mrhappyrotter
Grand Chupacabra
This is just going to be a quick glance at many of the orchids that are currently in bloom. The busiest season is over, and I never got good photos of things this year, but it's still pretty busy on the stands. Most of these I've posted before when they bloomed in the past.
Angreaecum didieri
This plant is almost constantly in bloom or bud since I've had it. Very vigorous and floriferous and of course the flowers are very fragrant around dusk and just after dark. Second bloom this month, and 1 or 2 new buds starting.
Phrag. Cape May County 'Pizazz' x klotschianum
Small grower with small, delicate flowers. Many growths, 3 spikes. It's not fragrant, but I like it.
Blurry Paph. liemianum
It's a lovely cochlopetalum species. Fairly compact grower and due to the sequential nature of the bloom spikes, it puts on a very long show!
Phrag. longifolium
Standard sized species, meaning it's a big plant. The flowers are nice and it doesn't require as much light to bloom as I would have thought.
Phal. Long Pride Goldstaff
This is a recent acquisition -- a tiny plant with small (but numerous) flowers. The main reason I bought it was for the unusual fragrance that seems to only be detectable from late morning to early afternoon. Hard to describe, but reminds me of a slightly chemically smell, perhaps the scent of a newly opened CD/DVD/Blu-ray or maybe a fresh opened pack of printing paper.
Paph. Fairy Bird
It's a fowliei hybrid, which keeps the size down. Seems to be a reliable grower and bloomer, and while not classically pretty, I find the flowers to be interesting. I love the fairrieanum influence in the petals.
Phrag. pearcei
This plant has literally been in bloom since last spring or summer. Spike after spike, flower after flower. And just as the old spikes started to retire, a new flush of at least 6 spikes appears.
Phal. Cassandra
A pretty miniature Phal hybrid. Nicely mottled leaves. There's only 1 flower because I screwed up the spike. I like this because the flowers are fragrant around mid-day. It's fairly strong, it's more of a food or floral scent and very similar to my Albuca.
Phrag. wallisii x Conchiferum
This is a really nice, fairly compact long petalled hybrid. It's easy to grow and blooms regularly. This is the second spike since the fall. It produces 4 - 5 flowers per spike.
Angreaecum didieri
This plant is almost constantly in bloom or bud since I've had it. Very vigorous and floriferous and of course the flowers are very fragrant around dusk and just after dark. Second bloom this month, and 1 or 2 new buds starting.
Phrag. Cape May County 'Pizazz' x klotschianum
Small grower with small, delicate flowers. Many growths, 3 spikes. It's not fragrant, but I like it.
Blurry Paph. liemianum
It's a lovely cochlopetalum species. Fairly compact grower and due to the sequential nature of the bloom spikes, it puts on a very long show!
Phrag. longifolium
Standard sized species, meaning it's a big plant. The flowers are nice and it doesn't require as much light to bloom as I would have thought.
Phal. Long Pride Goldstaff
This is a recent acquisition -- a tiny plant with small (but numerous) flowers. The main reason I bought it was for the unusual fragrance that seems to only be detectable from late morning to early afternoon. Hard to describe, but reminds me of a slightly chemically smell, perhaps the scent of a newly opened CD/DVD/Blu-ray or maybe a fresh opened pack of printing paper.
Paph. Fairy Bird
It's a fowliei hybrid, which keeps the size down. Seems to be a reliable grower and bloomer, and while not classically pretty, I find the flowers to be interesting. I love the fairrieanum influence in the petals.
Phrag. pearcei
This plant has literally been in bloom since last spring or summer. Spike after spike, flower after flower. And just as the old spikes started to retire, a new flush of at least 6 spikes appears.
Phal. Cassandra
A pretty miniature Phal hybrid. Nicely mottled leaves. There's only 1 flower because I screwed up the spike. I like this because the flowers are fragrant around mid-day. It's fairly strong, it's more of a food or floral scent and very similar to my Albuca.
Phrag. wallisii x Conchiferum
This is a really nice, fairly compact long petalled hybrid. It's easy to grow and blooms regularly. This is the second spike since the fall. It produces 4 - 5 flowers per spike.
