I'm smiling just reading this thread and the pictures. So much success, so many in bloom, such bounty, so many different orchid tastes. I'd almost forgotten how much fun this kind of thread can be. So thanks, everyone. Keep them coming!

CJ, I always look forward to seeing your lists. Sure keeps me humble :)

snaxs -- aren't you going to tell us the name of your beauty?

In Sheath:
Lc Fire Dance 'Patricia'
Pot Kayla's Smile 'Ben'

In Spike:

Dendro Cobbianium (15 spikes)
Dtps Sogo Little Beauty X Dtps Taisuco Jewel (1 spike)
Ludisia Discolor (10 spikes)
Paph Noid (Maudiae black form) (1 spike)
Paph Somers's Isle 'HOF Jumbo' AM/AOS (1 spike)
Phal Noid (white) (3 spikes)

Blooming:

Anoectochiles Roxburghii
B Little Stars (8 spikes - the fragrance is overwhelming after 9:30 pm)
B nodosa (5 spikes - ditto on the fragrance)
Bc Binosa 'Wabash Valley' AM/AOS (just finishing - 4 spikes)
Bl Sunset Glory (L Purpurata x BL Richard Mueller) (been blooming since May - it keeps throwing new spikes)
Cym Golden Elf x Cym iridifolium (just finishing)
Cym Noid - Home Depot (one spike finishing - 4 more in bud)
Den Noid (phal type)
Dor pulcherrima white (just finishing to bloom 6 spikes)
Lc Bowri-Albida 'Pink Lady' (just finishing - 6 spikes)
Phrag Don Wimber
Sc Crystelle Smith 'BK Orchids' (it keeps going, and going..)
V Sansai Blue 'Acker's Pride' FCC/AOS (just finishing)

Recent blooming purchases:

Epi Volcano Trick
Paph Barbilight (Barbi Playmate x Nulight) (in spike)
Burr Kilauea Volcano Queen AM/AOS

mehitabel, it is sad to tell you that I had to give away 99% of my collections. I had to move on. At departure, I only kept a couple small ones and I did not remember what they are. They looked sickly so the "friends" did not want to accept. I will post pictures after they bloom.

snasxs, I'm so sorry to hear that. Your pictures are so beautiful, it must have been hard to give them up.

I hope you have a growing place in your new home.

{{gwi:208014}}I have lots of spikes and flowers, but the most exciting is this Masdevallia pachyura var leptua. It has more than 20 spikes and will be spectacular when they are all open. This is the first blooming for me since I only got it in August.

This grows in Ecuador and Peru in wet moutain forests above 3000 ft, so I am really happy that I can provide conditions it likes.

In bloom for me;

Onc. "Carnival costume" (1 in bloom another spiking)
Den. "Salaya Minist"
Den Sena red
Catt. Summer christmas "Maria"
Catt. Little toshie "Gold Country" (almost done)
Phal. "Golden Treasure"

Wow Richard, I need one of those masdies. It is gorgeous.

Brooke

outside blooming/in spike

Cochlioda vulcanica

Dracula andreettae
Dracula bella
Dracula chestertonii
Dracula cochliops
Dracula cordobae
Dracula cutis-bufonis
Dracula deltoidea
Dracula inaequalis
Dracula levii
Dracula polyphemus
Dracula robledorum
Dracula sodiroi
Dracula vampira
Dracula wallisii

Dendrobium cuthbertsonii

Laelia anceps
Laelia gouldiana

Masdevallia caesia

Mediocalcar decoratum

Inside growing

Paph bellatulum
Paph delenatii
Paph gratrixianum
Paph liemianum
Paph malipoense
Paph micranthum
Paph volonteanum

Paph NORITO HASEGAWA

Phal ??
Phal mini ??

Phragmipedium lindleyanum

Danny

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These are rather expensive. It costs $150 for each shoot.

mehitabel, here are some of the cattleya:

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Blc. Toshie Aoki'Encore' x C.interglossa'Dogashima'-spikes

Bulbophyllum plumatum (syn Rhytionanthos)-spike
Bulbophyllum mirum (syn Rhytionanthos)-bloomin' again
Bulbophyllum sessile-blooms/spikes

Cattleya skinneri'Cabeza Grande'-spike
Cattleya skinneri'Casa Luna'(original division)-spikes
Cattleya Percivaliana Summit-spikes
Cattleya trianae'Buga'-spike

Encyclia cochleata-spikes

Dracula mantissa(ID was changed)-bloom fading

Lc Warneri-been in bloom for a month, or so.

Neolehmannia porpax-Blooming continuously for several months

Probably a few more, but that would take more time to look around.
Some of the minis are hard to see in time.
So..I don't always know what's going on with them! ;~)

Scott

Finally got around to uploading pics to Picture Trail. Here are some of my current bloomers.

Phrag. Chuck Acker {{gwi:208018}}

Phrag. Praying Mantis - first time bloomer for me {{gwi:208019}}

Wils. Aloha Sparks 'Ruby Sparks' {{gwi:208020}}

C. Bob Betts 'York' {{gwi:138968}}

Blc. Chia Lin 'New City' {{gwi:138965}}

Phal. Yaphon Girl - first time bloomer for me {{gwi:208021}}

Phrag. After Glow - notice the branch in back of the bloom. This had a branch last year but I think this year it is going to have two branches. This plant bloomed for months and before I could repot into s/h, it threw another spike. {{gwi:208022}}

Hope you enjoyed the picture show.

Brooke - thumbnails are clickable

wow, i did indeed enjoyed the pictures - every single one of them. thanks to everyone for sharing.
sue

Highjack, that P Yaphon Girl is gorgeous. I would considering mugging someone for that one. Was it from Big Leaf?

Thanks for the pics.

Yes, mehitabel, Big Leaf this spring. It has a nice scent even in the cool. If I would ever see sun it might even smell stronger. The leaves are the big apple green with a great shine to them. The blooms are a couple of inches and very waxy - lots of future blooms to follow.

Thanks sue, glad you enjoyed them. It's a good pick me up on a dreary day to see blooms.

Brooke

comming!
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Which Paph is it? Nice leaves!

Ahemm, Danny!

You will, of course, be posting photos??
Of your Dracs, I mean!

With that Bay Area climate, I fully expect them to be gorgeous! (poke...poke!) ;~)

Scott

snasxs - you need to clear out some of those beautiful paphs and give yourself more room. Let me be the first to volunteer to help you. N - I - C - E Pics to follow?

Brooke

Oh, My! Snasxs, that pot o' Paphs is about to be Spectacular!

And Brooke, I'm sitting here yummying over those pics, especially your Phrag After Glow and(ditto-ing Mehitabel) your Phal Yaphon Girl.

Mmm mmm mmm!

all I can say is that my wish list is becoming longer and longer (sigh!!).
sue

It's called enabling sue. Hope your pencils sharp and note pad is handy.

Brooke

hello, brooke, believe or not, i usually do have a pad and pencil by me when i read these threads. i carry a list of what i want to buy in my wallet, just in case... happy holidays.
sue

... and this:

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Snaxs, that is a beautiful thing! What is it? And, are those two or three little things off to the side seedlings of it?

Just an update, and a little more enabling:

Mtssa Dark Star 'Darth Vader' opened. I got this as a result of some enablement here in '06, when I asked what the most beautiful Mtssa was, and got several votes for this one.

They were right! It really is beautiful. Tepals are that watered taffeta with a silky shine, in a wine color. And the lip, a brilliant velvety intense magenta. Beautiful. Has four spikes with at least two flowers each. A nice reward for an almost totally neglected plant last summer. So an easy grower as well as compact and beautiful.

mehitabel, some photo-updates. See if you can predict the colors. You should share your pictures too.

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Is it C perci?

Brooke

Ooops, can't be perci, your's is a bifoliate. I flunked.

Brooke

Hi Brooke, please do not be so serious. You did not "flunk". Even a computing machine makes mistake. I think you are great!

mehitabel, no, those little leaves are some weeds. I am sure someone has this purple-spotted thing in its collection.

Hey everyone this is the day I never thought would come! I used to read these lists & be green with envy. . Now about 100 plants later......I'm thrilled to report:

In bloom:
Paph Raisin Pie x Supersuk (purchased in bloom-I've a terrible record with paphs!)

Den Mingle's Sapphire (also purchased in bloom, gorgeous blued very long lasting blooms)
Den Lorrie Mortimer
Half a dozen misc dends (love'm)

Blc Yellow Bird
Blc Maikai 'Leah'
Petite Stars (one of my very favs)
Blc Golden Tang (brought back from death's door & still gave me one lovely bloom)
Fabulous White Catt-NOID (huge 6+", frilly & Fragrant!!! Thx Rex, I love it!)

Cynth Amazing (and it is well named, been blooming for about 5-6 mo)
Perrie.....Motes Leprechaun (also blooming for months & fragrant)

NOID Oncid (perhaps Jerry's Robe)
Alicerra Butter Buds
Mdme Bartley Schwartz (also back from death's door, only two blooms so far)
PSYCHOPSIS PAPILLIO (my biggest thrill of '07!)
Howeara Lava Burst (purchased in bloom)

Two pretty multifloral phals

In bud:

Blc Chan Hsin Jewell (just bloomed about 4 mo ago)
Blc Simba's Song - always dependable bloomer
4 NOID Catts - hopefully can ID them from my tags after they bloom
Epi Mabel Kandra
Epicatt ??? forget the name

Rhyn Gigantea, wow 2 spikes setting lots of buds, first blooming

Also budding my first nobile type dend. Can't read most of the ID...something gold 'Sun Glow'. I do hope these are buds started and not kiekies.

Many phals in various stages of buds & spikes.

Maybe, fingers crossed, a Max tenuifolia.

Wow.....didn't realize I had that many.

Happy growing.
Sheila

Although I don't have one and wouldn't even be sure were to get one...
Is it Cypripedium lichiangense?

At first, I was thinkin' Cyp. margaritaceum.
But that wasn't quite right.
I'm stickin' with this for now.

You do have a thing for those obscure Chinese orchids, don't you! ;~)(poke...poke!)

Hey mehitabel its samuel and i have some mostly good updates and a bad one..... First the bad news my ang leonis the big bud i showed you guys it blasted. but it set this new one
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And Guess What?? My Campobello Mendenhall HCC/AOS with the fat sheath...... well it burst open all the way to the tip of the sheath there are two buds here it is.
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So now how long do you think before they burst into bloom? in thinking in 2 or 3 weeks!!!!!!!! should i leave the sheath alone? i think i should.... Right? Anyways things are going awsome.
Samuel

Wow some of you have quite a collection!!

The only things I have in bud/bloom right now are:

Howeara Lava Burst in bud

Phal little yellow boy -in bloom since August, when I bought it and I just found another spike starting today!

Hey, Samuel. Lovely to see your pics on this thread. And really delighted to hear from you again. I thought you were gone.

Your little new Ang bud is coming along beautifully. Already has the little tail.

Your Campobello plant and buds look marvelous. When will it bloom? Could be even sooner than two-three weeks. Here's what happens with catt buds:

1. First, they break out of the sheath, which yours have just done.

2. Then they develop some more while pointed straight up. Gets fatter, sometimes starts to show color. This may not be a real long time.

3. Then the bud changes from being straight up, to dropping it's head so it points out or even down sometimes. It also usually re-orients itself -- just twists itself around so that it will open right-side-up.

Watch for these changes in your buds. Each one is a signal of what it is about to do next.

Once it has dropped it's head, it will start to puff up and usually opens within just two or three days of that.

I always find it really exciting to watch them go thru their little dance of opening. I'm sure you will, too.

When it opens, I hope you will post a picture of it (and of your Ang) for everyone to ooh and aah on over at the gallery, and here too if you want to.

PS I'm glad you didn't really leave. I notice that nasty things on the board are being erased by the people who run the board all the time, so if you want to you could start posting again here.

I hope you will.

Feel free to e-mail me anytime you have questions above anything.

your friend,

mehitabel

Scott,

I think it is what you think. I am sure many people have it: for example here . I am not chasing after the rare and endangered. I just love the retarded purple spots :-) Talking about spots, will you answer my question about the black banded and blue spotted sunfish.

C

Samuel!! Looking GOOD!! Pictures when they bloom out!!!
I'm excited for you!!
Pat........

Okay...okay!
I finally got around to working on some photos of my fish!
I'll upload them ASAP!
I've been bustin' my butt with ranch stuff and time is scarce before the rains really get here.
I've been repairing fences and working on my frickin' irrigation ditch for...
Well, for years! ;~)
It's at least a few miles long and in very bad shape!
One step forward and eight steps back!:~(
Not too fast...I'll be uploading in the next hour, or so!

Just go to my flickr site and pull up my Palludarium Set!
(Roll eyes)

Figures...!:~)
It would be Allen's photo!
I'm not so much into hybrids, but...
I've really been interested in some of his Brassavola hybrids!!
They always sell at high prices on eBay and are gorgeous!!
Drool...drool...!

Scott

Thank you Scott. I saw your black-banded sunfish. It is so cute! Wow! This is supposed to be a difficult (true) sunfish. You have done a great job.

However I could not find any blue-spotted sunfish at your site. For your ranch: if the "rain" was still not there, then you probably are on the East side of the country. You might consider a dribbling irrigation system. The Israeli invention requires little maintenance.

I'll respond in my Palludarium thread.
I don't want to be a chronic highjacker!
Or...is it too late?

Scott

Congrats Samuel I know you are very excited about the impending blooms. The Mendenhall is a classic. Hopefully I won't fall in love with your Ang. leonis, I need to reduce my wish list, not add to it.

Brooke

hahahahah thanks guys the bud are producing honey dew that tastes sweet hhah i was wondering if it tasted sweet so i tasted it (Weird i know) it was sweet and knida flowery tasting but good. my ang leonis buds' tail is still growing and if i get close to the bud it is starting to produce fragrance!!! thats good im guessing when everything happens i will be sure to post on this conversation side and a thread full of pics for the photo gallery!!!!!!! Can you do that? anyways thanks and happy growing!!!! and i too am making a wish list that is now currently 35 plants strong!!!!!! haha!

Samuel

Well, I resisted reading this thread as long as possible because my collection is supposed to be getting smaller. The current reframing - it's getting more refined. Like that? Not-so-clever rationalization for adding more plants BUT, they're different and almost all are lots smaller than previous ones.

Blooming:

- Bl. Richard Mueller, just purchased
- Dendrobium ceraula (gonzalesii) - still blooming from 8/07, when it arrived
- Dendrobium Mini-Snowflake (Den. aberrans x Den. johnsoniae), just purchased
- Dendrobium moniliforme, Scented Moon - first moniliforme to rebloom under my care!
- Doriopsisium Little Emma (Pixie Star 'Starry Night' x delicosa 'Tinkerbell'), blooming from purchase
- Dtps. Kenneth Schubert 'Blue Angel' (Doritis pulcherrima x Phal. violacea), everblooming
- Oncidium Twinkle 'White Cap' (Onc. cheirophorum x Onc. ornithorhynchum), 1st time reblooming under my care
- Oncidium Twinkle 'Red Fantasy,' 1st reblooming under my care
- Paph Estella (fairrieanum x godefroyae leucochilum 'Cabernet Splash'), 1st reblooming under my care
- Sl. Marriottiana (flava) (L. flava 'Clone 1' x Soph. coccinea flavum), just purchased

In spike/sheath/bud:

- Aerangis fastuosa - 1st Ang. in spike for 1st time under my care!
- Baptistonia echinata, just purchased
- Brassavola nodosa, var. grandiflora, 1st time in spike under my care
- Chiloschista pygmeas - in the middle of sequential blooming for the first time under my care
- Dendrobium aberrans, 1st time under my care, after skipping the last time
- Dendrobium atroviolaceum ('Pygmy' x sib.), 1st time under my care
- Dendrobium Himezakura 'Sanokku' (Den. Oberon x Den. Cassiope), 1st time, etc.
- Dinema polybulbon, just purchased
- Dtps. Sogo Gotris (Phal. Be Tris x Dtps. Sogo Manager), 1st time, etc.
- Dtps. Sogo Melinda 'Caribbean Sunset' (Dtps. Autumn Leaves x Phil. Sogo Lit-Angel)
- Masdevallia Celtic Frost (Angel Frost 'Orange Parfait' HCC/AOS x glandulosa 'Nemo') - 1st & only Masde spiking for 1st time under my care!
- Phal. Baldans Kaleidoscope, peloric, budding from original spike when purchased in early Sept.
- Phal. Cameo, aka Phal. Windsong's Sonnet 'Pine Ridge Peloric' (Zuma Poem x equestris)
- Phal. Center Stage 'Pine Ridge Cockleshell' AM/AOS
- Phal. Guadalupe Pineda (amboinensis 'Pisang Ambon' x bellina 'Whitey'), 1st time, etc.
- Phal. I-Hsin Salmon 'Joy No. 3' (Princess Midas X Kuntrarti Rarashati)
- Phal. javanica (KF#1 X KF#2), 1st time, etc.
- Phal. parishii, 1st time, 2 spikes
- Phal. Penang Girl âChing Reuyâ (Phal. violacea x Phal. venosa), 1st time, and I've had this sucker since 6/05. Thrilling!
- Phal. schilleriana-stuartiana (schilleriana (2N from the Phillippines) x stuartiana 'Miami Beach'), just purchased
- Phal. Summer Beach (Ken Peterson x Mama Cass)
- Phal. Tetra Bell (bellina 'Star of Borneo' x tetraspis 'Snow White')
- Phal NOID, white
- Phal NOID, yellow, 2 spikes
- Polystachya piersii
- Psychopsis Mendenhall 'Hildos' FCC/AOS (Butterfly x papilio)

I didn't realize this many are spiking/blooming for the first time under my care. Exciting!

Congrats to everyone - Whitecat8

Whitecat I hope you will post a pic when your Tetra Bell blooms - love the pedigree.

We have so many talented successful growers - amazing.

Brooke

I have a greenhouse with about 300 plants and a large number of plants are in spike or blooming and I am not going to list them. What I would like to say is that I think it is very interesting to see how different plants bloom at different times depending on what part of the country they are growing in. For example, Whitecat is blooming phals. in Mn. In Florida, my zone, phals. do not bloom until late winter through spring.

Brooke, here: {{gwi:207993}}. Thanks.

Brooke, the Tetra Bell bloomed last summer from the 2 spikes it had when purchased -

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The heavenly fragrance reminds me of Hawaii - plumeria. Lovely memories.

Whitecat8

whitecat, that is wonderful! Does the fragrance last for months? - a must have :-)

Anyways, I have some miscellaneous/assorted items just opened. What is it?

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Snasxs, my plant bloomed outside this summer, and the flowers didn't last very long. It could have been from the heat and weird weather. Whitecat8

Snasxs,

That yellow Paph is Jumping-up-and-down-and-Screaming Gorgeous!! (as a Mississippi friend used to say)

Sweetcicely

Thanks for the pics snasxs and Whitecat - beautiful. I can almost smell it.

Brooke