Lime Stars in time for Christmas

[cbuchman]

I purchased this plant in November already in bud, so I can only take partial credit for its flowers. The plant was tagged with its cross, Epc. Lime Sherbert x B. Little Stars, and through Orchid Wiz, I learned that cross' name is Vnra. Walnut Valley Lime Stars (Sandler). You can certainly see the influence of B. Little Stars. It is more temperature tolerant than B. Little Stars which is helpful to me since my GH is on the cooler side in the Winter (nighttime temps 55F - 60F).

I have B. Grand Stars and it does need it a bit warmer, so I have had some difficulties with buds blasting on it. It lives in a table top greenhouse on a seedling mat.

The lip color is more green than it looks in the picture and I really like its "freckles". It's first bloom opened on 22 December and there is another spike still to open. I haven't noticed any fragrance yet, alas.