They will always be Laelia to me !!!

Just love this one; flowers whenever it feels like it for me

One of two different Hoya in the greenhouse, Hoya pubicalyx. This one is a PAIN IN THE ASS! It happily weaves between pots and plunges growing points through orchid baskets and attaches itself to almost any surface. So much so i have to monitor it constantly!! #hoyasky

This is flourishing in our greenhouse pond, hopefully flowers coming soon!

Love the mirror-like finish! Does he use condensed milk?

“Jealous”?

A delightful little beast that (to me) looks like a beetle with long legs, Epidendrum porpax. “Porpax” means “shield” in Latin, a reference to the glossy lip of a small flower. A native of the cloud forests of South America, supposedly fragrant but I’m not catching it. #orchidsky #epidendrumporpax

This is early! Mine is mounted and hasn’t begun spikes yet here in The Triad

Vanda coerulescens doing its’ thing after breezing through 11F : -12C temps in the heated greenhouse; this spike has been cranking out and still has more buds to go! #orchidsky #vandacoelrulescens

A pleasant surprise and a HUGE shift from your typical Vanda: here is Vanda nana, the “Tiny Vanda”. A native of Cambodia and only discovered in 2012. A tiny delight here in the greenhouse… That’s a Papilionanthe cooperi root invading the first photo #orchidsky #Vandanana

Coelogyne fimbriata blooming on a plant that took off this year; it bloomed last year but i somehow managed to only find the one blossom withered . This was an Epigeneium at one point which is what i was under the impression it was an entirely different species than flowering revealed. #orchidsky

Recently identified Vanda mariae; two spikes in December after one earlier this summer. Small scale compared to other Vanda; it’s been quite content here in NC and defined appreciates less sun than the larger ones. I grow all Vanda with Spanish Moss on the roots… #orchidsky #vandasky

There are but they are very specific in their demands and i think our climate (and the greenhouse) gets too warm and too cold. I have a couple of species and some Grammatophyllum x Cymbidium crosses that are getting old enough to flower soon

I miss growing cymbidiums; they thrived in my SoCal gardens and they do not like our hot summers here

Cattleya trianaei, smaller flowers than i expected but a gorgeous cluster of 4 blossoms; there’s a bit of cursed slug damage but i found some Old School stuff to “manage” the little bastards ! #orchidsky #cattleyatrianaei

Funny! My Pacavia did as well, first time blooming here in North Carolina. The out-of-season flowerings are a delight

Plumeria pudica; very distinctive leaf makes for easy ID

Mine did a second flowering that just finished a couple weeks ago. I’ve never known them to be twice-blooming

Such an odd family of plants, the Melastomataceae…

I have always loved Arpophyllum and finally got ahold of one! Now just to get it to bloom…

Is this a small, compact grower? I have one like that that was tagged ‘papageno’

One of the “Fuller’s….” Crosses I’m pretty sure!

Haven’t posted due to my ongoing cancer treatments but there has been quite a lot ongoing in our greenhouse. One of my absolute favorites flowered this year, Dendrochilum magnum, the “Big Dendrochilum “ is oddly scented somewhere between shoe polish and lilies... #cancersucks #orchidsky #ncorchids

Fragrant at night, yes

The flower is so similar to E. Parkinsonianum

Same problem here lol not sure what happened!

Dendrobium ovipositoriferum! Uncommon member of the “Nigro-hirsute” group. Love the pure colors; almost like a fried egg ! First time blooming on this seedling. #orchidsky

Aerides houllettiana X A. lawrenceae aka ‘Korat Koki’ this one demands warmth and light, spends the winter over the heated pond to keep it happy here in North Carolina ! #orchidsky

Phragmipedium ‘Leslie Garay’ starting off its months-long blooming. A primary hybrid of P. caudatum and P. longifolium, flowers sequentially and those long petals will get to be over a foot long! #orchidsky #phragmipedium

Vandapalooza happening NOW! Here’s Vanda ‘Ploenpit Blue’ showing off a compact habit and two spikes of perfect blossoms in that indigo purple and scented of clove and lilies. Ofcasionally listed as Vandachostylis as one parent is Rhynchostylis coelestis that has been relumped with Vanda. #orchidsky