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I couldn't contain my excitement when I saw that one of the growths on my paphiopedilum micranthum has a sheath!! You can see the dark coloration of the sheath compared to the leaves and the little black thing growing out of the sheath. This wouldn't be a regular leaf. 1 and a half years of...

Thank you all for this helpful information! I have high hopes of keeping this species alive now! I will post pictures when the buds open in a few weeks.

I just got this in-spike habenaria medusa today and I'm so excited for the flowers to open! There's at least more than 5 buds on it. Ihave some pictures of the actual plant below. This is my first habenaria orchid. I know keeping these orchids alive is hard in winter, so I'm asking for some...

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to detect a fragrance on either. I was hoping they would, but I guess not. There might be some plants in the future that may develop slight fragrance due to the 75% schlimii influence, who knows? You can try and get one from Ecuagenera if you want. Yes, I do think my...

Indeed, many people including me were in shock as the grower brought in that monster multi-growth cardinale!

Both phrags came from Ecuagenera during the CIOS Speakers Day. Very lovely flowers!! They have a nice compact growing habit which is nice. The QF Maria's dalessandroi parentage is quite visible in the 1st flower. I got the cardinale because I saw someone elses large cardinale on the judging...

I bought these gems at the recent CIOS Speakers Day in Iowa. All of them came from Ecuagenera, besides one free blooming cattleya from SVO. They were selling a bunch of rare exotic orchids, as well as various tropical aroids. I got a monstera thai constellation, a white knight philodendron, and...

It's about 7 inches tall.

I got this one from Hawaii last August as a NBS seedling. Almost a year later, it has put out its first bloom. Only one flower, but still a beauty! It started to open yesterday, and now its fully open. No fragrance yet, but I'm sure it'll come soon.

No, it doesn't. It gets its nutrition from mycorrhizal fungi in the ground rather than using photosynthesis.

I haven't seen these orchids growing wild on my property before so this is a real treat to see! I love seeing orchids thrive in the wild. They are growing in almost complete shade in the woods surrounded by tall trees and shrubs. The flowers sort of look like a cymbidium to me. It has a lot of...

Got this plant as a division from a local orchid society member last year. It grew a large growth over the summer, then matured and produced a large sheath with six buds. Its purple-pink lip is stunning! Fragrance is nice, not overpowering. I'm impressed that it still bloomed with six buds in a...

These plants are absolutely jaw dropping, as well as yours!!! Impressive growing and kudos to your local society!!! Some of my favorites are that c. amethystoglossa, all those large lycastes, the bulbophyllums, and that large cymbidium! Oh man, there's so much to compliment on!

I received this cattleya marilyn lew from Ecuagenera USA today. I was hesitant to get it because it has mixed reviews, but this plant looks quite healthy, with a new growth, healthy roots, and plump bulbs. I only got this because the flower looks like a miniature dowiana, to replace the true...

I had a green valley x dou fang bloom last year, and it was quite nice.

Would physan 20 work to treat it? The physan website has a treatment for orchids with rot, such as erwinia. It states to "remove compost from plant, then soak entire plant 10 minutes or more. Cut away all rot with treated tool. Soak plant wounds again for 10 minutes. Repot in physan 20 soaked...

Actually, I think that has helped because the area I have been keeping it in at the moment has a fan near it keeping good air circulation for other plants. It probably has been a little too cool for it and I have moved it to a much warmer area, and I will be keeping it more dry for the time...

I have 2 dowiana seedlings, and unfortunately have discovered one of them seems to have black rot. The other seedling is okay. One growth has turned brown/black and spread to the leaf which has fallen off. The red circle in the picture shows affected part. It doesnt seem to have affected the...

My coelogyne unchained melody is now mostly in full bloom, 8 flowers on first spike, 7 buds/flowers on the second spike. They have a sweet/musky odor that is very strong in the morning and faint at night. The fragrance is odd, first smells sweet then a little stinky. The flowers go well with the...

Thank you, it does look like they will have buds because they are fat little things coming up than the other smaller growth.