This one took best Epidendrum at the Key West show 3 weeks ago when it was maybe 2/3 in flower.
As you can see the earlier blooms are starting to fade so I'd guess it's in bloom like 6-8 weeks.
I'm in the Keys and have a dozen or so Phrags in my shade house under 80% shade cloth.
They grow quite well but it is the blooming that is hit or miss.
I have an automated misting system for my vandaceous plants in the east end of the enclosure.
Because our prevailing winds are from the east, I...
The definition of a hobby is "an obsession without a budget".
You can think you have put bounds on how much you'll spend but that usually doesn't hold for very long.
Like Ray said, greenhouses up north are expensive to operate so I moved my collection to FL where I don't need one. Do I now have...
Wow Green Pets....wow.
I had to go back and study the photos to find what you were referring to.
Yours is certainly an interesting perspective that I would never have seen in a million years.
Looks like a Phal on a backed stand with a small overhead light to show the colors better to me but what...
Hopefully you have become a member of NHOS. Big auction on Saturday. You can fill your house! 😁
When I grew in NH, I had a greenhouse. Even with that it was a challenge.
I moved my collection to the Florida Keys 7 years ago where I can leave them on autopilot in their shade house over the summer...
Well, thanks for the shot of optimism. I need it with this plant.:rolleyes:
I had wanted one for some time so I jumped at the opportunity even though she warned me of her history with it.
I was taking it from dark, cold & dreary New Hampshire winters (although it was kept in her greenhouse) to...
Congratulations.
I have one I bought at our society auction over a year ago and it has done nothing. And I mean nothing!
A friend had it previously and she had the same issue which is why she put it in the auction.
I recently repotted it just to get a look at the roots.
They are there but...