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I received this cattleya marilyn lew from Ecuagenera USA today. I was hesitant to get it because it has mixed reviews, but this plant looks quite healthy, with a new growth, healthy roots, and plump bulbs. I only got this because the flower looks like a miniature dowiana, to replace the true...

I have 2 dowiana seedlings, and unfortunately have discovered one of them seems to have black rot. The other seedling is okay. One growth has turned brown/black and spread to the leaf which has fallen off. The red circle in the picture shows affected part. It doesnt seem to have affected the...

My coelogyne unchained melody is now mostly in full bloom, 8 flowers on first spike, 7 buds/flowers on the second spike. They have a sweet/musky odor that is very strong in the morning and faint at night. The fragrance is odd, first smells sweet then a little stinky. The flowers go well with the...

I have a pleione orchid that has 3 new growths, one is tiny and the other 2 are bigger fatter growths. Will the 2 big growths possibly bloom? Hopefully I will see buds poking out soon.

I've had this micranthum and gloria naugle for a year now, but they don't seem to be doing anything except making several new growths and growing leaves. The micranthum had a sheath when I got it, but I guess I put it in a spot that was too warm, and it blasted. It has been happily making new...

I just noticed that my cycnodes wine delight has pushed out a little green nub at the base. It already bloomed from the same bulb in October. I'm not sure if it's a 2nd spike, or a new growth? Should it be watered some more because of the spike? If it's a new growth then I won't water it until...

My paphiopedilum armeni white has fully opened and it's breathtaking! I'm happy it has a second bud on the way. I wish it had some influence of delenatii fragrance. The Blc. Momilani rainbow 'the gypsy' is very colorful and fragrant! The smell reminds me of fresh peony blooms. No wonder it's...

Anyone know why there is so much variation between these two cattleyas? They're the exact same cross. To me it seems like the left one is a pure amethystoglossa and is mislabeled, which is a nice surprise. The right has more influence of peckaviensis in it. The one on the left has a very nice...

I am very pleased to say that my paph rothschildianum is in low spike! I got it from sam at orchid inn ltd last winter. You can see the shadow of the spike pushing up through the center. The exact cross is 'Gold Dynasty' x 'Giant Wings'. Besides that, my Cycnodes Wine Delight J.E.M variegated is...

Got this one as a division from eBay. This is its first bloom on the spike, it has more buds coming behind it. Very cute flower with lovely pink spots in the pouch.

This vanda pushed up a spike right after I got it. The place I got it from said it's tricolor. It has a resemblance of a tricolor. I tried to search up photos of this one, but I didn't find a single photo of this paticular variety. It does have a pleasant fragrance! Can anyone identify the...

I was down in Iowa for the orchid show and get some various orchids and got to see Alan Koch from Gold Country Orchids and Fred Clarke from SVO do talks on growing orchids and species that are easy to care. Orchid judging was also done. Quite a bit orchids were passed on judging, but a few got...

I recently acquired a phrag. Apollo (fritz schomburg x kovachii) which I'm excited about! It looks a lot like a kovachii too which is why I got it. Can anyone give me some care tips for it, e.g. temperature, light, watering. Picture below is the plant.

I was visiting the MN Landscape Aboretum and came across this large area of cypripedium growing in a swampy area. It was fortunate that I was visiting then or the blooms would have faded. It was so impressive! There was a sign also saying there was purple fringed orchids there too, but frankly...

This beautiful pink parvi bloomed for me a few days ago, I'm wondering what is the name for it? It looks like a pinkish delenatii or a ho chi minh. If anyone can tell me thank you!

Hello all, I am an avid lover of orchids, mostly paphs. I have quite a few paphs in my tiny collection including 2 micranthum and rothschildianums! I also want to share my yellow cypripedium parviflorum in spectacular bloom right now! There are several cypripedium reginaes too in progress.