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Aghh, the bugs are horrible this year, hard to get a shot when your flailing around like madman. I'm trying to stand back and lean in a bit to stay away from the plants. Then I turn and run back to my truck. Cyp passerinum Sub-arctic boreal habitat with millions of round leaf orchids...

My only Phrag finally bloomed probably due to my new t-5's. I've had more Catt blooms with better light too. It just opened. Shaun

Update on my first to bloom complex. Cupped in shape (inconsistent humidity?) and a bit muddy in coloration but I still like it. I never was expecting to fly out to a judging centre with it. I also have a P. Yi-Ying Golden Slipper in low bud (this one won't bloom until 2010). Without flash...

I just got vaccinated against H1N1 the other night (my shoulder is still sore). The entire procedure took less than 30 minutes. I'm not a big fan of 'flu shots' but with all the fear-mongering in the media and the number of cases we've had locally my family decided to try an ounce of prevention...

My first BS complex (I begged Paramount and received the plant 'fat' at the base). Now the agony, I've watched it emerging into the 'low bud stage' (or is it in sheath?) and still so far to go and so many things to go wrong. My plants live in fear of the potential mechanical damage I've been...

First blooms on plant acquired back in February from Ecuagenera. Cool fall nights here helped because 2 previous blooms aborted. Grown under lights. Shaun

First bloom on a plant acquired from Ecuagenera (at the Edmonton Orchid Show) back in Feb. Grown under lights. My M. hirtzii is in bud too but has aborted several already and M. princeps is putting out it's 9th consecutive flower ... yay Masdevallias (not quite the same level as 'the slipper...

Not quite open yet, I'll have to come back in a few days (2-3 max). Fairly late this year as buds have not emerged on some plants, usually done by the end of June here, I was told. Shaun

Round-leaved Orchid - Orchis rotundifolia, I was shown some of this orchid last year with seed pods (it was obvious this was an orchid), I've been waiting for weeks and this is the first open bloom on June 21, 2009. There are thousands of these orchids everywhere I went. A whole plant...

A new aquisition from Bedford Orchids (via Edmonton Show last month). At 7" tall it's a compact not a mini, although it may get bigger on subsequent growths. The first bud was damaged and didn't develop a dorsal sepal but the second flower certainly meets my expectations (I was fairly sure it...

From the Edmonton Orchid Show. Stenosarcos Vanguard 'Fireball' Phais tankervilleae Phais Dan Rosenburg 'Solar Flare' Shaun

I just brought my Pleiones out of dormancy and started reviving them for the season. I added a few new Pleione last year (not that successfully), my bulbs have divided and bulbils have grown since a freezing disaster several seasons ago. I now have 4 BS bulbs and 4 lg bulbils of P. formosana, 1...

Dendrobium Small Dawn, 1st blooming Yamamoto hybrid, no scent but it's just opened. group shot Pleione formosana (just out of dormancy), doubled the BS bulbs plus a bunch of bulbils to pot up. Flasks from Xcaret Mexico (left Onc. carthagenense and right Brassavola nodosa), these...

My first multifloral Masdevallia species, although not my favorite it is botanically interesting. Long-lasting multifloral spikes with a somewhat unpleasant scent. Usually has 7-8 flowers on multiple spikes but after division has bloomed more sporadically with fewer flowers. Grown under lights...

I just preordered 4 more Masdevallias from Ecuagenera for pick up at the Edmonton Orchid Show in Feb. Now that I've mastered :rollhappy: Masdevallias I'm adding glandulosa, hirtzii, meijiana and strobelii. The only thing about preordering from a show is that I've already blown my orchid budget...

This is Degarmoara Hani 'Star of Unicorn' AM/AOS, which is Mtssa Charles Marden Fitch x Odm Hallii. Flowers are 5" tall and 4.5" wide and have a nice scent especially during the day, colour is truer in first picture. Purchased from Paramount Orchids 9 years ago (picked out by my daughter -purple...

Here's few things blooming under the lights, Rodriguezia secunda, mini plant with small (5 mm) flowers Masdevallia Vin Rouge, new plant from Paramount and my darkest Masdevallia Catt (Bl. Richard Mueller x B. Daffodil) x Blc. Orange Tang, first blooming not spectacular (I was...

I'm wondering if anybody here uses any types of automated misting systems for smaller orchid rooms. I see a couple smaller types advertised for orchids or reptiles (Rainmaker and Herpmist systems). With a forced air heating system battling very cold dry arctic air my household humidity is very...

Masdevallia Tuakau Candy from Paramount Orchids. Restrepia landsbergii now in full bloom. Dendrobium Lovely Virgin Angel Shaun

I've posted this one before but I don't have enough blooming sized slippers so I'll share it again. Also a view of my crowded and unorganized growing area. The orchids suffer a bit during the summer while I do more outdoor gardening. Shaun