Monthly Archives: March 2020

Sarcochilus Kulnura Rusty ‘Pink Red’ x Sarcochilus Rosetta ‘Lovely’ is in bloom

I purchased Sarcochilus Kulnura Rusty ‘Pink Red’ x Sarcochilus Rosetta ‘Lovely’ from Sunset Valley Orchids at the Pacific Orchid and Garden Exposition in San Francisco in late February, 2017, and it is now in bloom again.  I had some difficulty with my Sarcochilus … Continue reading

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Odontonia Moliere ‘Etoile Polaire’

Odontonia Moliere ‘Etoile Polaire’ is in bloom in the greenhouse.  I acquired this plant from Bob Hamilton in 2019.  It is in a three-inch pot with a single one-foot spike and two flowers. Odontonia refers to intergeneric orchid hybrids including … Continue reading

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Odontoglossum Roy Wittwer is in bloom

I acquired this Odontoglossum Roy Wittwer from Bob Hamilton in my visit to his greenhouse on December 9, 2018.  It did not bloom for me in 2019, but is now blooming with a two-foot spike and ten flowers.  It seems to … Continue reading

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Dendrobium Aggregatum is in bloom

I acquired this  Dendrobium Aggregatum in the plant raffle at the January 2018 meeting of the Sacramento Orchid Society — plant table supplied by Gold Country Orchids.  The first year I had it, it bloomed with one spike and a few … Continue reading

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Odontioda (Florence Stirling ‘Celeste’ x Koo-Wee-Rup) is in bloom

I purchased this Odontioda (Florence Stirling ‘Celeste’ x Koo-Wee-Rup) from the collection of Tim Brydon during my visit to the greenhouse of Bob Hamilton on Sunday, April 15, 2018.  This plant suffered somewhat from my bad water problems last year and … Continue reading

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Dendrobium schuetzei x sib

I purchased this Dendrobium schuetzei x sib from Brookside Orchids at the Pacific Orchid Exposition in San Francisco on February 21, 2020.  It is a healthy plant with two spikes, each with two beautiful white flowers. This is a species orchid … Continue reading

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Odontioda (Oda. Florescent x Oda. Crystal Palace ‘Bold Show’) is in bloom

I acquired this Odontioda (Oda. Florescent x Oda. Crystal Palace ‘Bold Show’) from my visit to the out-of-business Orchid Zone in February of 2018.  This was one of the plants that I purchased, after looking through a vast array of struggling Odonts.  … Continue reading

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Odontoglossum auriculatum

I purchased this Odontoglossum auriculatum from Muldiflora Orchids at Orchids in the Park in San Francisco, July 2019.  It came as a small oncidium-looking orchid wrapped in sphagnum moss and I repotted it into bark almost immediately.  It sits on the … Continue reading

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