Phalaenopsis Brother Gelblienosa

Actually the label reads Phal. Gelblieber x Phal. venosa, but international orchid register states that this cross was registered in 1997 by Brother and its name is Phal. Brother Gelblienosa, so I will go with the name because, well, it is less writing.





P. Gelblieber = P. amboinensis x P. micholitzii.
It means that my phal has 50% of venosa and 25% of each - amboinensis and micholitzii. I suppose it could be fragrant too then.

Masdevallia constricta

Yet one more purchase from Ecuagenera - Masdevallia constricta looks the bushiest from all the masdies I now have:



They all come bare root from Ecuador. I have potted it into net pot with fresh sphagnum moss and then placed it into clay pot.
It lives in the basement too.
Hope it will survive.

Phalaenopsis Equalacea (coerulea)

This is Phalaenopsis violacea coerulea x Phalaenopsis equestris coerulea (that's what was written on the label), so I guess it makes it Phal. Equalacea coerulea, right?




It has incredibly shiny new leaves(enhanced by the stupid camera flash) and start of the little spike:



Can't wait for the blooms(if they ever appear).

Masdevallia decumana - bud?

I logged here Masdevallia decumana just recently and when taking picture - didn't notice anything unusual. I mean there was some fresh green growth starting, but I though it was just a new leaf. Then I noticed that it started to grow pretty rapidly and lean down away from the bush.
Now I think maybe it is a flower bud?




Closer view of the thing:



Would be thrilling to see it bloom!

Phalaenopsis Cassandra

Phalaenopsis Cassandra is a very old hybrid between equestris and stuartiana. It was registered back in 1896.



Mottled leaves sure look different, although I don't find the pattern very atttractive(comparing to the mottled leaves of some paphs for example), to me looks like it was sprayed with something and then wasn't properly cleaned. I really like the blooms though.

My Cassandra is a mature plant - there is a trace of an old spike.



According to the web, flowers should be fragrant.