Phalaenopsis Mini Mark ‘Holm’

Phalaenopsis Mini Mark 'Holm'It is Mini Mark season again… mine blooms twice a year with 2 inflorescences each time. I have said it before, but I really love this cute little hybrid. It is small, but I would definitely not call it a mini, even though I have seen it listed as such. The leaf span on mine measure 26 […]

Phalaenopsis violacea var. coerulea

Phalaenopsis violacea var. coeruleaThis beautiful Phalaenopsis species is primarily found in Malaysia and Sumatra at elevation of about 150 meters. The common name is “The Violet Phalaenopsis,” and the sumatran and malaysian forms are intensely violet in color. This coerulea form is largely white(ish) but with very nice blue details – as indicated by the name. There is also an […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:02+02:00February 27th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Phalaenopsis violacea var. coerulea

Masdevallia norae

Masdevallia noraeThis little Masdevallia can be found in Colombia, Venezuela and possibly north-west Brazil at altitudes between 200 and 800 meters. I grow mine on the windowsill, medium light, intermediate temps and planted in sphagnum moss. I bought it from Orchids & More last summer and it is now blooming for the first time. The flowers are small (approximately 2 cm) and delicate and the […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:02+02:00February 16th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |4 Comments

Cool vivarium – day one

Finally there is a new large terrarium standing in the orchid room. Empty as of yet, but full of promise. This is truly a Valentine’s Day gift right up my alley, much better than roses!

I will convert this terrarium into a cool vivarium and create my own little orchid cloud forest in there. Well, perhaps “little” is an inappropriate description since it measures 175 cm wide, 160 cm high and 65 cm deep. A significant […]

Trichosalpinx – another name to learn to impress your friends

Trichosalpinx sp.This lovely little miniature epiphyte hails from Costa Rica. I got it in a trade with a friend late this fall and it is now blooming for the first time for me. It has tiny (5 mm) flowers, in fact they are so small you almost have to photograph them to really see how beautiful the flowers really are (just wish I had […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:02+02:00February 13th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |2 Comments

Masdevallia vs. the wallpaper

Masdevallia tovarensisI have two very nice Masdevallia tovarensis orchids. Both of which are in bud right now. One bud opened early in December and it was beautiful!! But the rest are just sitting there, waiting. Waiting for what!?! Every day  go in there looking, hoping, waiting. But nothing.

I finally figured out that I think they want more humidity in order to deliver the […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:03+02:00February 4th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |8 Comments
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