Orchid blog
This blog is dormant at the moment, but it is still getting a lot of visitis so I will keep it up for you guys as a resource. My future adventures will be published on my new blog, hope to see you there!
My focus… if pressed to name favorites it would have to be orchids of the Pleurothallid Alliance. But a Paphiopedilum was the first orchid I ever fell in love with so slipper orchids will always be close to my heart, and while we are on the subject I might as well disclose a love affair with Neofinetia as well.
Paphiopedilum Satin Smoke
As passionate as I am about Pleurothallids, I still get all warm inside when these majestic Paphiopedilum bloom. So it is a good thing that I more more room for them on the windowsill now after building the cool viv for the others. I am a little bit of a species snob when it comes to all orchid genera - except Paphiopedilum. Some of the primary hybrids are just amazing. Take this one for example. It has [...]
Masdevallia picturata… or should it be Fissia picturata?
I just adore this little Masdevallia, the shear texture of the flowers and the super long sepals, mmmm it really does something for me. You know you are dealing with a real mini when the moss is threatening to overtake the orchid, ha ha. Well, I love the "real" look the moss ads to the scene. These two small orchids are mounted high up on one of the EpiWeb branches in the cool vivarium. It is only [...]
A princess in purple
My lovely Ascocenda Princess Mikasa is blooming again. This is the blue color form, but it is actually really more purple than blue which suits me just fine. This is probably one of the most popular Vandaceous orchids in cultivation due to its showy large lowers, fairly compact size and willingness to bloom. The blue or pink color forms are quite common, but at the Gothenburg International Orchid Show a few weeks ago, German grower [...]
Phragmipedium Grande
I usually do not buy plants this big due to the limitations of my growing space, but I did not realize just how large it would get when I bought it - even though the name should have tipped me off... but it's OK really, it is such an impressive hybrid and I just can't help to love it. It is a primary cross between Phragmipedium caudatum x longifolium. The twisted petals basically keep growing until they [...]
Masdevallia mendozae part deux
This is such an incredible little Masdevallia and I just have to share some new photos from today. It has been blooming since this summer and it is just getting better and better. I counted 15 flowers on it today and there are several more buds on the way. You can almost not see the plant for all the vibrant orange flowers. It makes me smile every time I look at it. Everytime you get [...]
Dracula sodiroi and the demands of Dracula culture
I picked up this lovely little Dracula from Ecuagenera at the Sofiero orchid show in May and I just adore it! It is a medium sized cool growing Ecuadorian terrestrial or epiphytic species found at elevations of 1500 to 2400 meters. I was waiting for the flower to open up a little more before photographing it, but this is as good as it got this time around. I am guessing it might need a little bit [...]