Phalaenopsis cornucervi

This cute plant with bunch of healthy roots arrived together with Vanda denisoniana below. I am pretty sure on the advertisement picture it had dark solid flower not yellow with dark pattern, but at the time of packing or transition flower dried up and got lost. Now I need to wait for a new bloom to confirm it. So here it is - Phalaenopsis cornucervi with two spikes.

I know by now that Phal cornucervi continues to bloom on the same spikes, I should not cut them off. Also I really hope that these spikes would stay not yellowing as it happened to my Phal bellina. For now it looks like a little swan in the lake of sphagnum :).

Vanda denisoniana

New Vanda denisoniana is another b-day purchase from ebay. It has old dried out spike - means it is a blooming sized plant. One stubborn root wouldn't fit into vase, so I left it out causing somewhat asymmetrical look.

Sedirea japonica activity

Sometimes it seems that plants have no clue what they supposed to do. Sedirea japonica finally decided to wake up and grow something.

It arrived initially with whole bunch of nice healthy roots, but instead of growing for example a new leaf she puts out five more new roots, as if she doesn't have enough already.


Not like I am complainig - still some activity, but, I don't know, a spike would be so much better.

Update:
Sedirea japonica died. Sob,sob!
Leaves became brown very fast, I got worried and threw it away scared that it might spread onto other plants.
Archived.

Phalaenopsis pictures

Yet one more website with incredible pictures of phalaenopsis species and hybrids.
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/knert/album/110660/show/with/7823645
Enjoy the slideshow!

Vanda in full bloom

Well, I patiently waited for the blooms to open fully, but they still seem a bit shy. Even the one that opened first. So here is my vanda Roberts Delight 'Garnet Beauty' blooming.


The flowers close up:




Color is much more deep, a bit purplier and texture is a bit waxier than it came out on the pictures. I took it out to the yard hoping that natural light will help to capture the right color, but it didn't. Here how it looks inside:


I get lots of wows from non-orchid people, they seem to think that plant is not real :)