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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Coelogyne Unchained Melody is in bloom
I purchased this Coelogyne Unchained Melody from Cal Orchid while attending their open house on July 8, 2016. It wasn’t a very good plant when I got it, but it was cheap. It has grown well, and is now blooming with three spikes and … Continue reading
Oncidium Velutinum
I purchased this Oncidium Velutinum from the Louisiana Orchid Connection, selling through eBay as laorchidjohn, on January 14, 2018. It is more commonly known as tolumnia velutinum, and needs bright light and intermediate-to-warm temperatures. It is my first tolumnia — I was … Continue reading
Dendrobium Lichenastrum
I won this Dendrobium Lichenastrum at the Sacramento Orchid Society’s September 6th meeting in the raffle. The plant table on September 6 was donated by Cal Orchid. From the web [changes are mine]: Dendrobium lichenastrum is an Australian epithyte and … Continue reading
Stelis Pelosa is in bloom
I purchased this Stelis Pilosa from the Tiny Jungle at their open house on Saturday, May 20, 2017. It was in bloom when I purchased it, and it has started to bloom again. It is mounted on a thin piece … Continue reading
Dendrobium Gillieston Gold ‘Natalie’ is in bloom
I purchased thisI purchased this Dendrobium Gillieston Gold ‘Natalie’ from Asuka Orchids and it was delivered on September 2, 2015. I have been growing it on the top shelf of the solarium, where it has grown two new canes this year, and is now … Continue reading
Dendrobium Little Atro
I won this Dendrobium Little Atro in the plant raffle at the January 3, 2018 meeting of the Sacramento Orchid Society. Alan Koch of Gold Country Orchids was the guest speaker that night and supplied the plants for the raffle table. Dendrobium … Continue reading
Dendrobium Aggregatum
I won this Dendrobium Aggregatum in the plant raffle at the January 3, 2018 meeting of the Sacramento Orchid Society. It is a very good plant with more than a dozen pseudobulbs, planted in bark in a plastic pot. Dendrobium Aggregatum … Continue reading
Dendrobium Bracteosum
I won this Dendrobium Bracteosum in the plant raffle at the January 3, 2018 meeting of the Sacramento Orchid Society. Gold Country Orchids supplied the orchid table on this night, and this Bracteosum is planted in their usual sphagnum moss in a … Continue reading
Phragmipedium Schlimii ‘Joan’
I purchased this Phragmipedium Schlimii ‘Joan’ from the member’s sale table at the January 3, 2018 meeting of the Sacramento Orchid Society. I have always wanted a Schlimii, but never could find one that was of good quality and in a … Continue reading
Paphiopedilum Susan Tucker is in bloom
I purchased this Paphiopedilum Susan Tucker from the member sales table at the Sacramento Orchid Society November 2, 2016. It comes from the collection of Joan Gunn, who frequently sells here extra plants. It was in bloom when I purchased it, … Continue reading
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