OMG!!! Shocked out of my pants yesterday!

[TeresaE]

LOL!

First I discover a Cat. at the back of my top row (gotta climb on a step latter to get up there), and it's got like 3 buds on it almost ready to open plus another bulb that has some buds coming up out of the sheath!!! Okay I NEVER bloom Cattleyas so this is a complete surprise! I changed to a couple of T5 lights about half a year ago and it paid off. It's this one:

Slc Tangerine Jewel 'Vi' HCC/AOS x LC Chicanery 'Diane' HCC/AOS

The second surprise...I NEVER bloom Phrags either...but low and behold one I got for like $15 at our annual silent auction in November (and apparently he usually sells them for $60!)...is also in spike!! Hopefully I read the tag right... Phrag. lenadorinse? I can't find anything when I Google it so I think I will have to email the guy I got it from for the spelling. It's not a big Phrag though so it almost seems like a miniature.

I was so excited yesterday I was almost dancing. I must finally be doing something right!

Oh yeah...and a mounted Aeraengis Punctata that I bought in Feb also has a spike! I never expected to bloom this either!!

[Oscarman]

T - you are a blooming machine! Don't you love those unexpected surprises.

[TeresaE]

Originally Posted by Oscarman

T - you are a blooming machine! Don't you love those unexpected surprises.

Totally!! haha

Can't wait to see what the flowers look like! Wish I could show them off at a meeting but nothing until September.

[Djarum Black]

What an awesome suprise! Congrats on the buds and growth!

[thakshila smith]

yesterday you forgot letter L I suppose.

[Lagoon]

Right on Teresa!
Hee heee it's so exciting eh?! Don't forget to post up some photo's

[TeresaE]

Originally Posted by thakshila smith

yesterday you forgot letter L I suppose.

Believe me I tried many variations of the word and came up with nothing.

[TeresaE]

Well I have to say it's been a while, LOL! Never did post the picture of this one so I guess better late than never. Here's a photo of this one at the time it bloomed. Beautiful color...love orange! Haven't bloomed it since then but I'm working on it. :-) As for that Phrag...I broke off the first spike last year and learned my lesson. I've got another one and it's ready to pop open any day now...can't wait to see what it looks like!

[mnh3281]

Originally Posted by TeresaE

Well I have to say it's been a while, LOL! Never did post the picture of this one so I guess better late than never. Here's a photo of this one at the time it bloomed. Beautiful color...love orange! Haven't bloomed it since then but I'm working on it. :-) As for that Phrag...I broke off the first spike last year and learned my lesson. I've got another one and it's ready to pop open any day now...can't wait to see what it looks like!

Wow now that is something beautiful! I love it!!

[TeresaE]

Now if I could only get it to bloom again! I moved it and I think it's mad at me, hahaha!