I take it back again. I do have something else blooming besides the Pleuro. alata. Aerangis kirkii sent up another spike underneath the leaves, and I didn't even see it until lo and behold, one bud bloomed. You can't see it from the top, but if you look from the side, suddenly there it is. This kirkii is crazy. Single blooms have been popping up on and off all summer. And now a hidden spike underneath, a more visible spike on the side, and what looks like the beginnings of a spike off the other side. The obvious spike is coming up from the spot where it has been blooming its one flower at a time, previously. I guess we'll have to wait til next year to decide if this is normal behavior for this one. It's rather interesting, keeps you on your toes, and gives me a reason to pay close attention to it (which I obviously haven't been lately, if a spike could start blooming out of nowhere.)

Not my list. Just a list for the local orchid society at latitude 33 something south. Deleted lots of Noids and duplicate names. I "see" that the Sea Mary is listed above. Is it really Sea Marie? Orchids from Australia, USA and South East Asia. Acianthus fornicatus Brassavola nodosa 'Mas Major x self Barkeria lindleyana 'Mauve' Blc. Zilzie Fry Blc. California Girl x Mount Sylvan Blc. Cherry Suisse Blc. Donna Kimura Blc. Dream Trader 'No 9' Blc. Golden Tang Blc. Hawaiian Future Blc. Hisako Akatsuka x Sylvia Fry Blc. Juneau Fry x California Girl Blc. Momilani Rainbow Blc. Tickled Pink Bulbophyllum shepherdi Bulbophyllum schillerianum C. Angelwalker x Pastoral 'Innocence' C. Aran Powder Puff x Blc. Mary Scalia C. Lulu 'Pink Blush' x 'Cuddles' C. percivaliana 'Summit' C. Tokyo Magic x Tangerine Imp Cattleytonia Brandi 'O.C.' Cattleytonia Jamaica Red 'Splash' Coelogyne rigida Coelogyne ovalis Corybas barbarae Corybas fimbriatus Corybas pruinosus Cym. Cherry Cola 'Geyserland' Cym. Dolores Hoyt x Tom Thumb Cym. Greenoaks Gem x Ice On Fire Cym. Gypsy Rose 'Princess' Cym. Jessie Blakiston x Other Hybrids Cym. Katydid 'Veridian' Cym. Lancashire Khan 'Evie' Cym. One Tree Hill 'Solstice' Cym. Peggy Sue Cym. Pharaoh's Dream Cym. Sarah Jean 'Jennifer' Den. Anne's Rainbow Surprise Den. Australian Bride Den. capituliflorum Den. Chao Praya Candy Den. Chao Praya Moonlight Den. Colonial Surprise x Others Den. Elegant Autumn Den. Hilda Poxon Den. Makapuu Ann Den. Pink Ballerina Den. Red River Den. schneiderae Den. Shanilla x Lady Hamilton Den. Tosca x Other Hybrids Den. Woo Leng 'Blue Lip' Dendrobium prenticei Dendrochilum cobbianum Dendrochilum convallariaeforme Dendrochilum uncatum Dgmra. Skywalker 'Red Star' Laelia anceps Laelia gouldiana Lc. Little Susie 'Val' Lost Benching card Mclna. Pagan Lovesong 'Ruby Charles' Oberonia titania Odcdm. Bittersweet 'Toffee' Odcdm. Wildcat 'Bloodshot' Odcdm. Wildcat 'Bobcat' Odcdm. Wildcat 'Carmela' Odcdm. Wildcat 'Carnivale' Odcdm. Wildcat 'Leopard' Onc. ornithorhynchum 'Stinky Pink' Onc. ornithorhynchum 'Rosemeath' Onc. Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance' Osmoglossum pulchellum Paph. Atlantic Paph. Camberwick x Ferox Paph. Crazy Horse Paph. Danella 'Chilton Paph. gratrixianum 'Geyserland' Paph. insigne Paph. Java Pink Paph. King Arthur Paph. Puddleham Paph. St. Swithin Paph. Susan Booth 'Darth Vader' Phal. Mount Kaala 'Elegance' Phal. Su's Red Lip Pleurothallis viduata 'Fox Den' Pot. Dal's Success x Other Hybrids Pot. Hoko Gem 'Freckles' Prosthechea Edith Arakawa Pterostylis grandiflora Rolfeara Coconut Ice 'Fantasia' Sarcochilus Bessie 'T.C.' Slc. Dal's Buddy Vanda Chindavat x Lenavat Vanda JVB x (Suwapee x Charungraks) Vanda Piyaporn x Ascda. Meda Arnold Vasco. Pine Rivers 'Narangba' Zelemnia Liz 'Full Moon' Zygo. Advance Australia x Artur Elle Zygo. Titanic x Blue Banks

quinnfyre, yes the alata is still blooming. The plant has about 20 spikes on it that each rebloom several times so don't cut the 'dead' spikes off. It also has a bunch of cute seed caps as well. The way I grow my little Pleuros is I use those clear plastic $1 shoeboxes (toss the lid). They have enough height to hold in humidity, and the plants are only 1" to 4" tall anyhow. I put the plants in groups into plastic vanda baskets, 6" mostly, which keeps the plants from continually falling over and also holds them up above the bottom of the box where water tends to accumulate. This way, I can keep about 1/4" of water in the bottom to raise the humidity up a bit more than the 50% the greenhouse runs without keeping the plants soggy. To water, pick up the two baskets, hose the plants off, and return to the shoebox. The boxes (I have about four of them) are put to the side of the shoplights on a dim shelf at the back of the GH. They don't need very bright light. I am only using the vanda baskets because I have a stack of them; I didn't buy them for this purpose. Anything else can be used that fits the same type of description; the housewares department in stores have all kinds of possibilities. This is what my baskets look like. I use them for Vandas, too :-) Here is a link that might be useful: Vanda baskets

Jane - I don't know if there is a misunderstanding on my part but all I did was bring them home and remove the packaging, pots excluded, and watered them with a VERY weak fertilizer and super thrive solution. Other then that I did nothing to mess with them but since they look good im going to take you advice and leave them alone. Gary - Thanks for the picture it does look a lot like the picture on the label. Carl