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Feb 17, 2010 7:54 AM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

I original posted violacea-an error, my bad. It is blooming in a 2" pot. Very manageable!
Bc. Punakea is C. Lulu x Bc. Maikai. Maikai is an offspring of B. nodosa x Gur. bowringiana. So they both have B. nodosa.

| @boojum | Post #23348 (2)

Feb 17, 2010 1:53 PM CST

Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

Blooming this month...PAPH spiceranium

SLP

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

| @DaylilySLP | Post #23349 (3)

Feb 17, 2010 1:58 PM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

Wonderful! Even the thumbnail is fab. I have 2 spicerianums that haven't bloomed in years. I'm jealous. Can you post more pics of this beauty so I feel "full?"

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Feb 17, 2010 11:12 PM CST

Name: Karen
Fredericksburg, VA (Zone 7b)

A phal on my windowsill... been blooming since before Christmas.

The most intelligent people I know use their eyes and ears more, and their mouths less.

| @Wild_Rose | Post #23351 (5)

Feb 17, 2010 11:13 PM CST

Name: Karen
Fredericksburg, VA (Zone 7b)

A close-up...

The most intelligent people I know use their eyes and ears more, and their mouths less.

| @Wild_Rose | Post #23352 (6)

Feb 17, 2010 11:18 PM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

Great phal. And super pics. Thanks for coming over and sharing, Karen! (Your name made me remember playing "To a Wild Rose" on my flute.)

| @boojum | Post #23353 (7)

Feb 18, 2010 12:42 AM CST

Name: Karen
Fredericksburg, VA (Zone 7b)

Thanks for the invite boojum! Lovely photos all around here!

I took this pic last summer at Lewis Ginter Gardens, in the orchid house...
A stunning wreath made out of live orchids!
The photo can't do it justice... it was nearly four feet across!!!

The most intelligent people I know use their eyes and ears more, and their mouths less.

| @Wild_Rose | Post #23354 (8)

Todd_Boland

Feb 18, 2010 5:03 AM CST

Name: Todd Boland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Cana

OMG! That wreath is incredible!

| @Todd_Boland | Post #23355 (9)

Ursula

Feb 18, 2010 7:05 AM CST

Moderator

Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

It is GORGEOUS!!

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Feb 18, 2010 7:07 AM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

Love it! Four feet????

| @boojum | Post #23357 (11)

Feb 18, 2010 11:36 AM CST

Name: Karen
Fredericksburg, VA (Zone 7b)

It hung over the doors between the orchid house and another part of the conservatory.
It was indeed stunning!

The most intelligent people I know use their eyes and ears more, and their mouths less.

| @Wild_Rose | Post #23358 (12)

Feb 18, 2010 12:34 PM CST

Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

Another pic of Paph spiceranium

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

| @DaylilySLP | Post #23359 (13)

Feb 18, 2010 12:35 PM CST

Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

ONC Sharry Baby 'Ruby Doll' is also blooming.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

| @DaylilySLP | Post #23360 (14)

Feb 18, 2010 12:38 PM CST

Name: Sandra Pruden
Dearborn Hts, MI (Zone 6b)

PAPH Skip the Buss

2 years since last bloom. The flowers are huge and will last a few months.
SLP

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

| @DaylilySLP | Post #23361 (15)

Feb 18, 2010 5:27 PM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

Love the Skip the Buss!

| @boojum | Post #23362 (16)

Todd_Boland

Feb 18, 2010 6:07 PM CST

Name: Todd Boland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Cana

Opened a few days ago...Cycnoches Kevin Clarke. Too bad they only last a week or so...nice smell around midday.

| @Todd_Boland | Post #23363 (17)

Todd_Boland

Feb 18, 2010 6:08 PM CST

Name: Todd Boland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Cana

A closer view. This orchid is 'out there' for me as it is deciduous. Right now no leaves...once the flowers have faded I'll leave it bone-dry until I see a new growth forming.

| @Todd_Boland | Post #23364 (18)

Ursula

Feb 18, 2010 6:24 PM CST

Moderator

Name: Ursula
Fair Lawn NJ, zone 7a

Good blooming on the Cycnoches, Todd.
I don't seem to hang on to those for long.

Sandra, good looking Paph!

| @Ursula | Post #23365 (19)

Feb 18, 2010 7:53 PM CST

Name: Kathy
Western MA

I lost mine because I followed instructions to un-pot and let dry

, but have not lost my catasetum which I stopped watering and now wait till the roots grow to an inch or two to resume watering. I'm about to start the watering