Phal. cornu-cervi 'red'

Some more pictures.



With heating turning off, humidity started to go up in the house and now is around 70%. I wonder if keeping this phal in plastic pot with moss is a good idea. If the moss won't dry out in 10 days I better move it to the clay pot.

Paphiopedilum bellatulum

I think it is in full bloom now and will not open more. I staked the spike with the skewer so the flower is not squished down.

Masdevallia decumana bloomed too

I must admit that on the picture it looks a bit better than in real life, probably because it is zoomed and flash makes the colors brighter. Still I am proud of this bloom and like it a lot. Hope it is not the last one.



I am going to photograph it on the weekend when there will be a good daylight. Will compare the results.

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'red' blooms

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 'red' opened flower today while I was at work.



Flower is a bit squished by another spike, so it is not very convenient to photograph. But there are few more buds growing and some are going to be unobstructed, so there will be better pictures.



I like everything about this plant.

Paphiopedilum Lady Isabel

I really like Paphiopedilum stonei, but it is rather hard to find it of a good blooming size. Paph. Lady Isabel is a cross between stonei and rothschildianum. It is quite beautiful too. I got it from Piping Rock Orchids at the show.
There are two fans and it does look like blooming sized plant.
Of course I re-potted it right away to check the roots, because it came in the black plastic pot.
Here is what was inside the pot:



All cleaned up with media soaking beside and a new clear plastic pot waiting:



I liked the conditions of the roots, they have few new growing tips and there was no rotted parts to trim. I didn't bother to uncurl them because old media did wash out easy and I didn't want to disturb the roots too much.



Here is Paph. Lady Isabel potted into new pot. Our tiles are 13 inch wide.