I will try to do that. I am limited as to where I can put them. I would like to see at least one bloom before I sell out of them. That's an ongoing problem. I purchase my seedlings 25 per variety and my blooming size ones 5-10, and more often than not, they are all sold out before seeing that first bloom. I do try to put one or two back as my "personal plants", but when someone really wants something in my collection, well, it becomes a business decision.
I do have a few that are starting to show inflorescence, and at least two of them will be the first blooms I have seen. Those two are the Blc. Exotic's Perfection 'Blushed' and a plant I grew from flask (three years ago), C. Chocolate Drop 'Kodama' AM/AOS. I put that one 'Kodama' with a "Do Not Sell" label and have stuck to my guns. I have an Encyclia alata var. flavus that has been in bloom for over two months, and it is on the wane, with only three flowers still looking fresh. My Slc. Fire Magic 'Nora' has been in bloom for over a month, and those flowers are on the wane as well. Both of my Copper Queens are in bloom but only have a single flower each.
