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That's what I call a screamer

Yeah, me too. I wince at Cattleya coccinea too!

And it is one of Eric's favorite pastimes to ask to see the plant. It would be funny to see how many times he's asked that question. Now I know well enough to post shots of both the flowers and plant! BTW, really beautiful and interesting flowers.

It will be interesting to see how C. flavum does in your hot summers. A true scarlet flowered Cyp would be amazing.

Awesome!

I still have piece of that plant, and the flower color varies from year to year. I guess a function of temperature? At any rate, this is just a hybrid with some other Vanda species, and should not be considered a "real" fuukiran. Many plants like this are produced en masse and sold at...

I love it.

My favorite Phal period.

Now that's an insane specimen, and in a good way.

I'm not sure what was used to produce that yellow flower, and such things are often forgotten about or hidden by growers here. The roundness of the flower segments looks reminiscent of D. 'Stardust' (D. unicum x D. Ukon). Probably a mix of species in there, much like 'Sankanou' featured in...

These are actually quite suited to "drier" woodlands, but of course can be found in wetter areas too. I've seen them on the coastal plain of Virginia and North Carolina years ago, and there's supposedly even a population in coastal South Carolina, in Georgetown County.

A few more from the last couple days. Their season is in full swing now. 'Tougyokufukurin' - smaller growing plant with nice round flowers and white edging to the leaves (called fukurin). A neat little plant with funny little flowers I just bought at a local show. I need to have my wife read...

Rudolf, even in this climate they require some supplemental watering during dry or hot conditions. I'm not too particular so I just hose them down! I am careful with fertilizing, using a very dilute solution and applying it with a small, hand-held bottle sprayer. These guys otherwise grow...

In flower now in the garden. These stay out year round (temps range from -5 ~ 38 C) with little fuss. They are grown either mounted or in high grade NZ sphagnum. More coming into flower soon. The purple one is 'Raizan', considered to be the pure species, the yellow is an unnamed hybrid, and...

I remember first seeing this species in Florida growing on a live oak (Quercus virginiana) at a rest stop along I-75 as a teenager. This definitely is a native of much of coastal S.E. USA. See BONAP's county level distribution map for the species. The yellow shows the plant as being present...

Living candy.

Just let them grow as is until they gain some size. Be careful not to overheat/overwater them. Don't use fertilizers. Once they are quite crowded, take out a sample and separate them by stirring in water. Make a community pot on new clean compost (your choosing, they are not fussy). I'd...

You got it to bloom. Congrats!

Looks like a fun project. Please keep us updated on your progress.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this. Not many people have had the chance to see something like that in person. You are a lucky guy.