SHOW US YOUR ORCHIDS/FLOWERS!

[Dante1709]

Phalaenopsis maculate

Phalaenopsis maculata by randallsimpson, on Flickr

Awesome! I love phal. species!
What would you say are the least fussy species for somebody looking to try them out?

 

[RSS]

Probably Phal. schilleriana would be one of the easiest, although I think its a bit boring If your not hung up on species there are thousands of easy to grow Phal hybrids out there some are stunning and can be picked up half dead at most of the chain hardware stores for cheap. I'd start out with a cheapie clearance hybrid if you look around you can find the ones that just finished blooming so they move them to the clearance racks where they slowly start to die.

 

[Whimgrinder]

Haraella retrocalla. This bloom is barely half an inch tall!

 

[hcarlton]

It has a face...... ever feel like you're being watched in your greenhouse?

 

[KNepenthe]

Does anyone know what this is? It's one of my many shopping center saves with no ID? Even if not I just wanted to show how pretty it is Such a gentle purple.

 

[Dante1709]

Zygopetalum, maybe? Either way you are lucky..we only have 20$ NOID phals over here.

 

[Lil Stinkpot]

Show us the whole plant, please.

 

[Whimgrinder]

It's a Zygopetalum hybrid.

 

[DragonsEye]

Awesome! I love phal. species!
What would you say are the least fussy species for somebody looking to try them out?

Generally speaking, species tend to be more "fussy" than hybrids. So if you have never grown a phal before, I would suggest getting a hybrid to "cut your orchid teeth on". Species-wise:

• Phal. stuartiana is generally fairly easy.
• P. lobbii and P. parishii are quite tolerant if grown in terrarium type conditions. (These latter two are both mini's and can be deciduous at times.)
• Phal equestris grows like a weed for most folks I know. Tends to keiki like crazy. While not a true mini, it is a small/dwarf grower.

KN, I agree with Paul, it is some type of a zygo hybrid.

Paul, have you taken a sniff of your Haraella?

 

[Whimgrinder]

Paul, have you taken a sniff of your Haraella?

I did! Most unusual (but pleasant) scent!

 

[goods]

Lepanthes calydicton has been on my want list for a while now. Someday ...

Love that Dendrobium subuliferum, Jon! Looks like the flower has pretty heavy substance. And that Lepanthes caprimulgus is way too cool! Never heard nor seen that species before. Too bad it appears to be a cool grower. Odds are it would die in my care.

Lepanthes caprimulgus can be grown on the warm side of intermediate and it does fine. I've grown one in Louisiana with 80s for summer/fall highs and 60s for winter/early spring lows. A friend of mine grew and bloomed it wonderfully at a constant 73 in a terrarium, mounted and misted daily.

 

[DragonsEye]

Lepanthes caprimulgus can be grown on the warm side of intermediate and it does fine. I've grown one in Louisiana with 80s for summer/fall highs and 60s for winter/early spring lows. A friend of mine grew and bloomed it wonderfully at a constant 73 in a terrarium, mounted and misted daily.

Hmm, then mayhaps I will give it a go someday should I find an inexpensive one with which to experiment.

This one gave a rather disappointing performance for me this go around:





It aborted 1/2 to 2/3 of its blooms. Not quite sure why. It is the only Noid in my collection as well as being one of my oldest plants (20+ yrs).

 

[Dante1709]

Love the (what I'm assuming is a) dendrobium phalaenopsis!
Anyway, my Oncidium Twinkle 'Red' finally dropped all of its blooms, and left me with this..and for an Oncidium, that normally have ugly foliage in general (blotchy/accordion/yellow leaves), I was impressed by this.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dakota1709/11258087123/" title="IMG_1754 by Dante1709, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/11258087123_5f80c884bd_z.jpg" width="640" height="480" alt="IMG_1754"></a>

This is not my growing space, btw..Just though I should take some shots and what better place then where the sun is setting?

 

[RSS]

I know its a repeat but it finally cooperated and gave me a flower in a place I could get a good photo of. Lets not talk about the 1/2 a dozen flowers off in the corner behind the driftwood pressed against the glass.

Pleurothallis allenii

Pleurothallis allenii by randallsimpson, on Flickr

 

[DragonsEye]

Excellent shot, Randall!

 

[goods]

Masd. aurea

Lep. telipogoniflora

 

[amphirion]

very nice shot indeed Randall! Makes me wonder why i havent gotten one of those in my collection yet! hahaha.

@goods: gotta love the telipogoniflora. mine is working on a flower right now. will have to share that later!

 

[RSS]

Thanks for the kind words, as you know taking a good photo can take a lot of work.

I would definitely recommend Pleurothallis allenii for terrarium life, the plant I have was taken from a keiki and shoved into my junk tank on the back side of a piece of driftwood, I forgot about it for years until I started seeing flowers. Once I looked back there the number of missed flowers was shocking. It had been flowering behind that piece of driftwood and I never knew it. Clearly it can be a low maintenance/low light orchid.

I love the Lep. telipogoniflora, stop posting those! I really love them and might have a grow area they will live in now! I don't need more plants right now.

Another one from the tiny collection. I had to get the tripod and remote out for this one. Toothpick included for size reference. Its not completely open yet but close enough for a photo.

Microsaccus griffithii

Microsaccus griffithii by randallsimpson, on Flickr

Next up

DSC_0998 by randallsimpson, on Flickr

 

[Whimgrinder]

A charming tiny Pleurothallis species (unidentified) I got from my friend Helene (Briggs Hill Orchids, now retired) years ago:

The individual blooms are about 1/2" tall, on a scape no more than four inches long!

 

[DragonsEye]

Very nice, gents. Randall, in your last pic, what is the one on the stick that is cascading?