Fredclarkeara After Dark ‘SVO Black Pearl’ 
Prosthechea garciana 
Ornithidium sophronitis 
Ornithidium sophronitis 
Phalaenopsis hybrid 
Oncidopsis Nelly Isler
bloom
Mass update on what’s been blooming over the past few months
Life keeps getting in the way of me posting regular updates and it resulted in having a long list of posts to write blocking me from posting anything new. Well, it happens, I’ll just post all bloom photos in one post and add maybe a couple more on semi hydro and other stuff that’s been happening with my orchids.
They’ve generally been doing well, I’ve been generally doing well by not adding any more to my collection (except for some raffle winnings and an occasional plant or two here and there). I’ve watered them all today, I usually split the watering in two: upstairs and downstairs, but I didn’t water any yesterday as I got tired from a Spring repotting session. They all look good, some better than others, there’s some flowers, some spikes and some new growths. I’m happy with how they’re getting on.
Aliceara Peggy Ruth Carpenter 
Aliceara Peggy Ruth Carpenter 
Joyous roots on my Den Blue Happiness 
Zygopetalum hybrid 
Oncidium hybrid 
Brassia Mystic Maze 
Mediocalcar decoratum 
M. decoratum 
Den. Berry Oda 
Camaridium atratum 
Oncidium unguiculatum 
O. unguiculatum 
O. unguiculatum 
Den. Hibiki x bracteosum 
Den. nobile hybrid 
Den. nobile hybrid 
Den. Green Flash 
Den. nobile hybrid 
Dendrobium nobile hybrid 
Dendrobium tortile 
Dendrobium tortile 
Den. tortile 
Dendrobium tortile 
Dendrobium williamsonii 
Dendrobium williamsonii 
Dendrobium williamsonii 
Dendrobium sa-nook Purple Happiness 
Dendrobium Sa-nook hybrid 
Paphiopedilum wardii aureum Nakamura 
Paphiopedilum Maudiae Vinicolor 
Dendrobium Sa-nook Snow Jade 
Cymbidium hybrid “Shadowfax” 
Den Berry Oda 
Aliceara Tahoma Glacier 
Brassia Mystic Maze 
Prosthechea garciana 
Cattleya hybrid “Galadriel” 
Galadriel 
Cymbidium hybrid “Roheryn” 
“Roheryn” 
Dendrobium Stardust Firebird 
Dendrobium Stardust Firebird 
Phalaenopsis mini hybrid 
Dendrobium Sa-nook Thailand Black 
Brascidostele Gilded Tower “Mystic Maze” 
Bulbophyllum ambrosia 
Dendrobium Sa-nook Blue Happiness 
Restrepia antennifera
In flower: Ornithidium sophronitis & Coelogyne fimbriata
Both of these plants are small although I’m sure if given a chance they can cover quite a bit of ground. Both also reliably bloom for me. Usually after I’ve been away strangely enough.
In bloom: Oncostele catatante
Last year (I’ve had it for about two years now) it did nothing and I didn’t have great hopes for it this year, but it surprised me with this beautiful flower spike as long as my arm. I was impressed. Until few weeks later when I went to an orchid show in Durham, where several plants like mine had 3 spikes and even bigger than mine!
New additions
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about something new, mainly because I haven’t really been getting new orchids or if I have they’ve not been in bloom and also I’ve been just busy keeping on top of taking care of them all 😂
My sister was visiting me and I took her to the botanic gardens. With only a hint of hidden agenda of seeing what orchids they might have currently in bloom on display. They’ve had quite a few lovely orchids, though my sister wasn’t much impressed with them.
They’ve had quite a few Coelogynes in bloom. I’m kind of wishing now that I’d taken note of the species name.
That’s another Coelogyne
A lovely Cattleya or similar.
A delicate looking Phragmipedium
Dendrochilum longifolium. I took note of that one as it needs to go on my wish list 😉
And an amazing Brassia!
But guess what, they have a gift shop there, and I “accidentally” stumbled upon some orchids. The Cattleya from which all of this started had been purchased at that same gift shop and so it was difficult to leave empty handed.
In bloom: Catasetum incurvum x Ten Dragons ‘Night Wasp’
When it comes to strange, predatory blooms this one is a winner.
It’s also one of the very few plants that I kept in semi-hydro as it seemed to be doing well. Although I think now is a good time to clean out the medium as algae or some such has grown over it. Perhaps SH and transparent pots on a sunny windowsill don’t go together that much.
In bloom: Phalaenopsis NoID
Since people tend to gift Phals rather than any other orchid I’ve got quite a few by now. This is one of my favourites, as I mentioned before I got it from my colleagues at work and it’s blooming again.
In bloom: Restrepia antennifera
I won this plant in a raffle at one of my orchid society meetings. I haven’t got it to bloom abundantly yet, but then I haven’t had it for very long. It’s got curious, dry sounding leaves, I’m not quite sure how to describe it.
Blooming: Bulbophyllum lindeleyanum
Part of my pre-Brexit order from Schwerter Orchideen, it arrived with a flower spike and finally fully opened.
Women’s Day Phal
Husband surprised me with a midi-sized Phal with delicate pale pink blooms for Women’s Day. Thank you!
Speaking of which, the Phal he got me last year for Women’s Day has opened one pretty flower.
Sarah’s Orchids 