Vanda tricolor

A very small seedling of vanda tricolor - since my main interest is still vanda species.




I already have a seedling of Vanda suavis which is actually Vanda tricolor var. suavis. This one is supposed to be different, although I will not know for sure another 5 years at least.

If you want to train your patience - buy a small seedling of vanda.

Near death of Liu's Rainbow

I was wondering why this little guy didn't grow anything through the summer when all other orchids were bursting with new leaves and roots.
After unpotting I got explanation - it was busy rotting the roots, not without my help of course.
Here is what left:



I have peeled away all mushy stuff leaving some inner strings - they will help to anchor the plant in the media. Then I potted it into smallest net pot with sphagnum moss:



It would help if it was summer with warmer temperatures now. Hopefully it will survive.

Dtps. Liu's Cute Angel

Dtps. Jiaho Cherry x Phal. lobbii = Dtps. Liu's Cute Angel



I find all crosses with lobbii or parishii just adorable. Plant is small but sturdy with nice roots. Since lobbii is a mini, I don't expect it to grow very large and maybe my little plant is actually a bloom sized one.

Oh no! Pests.

Heavy pest attack on my small Bulbophyllum ambrosia:



What the heck are they - scale or mealybugs, or evil combination of the two?



I was re-potting it last week and was so excited about new roots growth that didn't pay attention to the start of this invasion. That's annoying -should be more attentive next time.

I pulled plant out of the basket, scrubbed all bulbs with toothbrush and 70% rubbed alcohol, washed basket with dishsoap and repotted into fresh sphagnum.
Isolated plant from other orchids and will keep a close eye - if they will come back.
Hope not.

Phal. violacea alba II

Second plant of Phalaenopsis violacea var. alba. It is smaller than the other one and had some leaf problem.
It seems ok now, so I am logging it in: