carnea - GI Laelia Santa Barbara Sunset ÂShowtime HCC/AOS - GI Lc Chan Hsiu Jewel ÂBeauty Queen - GI Lc Cholletiana - GI (Laelia superbiens var alba x Cattleya mossiae alba) Lc Orange Embers ÂSanta Barbara - GI Masdevallia coccinea ÂRed - GI Âin bloom! Maxillaria cucullata - GI Maxillaria richii - GI (embreei) Miltonia Eddie Brown - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Freebyrd - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Hearts of Gold - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Maui Lavender - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Maui Sunset - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Patricia Marie Linares - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia Rene Komoda - GI Âin bloom! Miltonia spectabilis var rosea - GI Miltonia Steve Skolen Fantasia - GI Âin bloom! Mkra Salaya Gold - GI Oncidium zelenkoanum - GI Âin bloom! Paphiopedilum (Maudiae x Pulsar) - GI Âin bloom! Paphiopedilum delenatii ÂPink Doll x ÂPink Elephant - GI Paphiopedilum FullerÂs Gold Stripes ÂFortune - GI Âin bloom! Rhynchostylis gigantea ÂSpots - GI Rhynchostylis retusa - GI Sobralia decora ÂDark Form - GI Stanhopea tigrina ÂGlory of Mexico AM/AOS - GI Âin spike! Vanilla planifolia - GI Yam Queen Adelia - GI

I was at the show also. The Sacramento show is small compared to the major shows but it's always nicely done - I go every year. If you live close enough to attend the SOS show, be sure to go the the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco next spring - it's a monster of a show & always a great time. I plan vacations around it.

Thanks David! You're really right about the aerial roots. Here's an update on just a few of the succulents on my tree... Last year I sowed a gazillion seeds from my largest Echeveria directly on the tree. To my surprise...perhaps only a few days later I started to notice a gazillion tiny seedlings sprouting up wherever there was a bit of moss. I had no idea that Echeverias were so easy to grow from seed. Here are a few pictures of the larger seedlings... There are two or three large seedlings growing in the root basket of Dendrobium speciosum... Other succulents in that photo are Graptopetalums, Crassulas, Othonna capensis, Crassula streyi, etc. Here's a large Echeveria seedling growing in the root basket of an Ansellia africana... This one is growing beneath a Begonia boliviensis... Another Echeveria on the tree is Echeveria nebularum... It's an epiphytic succulent from Mexico. Other succulents in the photo include... Crassula spathulata, Cissus tuberosa, Peperomia urocarpa, etc. Here's a photo of the shady side of the same branch... Succulents in this photo include...Aeonium Kiwi, Graptopetalum, Peperomia graveolens, Kalanchoe NOID (purchased as K. manginii), a small Echeveria, Kalanchoe marnieriana, etc. Here's a closer shot of the Peperomia... Peperomia graveolens and Crassula streyi both have nice reddish coloring on the underside of their leaves so in this regard they are well suited to growing epiphytically. Here are a couple different Echeveria roseas that I added last year... Echeveria rosea grows epiphytically in Mexico. It's one of the most cold hardy Echeverias and is grown outside year around in parts of England. Not sure why it's not more commonly grown here in Southern California as it can color up nicely when in bloom. During summer I water the tree every other night via drip system. During winter I water the tree first thing in the morning around 3-4 times per month. Many of the succulents seem to be able to survive indefinitely on just the plain bark of the tree...but they go into bonsai mode. In order to thrive they need some moss and/or detritus. I've also tried using coco fiber but it just doesn't retain enough moisture. What works pretty great is coco fiber with a layer of New Zealand Sphagnum on top. Here are some other photos of succulents growing epiphytically... Agave Cactus Cactus Cactus Cactus Crassula multicava Cyphostemma currorii Dudleya Echeveria alata Echeveria dactylifera Echeveria nebularum Echeveria nodulosa, Aloes, Mamillaria Echeveria nodulosa Echeveria nuda Echeveria rosea Echeveria rosea Echeveria rosea Echeveria secunda Kalanchoe uniflora Mamillaria Mamillaria Mamillaria Opuntia Opuntia Opuntia Yucca lacandonica and Agave