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Phalaenopsis parishii

Phalaenopsis parishiiThis tiny little Phalaenopsis is a warm growing epiphyte found on lower elevations in the eastern Himalayas and further south across Indochinese peninsula. This is the first flowering for my orchid, and it produced a very short inflorescence with one small flower, but it is a cute one. The flower is only about 2 cm big and the whole plant is not more than […]

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

Platystele stenostachya

Platystele stenostachyaI got this cute little miniature in a trade with a friend back in December. It is native to South America where it grows at altitudes of 1700 meters. The flowers are adorable but super tiny, only about 3 mm. It is times like these I really wished I had a real macro lens… It blooms on a fairly short inflorescence in small […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:00+02:00April 30th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , , , |6 Comments

Neofinetia falcata ‘Yodonomatsu’

Neofinetia falcat 'Yodonomatsu'This is one of the lovely little Neofinetia I bought this from a friend about six weeks ago and it pretty much set a flower spike right away. The flowers are small and slightly rounder with a shorter spur than many other Neos. I love the subtle hints of pink spots in the white flowers too. Some clones have a lot more […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:00+02:00April 27th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Neofinetia falcata ‘Yodonomatsu’

Phalaenopsis Miva Fragrance

Phalaenopsis Miva FragranceA very nice and, as the name suggests, fragrant Phalaenopsis hybrid. I bought it from Marita Åkesson last year, an impuls buy really, but I am glad for it. It is now  blooming for the first time and both the color and fragrance is quite nice indeed. It is a hybrid from Michel Vacherot, registered 1991, and a cross between Phalaenopsis […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:01+02:00April 27th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Phalaenopsis Miva Fragrance

Exciting new orchid baby arrivals

Vanda coerulea f. albaToday I received a very nice package from a friend in France. It was a box filled with a new batch of orchid babies… All were absolutely beautiful, but I am especially excited about the Vanda coerulea alba. This is a very rare orchid, and a mature plant will set you back anywhere between $150-250. Yes, dollars. This little […]

Coryanthes alborosea in a feildingii disguise

Coryanthes feildingiiI have been acting like a real mother hen about this one for several weeks now.  The bud seemed to grow painfully slow (although it really didn’t) and I was worried that it would actually open up while we were away in Cannes for 5 days and I would miss the big moment. This is my first Coryanthes, and a friend of mine […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:01+02:00April 13th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |4 Comments

Hail to the queen!

Cattleya intermedia var. orlataAllow me to present this years edition of Cattleya intermedia var. orlata, one of my absolute favorites from the Cattleya genus. I jokingly call her the queen of my collection, as she definitely commands respect with her timeless beauty. A faithful bloomer every spring, although this year she is almost a month early early as she usually blooms in […]

By |2017-10-13T11:26:01+02:00April 11th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |2 Comments

Cool vivarium – let there be light

Now we are getting really close to completing the build part of this project – finally!! This week most of the big stuff came from Dartfrog in the UK, lights, rain system and a bunch of other assorted goodies. So, it was a really heavy week, but this is the home stretch. Good thing too, I think dear husband is starting to burn out a little bit on this project. He has been […]

Cool vivarium – a cool install

Alright… finally a third report on the vivarium project. It is still a lot left to be done, I am still waiting for all the supplies from UK for one, but it is actually starting to feel like I am making some headway… This is what I have been up to the past two weeks. For starters dear husband and I spent about 3 hours (!) walking the aisles of Bauhaus (just like Home Depot, […]

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