2011 November Flowers.

12 10 11'

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2011 November Flowers.

Christmas just around the corner and a flowering this month, also I acquired some Hybrids for a bit of colour which I will enter at the end.

Now summer is here and the sun is getting hotter we are getting a bit of leaf burn due to the trimming of the tree ferns, the one not having shade are standing up better.

We are up to about 400 plants now and I think I have run out of room, but I have just got some PNG Bulbos and will be training them to grow on the rocks ( hopefully) but everything is growing very well.

Still in flower this month are, Angraecum compactum, Brassavola perrinii, Bulbophyllum masdevalleaceum, Dendrochilum bartonii, Dendrochilum longifolium, Epidendrum haematum, Epi Hybrid, Jumellea cormorensis, Masdevallia infracta, Oncidium flexuosum, Polystachya galeata, Polystachya paniculata, photos of these may be found under their own categories on the site.

Flowering this month are,

Aerangis ellisii.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium monopodial grower, inflorescence pendulous, flower 4.2cm with a 12cm spur.

A closer view.

Angraecum dideri.

Cool to Intermediate. A small monopodial grower, flower 7cm with a 10cm spur.

A closer view.

Aspasia lunata.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 6cm.

A closer view.

Bulbophyllum sikkimensis.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower flower consecutively over a long period, flower6mm x 1.8cm.

A closer view.

Dendrobium albosanguineum.

Cool to Intermediate. A smallish creeping grower, nice fragrance,flower 4cm.

A closer view.

Dendrobium moschatum.

Cool to Intermediate. A very large grower,very nice fragrance,flower consecutively over a long period, flower 6cm.

The plant.

A closer view.

Dendrobium mutabile.

Cool to Intermediate. A tallish grower, branches out every-ware, flower 2.5cm.

Encyclia alata.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 4cm.

Encyclia alata subsp virela.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 3.5cm.

Encyclia parviflora.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 3cm.

Encyclia sp.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower3.4cm.

Lockhartia oerstedii.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower,unusual leaves,would probably like more warmth, shy flowerer on the wall, flower 15mm x 3cm long.

A closer view.

Maxillaria tenuifolia.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium to large grower, does want to grow upwards, flower 5cm with a very strong formic acid perfume.

A closer view.

Miltonia spectabilis.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 4.5cm.

Oncidium flexuosum.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower,flowers nearly all the year, not a large flower 18mm but many of them,60 to 80+.

Oncidium sphacelatum.

Cool to Intermediate. A largish grower, inflorescence 2m long, flower 3cm.

Phiaus tankervilliae.

Cool to Intermediate. A large grower,inflorescence 1800cm tall, flower 14.5cm.

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium monopodial grower, probably would do better with a hotter winter, but doing quite well in the wall, flower 4.2cm.

Promenaea Gold Dust.

Cool to Intermediate. A smallish grower, flower 4cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Melba.

Cool to Intermediate. A small to medium grower, flower 2.2cm.

A closer view.

Blc Glorious May.

Blc Golden Tong X Enc Mary Mottes.

Cat Brabantiae.

Cat Gene May X Encyclia cordigera.

Cat Lulu x Brassavola perrinii.

Cattleya schilleriana X Encyclia cordigera.

Lc Aussie Sunset X Pot Dal’s Emperor

Lc Coriads’Mini Quince’

Lc Tropic Dawn X Brassavola perrinii.

Oncidium Tsiku Marguarite.

Slc Love Sound X Fire Fantasy.

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2011 NOVEMBER FLOWERS

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The encyclia controversy.

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The encyclia controversy.

This month I flowered 4 Encyclias and then tried to identify them, so many of them are so alike,so below is the result and also some particulars about each plant.

Encyclia alata.

This is the inflorescence which is 60cm tall carrying 13 flowers.

This is a close up of the 4cm flower.

This is the pseudobulb which is pear shaped and 3.4 cm tall, it has 3 leaves per bulb and they are 34cm long and 3.2cm wide.

The second one.

Encyclia alata subsp virela.

This is the inflorescence which is 1meter tall carrying 30 flowers.

This is a close up of the 3.5cm flower.

This is the pseudobulb which is round, 2.5cm tall each with 3 leaves 18cm long and 3cm wide.

The third one.

Encyclia parviflora.

This is the inflorescence which is 850cm tall carrying 30 flowers.

This is a close up of the 3cm flower.

This is the pseudobulb which is round 2cm tall each with 2 leaves 15cm long and 2.5cm wide.

The fourth one.

Encyclia sp.

This is the inflorescence which is 50cm tall carrying 11 flowers.

This is a close up of the 3.4cm flower.

This is the pseudobulb which is round 18cm tall each with 2 leaves 19cm long and 2cm wide.

The identity of this one I struggled with and came up with no answer,,,so lets here it from the audience.

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ENCYCLIA SPECIES

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Dendrobium Yukidaruma’King’

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Dendrobium Yukidaruma’King’.

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This one you can see the cream colour of the tepals and it always has flowered with this toning for the last 15 years flowering in September as it did this year.HOWEVER it decided to flower in December also this year for the first time ever.

and as you can see the flowers are white, there is only one clone in the pot, why the difference in colour flowering two months later I have no idea, unless it is a sport.

Comments please.

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Orchid Hybrid Photographs

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Plectrostylis Hybrids

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Plectochilus Richard Jost.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 1.5cm.

A closer view.

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Orchid Hybrid Photographs

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2011 October Flowers

11 10 11'

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2011 October Flowers,

The spring has sprung and the night temperature is good at 14 to 19 degrees and the day temp is around 22 to 29 degrees but at the moment it is 33 in the shade.

Quite a lot of first time flowering this month but a poor showing from Dendrobium speciosum but there is new growth showing at the moment.

The site has passed the 1000 unique visitor number and topped 68,000 hits and that make all the work on the site worth while.

If you have any question, please feel free to ask them in the Comment section of the site.

Orchids that are still in flower from last month are,

Aerangis modesta, Bulbophyllum lasiochilum, Cattleya aurantiaca , C. aurantiaca fma aurea, C.intermedia ‘Cherry Pink’, C. intermedia fma alba ‘Casaluna’, C. skinneri. Cymbidium tracyanum, Dendrobium ballianum, D. cooksonianum,

D. Ellen, D. farmeri, D. kingianum, D. kingianum fma silcockii, D. linguiforme, D. prenticei, D. suffusum, Epidendrum haematum, E. Hybrid, Lc Kingaroy, Lc Rojo, Ludisea discolor, Masdevallia infracta, Oncidium flexuosum,

Papilionanthe vandarum, Phalaenopsis wilsonii, Polystachya galeata and Scaphyglottis violacea. Photo‘s can be seen under their own category else ware on the site.

Flowering this month are,

Ada keiliana.

Cool to Intermediate. A medium grower, flower 7 to 16cm long.

A closer view.

It changes colour after about 3 to 4 weeks.

Angraecum compactum.

Cool to Intermediate. a small monopodial grower, flower 5.5cm. Gorgeous little orchid and it appears to be throwing a keiki also.

a closer view.

Brassavola perrinii.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium pendulous grower, flower 7.5cm. A nice fragrance in the evening.

A closer view.

Brassoepidendrum Hybrid.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium grower, it adds a little colour.

Bulbophyllum masdevalleaceum.

Cool to Intermediate. a small rambling grower suitable for a basket or raft, flower 3cm and 11cm long. We dozens of flower earlier but it does not like cold but as it warmed up it flowered some more.

A closer view.

Bulbophyllum wendlandianum.

Cool to Intermediate. a small rambling grower, flower 1.5 to 12cm long. Bought as B. medusae which it is not.

This shows the inflorescence coming from inside the basal sheath,I have not seen that before.

This is close up of the labellum and the pellae.

Dendrobium chrysotoxum.

Cool to Intermediate. a largish grower, flower 5cm. Flowered this year with 6 inflorescences.

A closer view.

Dendrobium farmeri.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium grower, flower 5cm. This is the best flowering so far with 16 inflorescences.

Dendrobium fimbriatum var occulatum.

Cool to Intermediate. a tallish grower the canes want to be staked, flower 6.5cm.

A closer view.

Dendrobium lindleyi.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 4.5cm.

A closer view.

Dendrobium loddigesii.

Cool to Intermediate. a small rambling grower, flower 3.4cm. Below are others on the rock wall.

A closer view.

Dendrobium thyrsiflorum.

Cool to Intermediate. a tallish grower, first flowering flowers not a large as normal yet.

Dendrochilum bartonii.

Cool to Intermediate. a small to medium grower, flower 1.7cm.

A closer view.

Dendrochilum longifolium.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium grower, flower 1.8cm.

A closer view.

Eria eraeoides.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 5mm.

A closer view.

Lycaste aromatica.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium grower, flower 6cm. This has a very strong delightful fragrance

A closer view.

Miltonia spectabilis.

Cool to Intermediate. a medium grower, flower 6cm.

Pholidota chinensis.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 1.5cm.

A closer view.

Plectochilus Richard Jost.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 1.5cm.

A closer view.

Polystachya paniculata.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 6mm,only tiny but many.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Daybreak.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 2.3cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Dove X Sarcochilus Heidi.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 1.9cm.

Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii ‘Red Lorraine’

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 2.3cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii.

Cool to Intermediate. a small grower, flower 2.3cm.

Sarcochilus Fitzhart.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 2.6cm. This is a nice red form.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Fitzhart.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 2.5cm. A more open flower.

A close view.

Sarcochilus Fitzhart.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 2.2cm.

Sarcochilus hartmannii X Sarcochilus australis.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 1.6cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Heidi X Sarcochilus Hot Ice No1.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 2.2cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Heidi X Sarcochilus Hot Ice No2.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 2cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Jane.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower 1.9cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Otway’s Robin.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flowers 1.8cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Southern Cross.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flowers 1.8cm.

A closer view.

Sarcochilus Rachael.

Cool to Intermediate. A small grower, flower to 2.2cm.

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2011 OCTOBER FLOWERS

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Spathoglottis Hybrids

10 07 11'

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Spathoglottis hybrid.

A medium to largish grower,terrestrial and deciduous,many inflorescesces,many flowered and continuous flowering,inflorescence to 1.2m also branched,it started on 2/10,flowers opened on 29/10 and is still in flower 14/12,flower to 5.8cm.