Paph. superbiens deflasked

Paph superbiens x sib is the second flask that I got from Ching Hua. I really like the leaves on barbarta types and since my callosum deflasklings are doing ok, I figured this one should too.

Bathing in a bowl:



Look at those amazing roots! 22 plantlets were in the jar, all pretty uniform in size, no runts:



Potted up:

More pics from the show

Cattleya guatemalensis:



Cattleyas display:



More displays:





Gigantic Rhyncostylis gigantea:

Deflasked Paph. anitum

Plantlets in anitum flask were overgrown, so I decided to deflask right away. The actual name of cross is Paph. anitum x sib ('特優' x '#100-1') and it came from Ching Hua Orchids.

Puck swimming in a bowl:



I liked how soft agar was, no problems washing it off. Plantlets separated relatively easy, but couple pairs didn't want to untangle -I left them as is. Counted 16 plants, not 20 as advertised:



Brown leaves at the bottom didn't look healthy so I peeled them off. Leaves are long and tangled, hope they will straighten up. Potted:



I created natural shade from large phalaenopsis in the corner of small tank. Anitum lives there now:

Orchidophilia Ottawa Orchid Show - April 2015

Phragmipediums display :



Phrag. caudatum:



Paph. emersonii:



Paph. Eddy Wets:



Cute paphiopedilum display:



Masdevallia velifera:



Some lycastes:

New purchases

Here is what I brought today from the show in Ottawa:



Two vanda seedlings from Clouds orchids. Their seedlings are always very healthy and have nice roots.
Two flasks from Ching Hua Orchids in Taiwan: anitum and superbiens. There was also supposed to be tonsum, but they were out of those, so I got a refund.
Small seedling of Paph. rothschldianum Mont Miliais FCC x self from Orchids in Our Tropics.
Two cattleyas from Ching Hua Orchids - porphyroglossa and schilleriana.

Closeup of flasks:

Two new micranthums

Here are two blooming sized micranthums that I got from trading my seedlings in. One of them has nice clean foliage and haven't bloomed yet. I already had two micranthums before and one of those is still alive, so this one will be Paphiopedilum micranthum III:



The other one had attempted the bud, but it dried out. Foliage has some damage, but there is a new fan growing out under the leaves, so when it is mature - plant will look nicer. Paphiopedilum micranthum IV:

Paphiopedilum stonei

Paphiopedilum stonei seedling came from Le Paradis des Orchidees in Montreal, full name is Paph. stonei 'Crown' x sib



It is my second attempt to grow stonei. First one was a flask from Orchid Inn, it wasn't very successful. Hopefully this seedling will survive.
I lives in small tank together with phals and warmth loving paph seedlings...

Cattleya loddigesii var. alba

A new cattleya plant I brought from Montreal orchid show. An alba variaton of Cattleya loddigesii ordered from Orchis Floriculturing in Taiwan.



It is a blooming sized plant judjing by traces of spent flower stalks in all the mature pseudobulbs. There is a little green nub of new bulb start, hopefully it will be blooming for me when ready.

I have to get a few of smallish cattleya plants to keep in high light areas of my orchid tanks to provide some shade for paphs and phals. The previous residents - tenebrosa, purpurata and aurantiaca cross grew too tall and had to move out.

Since there are thousands of crosses exist in Cattleya alliance I decided to limit myself to getting species only, so there will be some kind of theme in my cattleya collection...