Spring is Here!!

[Ben Belton]

Haven't had the camera out in awhile. Growing under lights is not easy. My plants stay drier, and I don't always get nice blooms. These aren't bad though.

Phal (Allspice x Corning's Violet) 'KS'
- Still haven't stemmed it. Sorry to whomever asked about it last time I posted it


Jade Gold (th11)
- This was from one of Peter Lin's Taiwan imports. I have two. This flower has been open awhile, and the form has been better. Its been too cold to get a picture. This plant is in a 3.25" pot, looks terrible, has long scraggly leaves, and stays too dry. The one I have in the 5" pot with big fat lush green leaves has yet to bloom. Go figure.


Joy Dreamy Jade 'Fuzzy'
- This is a select plant from Big Leaf Orchids. So far it has preferred to make basal keikis rather than bloom, but I finally have a few spikes and now a bloom.


John Ewing 'Gosh' AM/AOS
- This plant was near death when I got it, and now is in a 6" pot with roots busting out everywhere. I can't ever get it to look like the picture on Big Leaf.


Paifang's Ambotratea
- I almost killed this plant last summer when I burned it. This spring it wants to kill itself with too many blooms. I think this one is blooming so well because they way I've treated probably makes it think its soon to die.


- this flower is a little older than the one above, so its not as dark


Princess Kaiulani 'Rainbow'
- Nice color. This flower is still opening, but I don't see me getting the camera out again for awhile. Form will probably be better in a couple days.