My Conservatory, a 2 year snap-shot

[Clark]

Nice collection.

 

[John Boy]

No, I've not gone into Taxonomy, I just couldn't get decent enough pictures on the plant, as everything (there was a 3rd flower) was twisted like ..... So It had to be an "after" shot....:

Paphiopedilum Mem. Michael Lawless which is a chlorotic plant, and I'm not sure, if you'll (or me for that matter) will ever see her flowering again. I've got 2 more plants, so there's a chance I'll still stay in the game.

 

[SlipperFan]

Very pretty -- I hope it makes it.

 

[Trithor]

One of my favourite Cattleya velutina hybrids, and arguably very rare indeed:
Laelia jongheana X Cattleya velutina! I guess this cross has only ever been made once or twice.

Great picture, great hybrid. I am normally not interested in anything but paphs, but this could really get me going. Question is where to source one?

 

[John Boy]

Well, it's all "go!" by the looks of things! Here's the first lot of Cattleyas that couldn't wait!
Though I have to announce: This post here might come to an end not before too long! I might be moving house soon, which will mean: cutting back, stream-lineing the entire collection and: loose the conservatory!!! What's happening is... I've got at least 2 rooms I'm lacking, and the entire Enterprise is getting messy. But for now:

Cattleyas:

 

[NYEric]

Sorry to hear about things getting messy domestically. Nice Catts.

 

[Dido]

Sad to here that you have to move.
If you have some plants to spare let me know.

 

[Stone]

Love those blue lipped intermedias!!!!

 

[John Boy]

Oh, I'll be having hieps of plants that need to go, the tricky bit will be: what to hang on to! Right now I'm thinking, that some of Sam's semi-adult multi-hybrids and quite a few Cattleya JP's will be going.

This is going to be tough!, but... I'll hang on to the great plants, and: I'll be getting a garden, so: It'll a nice summer-camp for most of them. I guess I'll be having to rebuild my Hellebore collection:

 

[Marc]

Sad that you have to cut back your collection. What I've seen of it so far is very nice!

 

[SlipperFan]

Good luck to you, John Boy.

 

[Justin]

Hopefully your next home will have a good growing space. awesome plants!

 

[Dane]

WOW!!! AMAZING COLLECTION! I really hope that mine will be like that one day!:drool::clap:

 

[likespaphs]

are those all Hellebore seedlings?!
one of my favorite genus!

 

[John Boy]

Yeah, I might as well confess....: I'm a bit of a Hellebore nutter....

I've got that additional, sometimes hopeless extra plant-gene....

 

[Dido]

I hvae a blooming tibetanus at the moment

 

[John Boy]

Arguably my rarest Cattleya, and certainly my first real investment plant I bought nearly 20 years ago. Cattleya mendelii coerulescens is amongst the rarest of the few real colour-forms within Cattleya mendelii, and so I’m dreading the time form “finished growths”, all the way trough winter, to finally see buds being sent up within 2-3 weeks every year. As she did for the last 2-3 years, she’ll be flowering from 3 growths, when full open. I couldn’t wait till then… These pictures have been taken yesterday. I’ll show her again, once all 10 flowers are open:

Cattleya mendelii coerulescens

Just as a reference: This is, why you might remember these pictures!

Cattleya schilleriana X loddigesii

And another shot of my walkeriana alba 4N

 

[Wendelin]

Your mendelli is a real treasure!!!! Very beautiful and I love the dreamy Lip Close Up!

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I agree with Wendilin, a true treasure!

 

[John Boy]

Well, it's all done!!! All 10 flower fully open.

Enjoy: