Today 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 one will take many years to reach flowering size, but what a great day when it does. I think I might have to pick up a nice bottle of wine and put it away and save it for the big day. According to my friend the Rhynchostylis green is pretty rare in cultivation as well. This is going to be a fun project to follow all of these when they grow.
Here they all are, from back left: Rhynchostylis gigantea x coerulea f. bleu, Ascocentrum ampulleaceum f. alba, Vanda tessellata f. alba, Fuchs Charm (Aer. houlletiana X Aer. multiflora) x Aerides multiflora, Gastrochilus sp., Schoenorchis fragrans, Doritis pulcherrima f. coerulea (syn. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. coerulea) Vanda denisioniana, Rhynchostylis f. green, Vanda coerulea f. alba, Rhynchostylis gigantea f. alba, Vanda Happy Smile.
Wow! The orchids are absolutely beautiful. You have some very unique orchids in your collection. Here in Miami we have a lot of Vanda alliance orchids. When the V. coerulea f. alba and V. tessellata f. alba bloom I would love to see the pictures. All the best with the new collection.
Thanks a lot Jason! 🙂 Yes, I am quite excited about those little alba babies too. Not entirely common in cultivation. I can imagine you grow a lot of Vandas in Miami with the nice warm and sunny (humid) climate! A bit more of a challenge here, although the biggest problem for me with Vandas is the size… space it of a premium in my growing room. 🙂