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21 spikes, 20 of them will bloom together.

Yeah, I'm at my limit. I don't think I can take care of this anymore.

Tnyr5 is well on their way... 😂 See the thread below. Post in thread 'Mexi in sheath at least'...

i once saw a pic from a forum or blog post of someone who mastered mexipedium culture that had colony that filled a kiddie pool. i don't...

Yay! I have a piece of that concolor and it has been doing great so far--4 new growths now. and that makes it the "oldest"...

I have a Ludisia discolor I got from a friend back in 2014 or 2015 I am still growing and a Paph rothschildianum I also got in 2014 from...

Oh, my oldest orchids, nothing more then a few Cattleya walkeriana clones the I purchased in Florida in 2009 and 2010. Both were...

I have only been seriously expanding my collection and orchid knowledge for the last 2-3 years, but prior to that I really liked orchids...

Oldest of any orchids I have are dendrobium phalaenopsis type hybrid and an oncidium (or whatever the intergeneric name is now) wildcat...

well that's freakin awesome because my oldest plant is a L. rubescens that i ALSO obtained from Great Lakes orchids in 1987...

The oldest ones I can remember for sure are a Paph. concolor (circa 1975) that I obtained from Great Lakes Orchids. The other is a Paph...

I was given my first orchid in 1971. Killed it, of course, then got focused on learning how to grow them, buying a Paph Almum (barbatum...

A first blooming seedling. Plant condition is weak, 3 pieces of leaves in about 15 cm length. I think it will be better next time. Keep!

Since I have moved my collection from zone 7 on Long Island to 10 in Southwest Florida, certain orchids could not take the heat or the...

i am only a few years into this hobby and have killed a lot along the way. now that i'm getting the hang of it i have a lot of reverence...