Today is orchid watering day so I thought I'd share a few photos... some of the plants I've posted earlier, and several have not been posted in the past. Today's watering and feeding is a good break as I have been out straight reinforcing my greenhouse benches and transplanting a great many young plants... I spent twelve hours at it yesterday and my right arm and shoulder are feeling it today... still hoping I can hold off on the surgery until late July at least. Last night was the first night I had plants in the greenhouse... it was very windy and damp, but with the help of my little milk house heater, I was able to maintain 44 degrees based on my venture to check the temp at 4:00 a.m.
On to the orchids...
As noted in earlier posts, I have been adding new orchids to my collection and experimenting in their care. The plant pictured above just coming into bloom is a Nobile Dendrobium from the Himalayas and the highlands of South East Asia. They are somewhat deciduous, shedding leaves either during flowering or during growth. They have a sweet scent, prefer bright light, a temperature drop of at least ten degrees overnight, and are sensitive to too much fertilizer.
This is Potinara Love Passion 'Long Vacation'. This is a much hybridized orchid with cattleya in it's background and handled pretty much like a cattleya. There is just a touch of red in the throat of the blooms...
Now for an orchid that is a bit on the odd side. Psychopsis kramerianum x papillo is one of the 'butterfly orchids' of which there are only a few species. The one pictured below is Psychopsis kalihi. This is a sequential bloomer with a single blossom on a spike, the bloom lasts close to a month. Once it drops, another bloom will show up in about three weeks to a few months. This can go on for ten years and plants will often have multiple spikes, mine has three but only one is in bloom just now... note the "antennae"...
The plant pictured below has just come into bloom this week. There are presently four blooms with marvelous scent during the day and a second spike with an additional four blooms to open soon. The name on this one is Laeliocattleya Irene Finney "Chicago".
Here are a few shots of phalaenopsis presently in bloom...
It seems the majority of bloom is inside so far this season... we just can't seem to get to Spring, however the snow has melted (again) but the winds are fierce and and the air is damp and cold... A few bulbs are doing their thing in the gardens but other than that it's pretty much hellebores blooming now. I will close with a few recent photos of them... Larry
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