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Category Archives: What’s Happening
What’s Happening?
My Trader Joe’s Dendrobium Kingianum is blooming again, with several spikes. I purchased this plant on November 21, 2015, to take to the mountain cabin for Thanksgiving. It was in bloom when I purchased it, and bloomed again in the … Continue reading
What’s Happening?
Lycaste Shoalhaven sib (Shoalhaven ‘Alba Round’ x Shoalhaven ‘Albion’) is in bloom again, with a single bloom. I purchased this orchid from the Orchid Zone (Z6417) on my visit to their greenhouses on May 16th. The plant has grown very … Continue reading
What’s Happening?
I have repotted my Rossioglossom (Schlieperianum x williamsianum) that I purchased from the Santa Barbara Orchid Estate on my visit to their open house on July 8th. This plant was in bud when I purchased it, and the flowers formed, but never … Continue reading
What’s Happening?
I have been watching all the Odontiodas and Odontoglossoms that I got from Bob Hamilton when visiting his greenhouses on May 14th. This is Odontioda (Tiffany x Joe’s Drum ‘Amethyst’). It has developed a new growth (coming out the backside), and seems to … Continue reading
What’s Happening?
I have been watching my Odontocidium Tiger Hamburhen x Odontoglossom Stonehurst Yellow for some time. I purchased this plant at the San Jose Orchid Exposition from Cal Orchid in June of 2015, as it had a long spike of yellow-based flowers. It bloomed out … Continue reading
What’s Happening?
My Psychopsis Papilio var alba is in bloom again. It initially had one bloom, which finally dropped, but the lower spike then went into bloom. The upper spike has bloomed again this week, and now I have two flowers. … Continue reading
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What’s Happening in the Orchid Room?
Several new things are happening in the orchid room this week. Spring is now almost upon us in central California, with March rains this week, but the sun coming quickly. Catasetum Penang has a new growth coming. This is my first … Continue reading
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Progress in the Orchid Room
Lots of happenings in the orchid room this week. Winter is over! All plants will now receive their full complement of fertilizer. The dendrobiums are mostly in bloom, or about to bloom, and one Catasetum has a new growth coming. Time … Continue reading
Progress in the Orchid Room — returning from vacation
The orchid room survived our vacation well. The plants were a little dry, and the humidity trays were dry — but that was it. I lost two plants… Ascocentrum Garayi, that I purchased from eBay vendor Kawamoto Orchids on March … Continue reading
Progress in the Orchid Room
It has been a good week in the orchid room. I fixed a leak in one of my trays. It wasn’t a big leak, but I re-caulked the inside, and now it doesn’t leak any longer. Catasetum Frilly Doris has … Continue reading
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