Phal. Nobby's Fox = Buena Jewel x Penang Girl. Wonderful cross - has very pleasant fragrance, pretty colors and nice shape. Also blooms a lot.
This time it has blooms on three spikes at the same time. Too bad spikes are too short.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
Big haul from orchid show in Montreal
On Saturday we drove to Montreal for an annual orchid show held by Eastern Canada Orchid Society. It was not a big show but had wonderful plants on the display and of course lots of orchid vendors. I made a pretty large purchase overall. Here is the list of what I bought:
Aeranthes ramosa(with spike)
Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
Bulbophyllum Kalimpong
Bulbophyllum eberhardtii
Masdevallia amplexa
Masdevallia xantina
Vanda cristata
Vanda sanderiana
Vanda tessellata
Vanda tricolor v. suavis f. alba (flask)
Vanilla planifolia variegata
Aeranthes ramosa(with spike)
Bulbophyllum lasiochilum
Bulbophyllum Kalimpong
Bulbophyllum eberhardtii
Masdevallia amplexa
Masdevallia xantina
Vanda cristata
Vanda sanderiana
Vanda tessellata
Vanda tricolor v. suavis f. alba (flask)
Vanilla planifolia variegata
Friday, October 14, 2016
New purchases from Paramount Orchids
I made a small order online, just two plants - Vanda javierae and Angraecum magdalenae. They arrived by express post, safe and sound:
Labels:
Angraecum magdalenae,
Arrival,
New purchases,
Vanda javierae
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Phalaenopsis deflasklings update
About a year ago I deflasked three crosses of Phalaenopsis seedlings that came from Kingfisher Orchids.
Phal. Hannover Passion ‘CR’ X Yungho Gelb Canary ‘Chin Yo'
Phal. Yungho Gelb Canary ‘Chin Yo’ X Dragon Tree Eagle
Phal Gelblieber ‘Arianne’ X LD’s Bear King ‘YK #1’
Here is an update on their progress, looks like I will see the first bloom soon:
Phal. Hannover Passion ‘CR’ X Yungho Gelb Canary ‘Chin Yo'
Phal. Yungho Gelb Canary ‘Chin Yo’ X Dragon Tree Eagle
Phal Gelblieber ‘Arianne’ X LD’s Bear King ‘YK #1’
Here is an update on their progress, looks like I will see the first bloom soon:
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Paphiopedilum M. Koopowitz seedlings repotting
I tried to keep them undisturbed for as long as I could and they appear to grow pretty fast, but there is just so much time before bark gets old and wet and keeps too much moisture. Especially in the humid tank with 85-90% RH.
So, I had to repot my Paph. M.Koopowitz seedlings into fresh bark:
So, I had to repot my Paph. M.Koopowitz seedlings into fresh bark:
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