-50 Windchill outside but I have blooms!

[Vanda lover]

Originally Posted by silken

You can't see it for the plants but the two lower ones are on short 'logs or branches' that stick out and make a nice surface to mount. They are hollow as well so fill with water. Several of my friends and I got together and ordered 2 each from a lady in Portland Oregon. She had a web site called EZOrchid Hydromounts or something like that. We were all thrilled with them and soon after trying out the first 2 I went online to order more. After years of making and selling them she had quit and her website was gone. I was so disappointed but glad I got the two I did. They look sort of like a real log.

What a shame that she is no longer selling them.

[Picotee]

A sight to warm the heart on a cold winter's day, for sure. Really like the BC Maikai! And the Rth is simply stunning!

[silken]

Originally Posted by Picotee

A sight to warm the heart on a cold winter's day, for sure. Really like the BC Maikai! And the Rth is simply stunning!

Thanks. This is the best performance from my Maikai so far with quite a few more buds to open. I am very pleased with the Rth. Rubescent Fire. Wasn't expecting such a rich red.

[Leisurely]

All of your blooms look absolutely beautiful.

Gardening can be a year around event here is the Orlando, Fl. area but it is so much fun. I think that if I couldn't garden, I would become very bored by the end of a day.

Although it seems quite cold, I guess our 32°F low here this morning is really not that bad in comparison.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Leisurely

All of your blooms look absolutely beautiful.

Gardening can be a year around event here is the Orlando, Fl. area but it is so much fun. I think that if I couldn't garden, I would become very bored by the end of a day.

Although it seems quite cold, I guess our 32°F low here this morning is really not that bad in comparison.

Thanks!

I enjoy gardening but I have lots of hobbies and interests to keep me busy in the winter. Never a dull moment!

[bethmarie]

Gorgeous healthy plants, beautiful blooms!

[silken]

Originally Posted by bethmarie

Gorgeous healthy plants, beautiful blooms!

Thanks!

[Sun rm.N.E.]

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations for being able to produce such healthy blooms in the Winter. And fragrant too! Do you have them under lights?

I started growing orchids just to survive the Winter and have given away the ones that only bloom in the Summer.

[silken]

Originally Posted by Sun rm.N.E.

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations for being able to produce such healthy blooms in the Winter. And fragrant too! Do you have them under lights?

I started growing orchids just to survive the Winter and have given away the ones that only bloom in the Summer.

Thanks for looking. In the winter I grow them under T5 light in an attached greenhouse that is kept fairly cool. In the summer, some get supplemental light and others are placed in areas where they can get a lot of sunlight. It's such a treat to have orchids in bloom when the weather is raging outside

[spetrizio]

wow great flowers and very very nice photos.