The first dozen you would keep if you had to chose.

[Sun rm.N.E.]

I would find it interesting to hear the first dozen of your orchids you would chose to take with you in a car if you were moving across the country?

That is the game I have been playing for the past few months. Of course, the real minis are no problem so I don't have to count them.

I already gave away most of my collection. The remaining orchids seem to bloom like never before and play an part in making the choices, like this Blc Keowee. It was on the give-away list because old timers complained that every time it was repotted it produced inferior blooms the next year. Well, this baby was transplanted less than a year ago and earned its place in the ARK for producing 2 delightful flowers, just in time. The fragrance is exquisite too and so far remained quite compact. Maybe the S/H type culture is responsible for the lack of setback.

Here is the current list.

Brassavola Grand Stars, Brassavola Kiliani Stars for night fragrance along with the African minis and Brassavola.

Blc Keowee, Blc Cooper Queen, Lc Angel Heart
Lc. Mari's Glory, Dendrobium kingianum alba and Onc. Sharry Baby for day-time fragrance.

Dendrobium junceum, Howeara Lava Burst, Darwinara Charm, all compact and attractive specimen plants.

And the only one without fragrance, Dendrobium Nora Tokunaga for blooming all through the 3 darkest months of the year in a small vase.