Search results

A shocking pink version of this primary cross of violacea x bellina. NS 4.8 cm I haven’t given it a cultivar name yet. Any suggestions?

A first bloom seedling from Bela Vista Orchids with strong flamea markings on all segments. Skinny but I’ll fatten it up next couple years lol, NS approx 13.5 cm It is selfed for now.

This past weekend was QC show. Small but lots to see! Trees and treasure chests! Some highlights include a huge Dendrobium tangerinum, Dendrobium farmeri, Paphiopedilum Robianum and Phrag Nicole Tower. And that black Pleurothallis!

This past weekend at the Quebec City Orchid Show we awarded a harlequin Phalaenopsis that had a really cool pattern. Yellow base with dark magenta picotee and spots/blushing. It received a HCC of 77 points because of low flower count (5 vs 12 expected) and form (lower sepals too horizontally...

This plant was exhibited at the Quebec City Orchid Show by the Ottawa Orchid Society. It was pulled for judging but was passed due to some bruising marks on the pouch rim. The flowers were really gorgeous green and great form with petals near horizontal. Eventhough it was slightly smaller than...

This is a division from a rare plant that is supposedly semialba. But as it’s blooming first time for me, I noticed that it is more albescent pink whereas the petals/sepals were supposed to be (in theory) white. I then reread the award and then realized it was light blushed pink (not...

Love these sequentially blooming species that comes in all color combinations. The blue livida form here: Love that white fuzzy lip. The synonym speciosa has been lumped into this species now. From the Indian Ocean islands of Andaman and Nicobar. Will post again when all 8-10 flowers...

Here’s a fuzzy green bud for you people to guess it’s ID… two guesses each and revelation in a month lol. JK ☺️… maybe in a couple days. Winner gets bragging rights lol.

So I caved in and bought this dark fairrieanum, knowing full well I cannot carry it back with me from Dresden. It will reach me through legal channels eventually. I love the stance and dark colors. The petals were most likely crushed inwards during transport. What say the ST forum? Did I...

I saw this lowii at PaphParadise display in Montreal OrchidExpo show and bought it right away. Does anyone know why I did? Any suggestions for a cultivar name?

Awarded today at the Toronto AOS monthly judging with an 80 point AM with 5 large flowers around the plant like ‘pink pearls’ (thus the name). What’s striking to me is the two toned color shade differences in the sepals versus the petals. A plant I’ve had for over 15 years, grown beautifully...

Just two days ago I was very fortunate to follow Mr Canh to the Paphiopedilum jackii protected habitat in Vietnam. Along with two orchid addicts including Tom Mirenda and Jay Norris, we trekked through steep slopes and climbed limestones cliffs up to 450m. Not having experiences in climbing...

Well I finally made it to Vietnam! And today we visited the gentleman whom the Paphiopedilum canhii was named after, Mr Chu Xuan Canh himself! Thank you for his kind hospitality! We saw huge multigrowth emersoniis and hangianums in his ‘secret’ mix! If enough people ask, Mr. Canh may come...

I was excited to see the coerulea version of javanica offered at WOC24 Taiwan at the Prince Orchid booth and snatched a few away. Yellow tepals with a blue tinge lip. Possible albas too in this selfing. Seems so ethereal! What say you?

Prince Orchids of Taiwan has started to breed new lines of a schillerianas that are quite possibly the best in the world. He has expanded the lines of the purpurea ones beyond the imagination: larger, darker and fuller. Some with white side lobes too! Notice any special variety of schill...

I had a wonderful opportunity to visit this famous nursery and meet the legendary Mr. Bear. I filmed a little tour with his permission. Hope you all will like the insight into his secret world in Taiwan!

Just wanted to share some pics of the great orchids on display at the WOC this week. Let’s play a guessing game to the ID’s of each of them! More to follow later…

A nice surprise with an AM of 80 points from the AOS at the Toronto SOOS show today. With very intense large flares (and pincelada on some of the petals), the flowers (4 of them) made a very bold statement of ‘Look at Me!’ ☺️. A division from the esteem Francisco Villegas of Colombia, grown...

From the collection of Armando Mantellini that I got on a visit to Redlands last year (thanks to his daughter Maria for selecting a strong division for me). The splash markings are not huge enough to qualify as flamea so pincelada is more appropriate. The shape is well-formed (for labiata)...

I just registered with approval from the hybridizer for the name of this hybrid between Paph. Shin-Yi Sanders x sanderianum. With megadoses of sanderianum this hybrids screams sanderianum with its long approx 75 cm petals (possibly the longest in a sandie hybrid). See for yourself: However...