Some blooms and spikes!
 

hey guys. here are some blooms and spikes i have, i love this time of year, i always get lots of activity! i need to get plants that will flower in summer though!

the first one is a nice compact cattleya. i got it in bud, from steve male at the SOS show this october. the name is. im not sure its registered, nothing comes up on RHS. Lc Mini Twilight x (Lc Drumbeat x Lc Why Not) smells great! its citrusy sweet during the day. stands 9 inches tall including the pot

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it has nice shape, but could be flatter.
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next is another cattleya. Blc. Terri Henderson 'Paul' this is the first catt ive ever rebloomed! almost 5" natural spread. this one has a thread all to itself with more pictures, in the cattleya forum.
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Lc angel heart 'hihimanu' am/aos in bud. it has 4 spikes on 3 growths, with at least 5 buds. this one had two mutant growths last summer. they were like siamese twins, two pbulbs from one growth. got this from carmelas too

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both sides of the siamese twin have spikes. one side has a siamese spike, thats actually 2 spikes from 1 growth!

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Blc Hawaiian Leopard 'Mei Ling' got this in december from carmela's with the ones above. excited about this one! buds and another spike i can see on the other growth

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Bc. kosh wallis 'paradise' got this last october at the SOS show, its grown soo much since then! at least 4 spikes, could be more.

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noid phal i got in the spring. 2 buds on the middle of the spike blasted, idk why

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doritis champorensis var alba. got this in bud at the SOS show this year. all the buds blasted except for 1. spicy sweet fragrant. very mild

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another noid, smal white cute starshaped flowers, lightly scented last year. it has a keiki and a spike!

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odd keiki-thing
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Phal. I-Hsin Sunflower. got this from hausermann's in april 2010, first spikes ive gotten. and a double too!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_...079%252529.jpg

great roots!

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phal noid 'mega phal' bloomed last year with 1 spikes with 5" blooms. this year it will be amazing!

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thanks for looking!

WOW!!! You have a TON of blooms coming your way!!!

Everything looks very well grown. Congratulations on the new spikes and blooms. That mounted phal with the two spikes is really impressive. Good growing.

i know! im so excited!!

thanks! ill see if i can dig up a picture of last time it bloomed

here ya go tucker. mega phal with 1 spike

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Z...0/DSC_0267.jpg

Congratulations! Enjoy all the beautiful blooms! I just love when the scented ones bloom and fill a room with fragrance. If they are beautiful to look at, even better. Yours are gorgeous and I enjoyed seeing them all!
Leafmite

thankyou! i selfed the pink catt the other day, and it looks like its taking :)

I can't believe how large that Bc. Kosh Wallis is!

Bob,

Your plants looks awesome!!!

I got the same cattleya cross from Steve as well and mine is also in bloom! Yours has better form and symmetry than mine however :)

Gratz on some great growing!

Woo hoo! Lovely blooms, and more to come - that's awesome! :wtg:

A wonderful bunch of success stories there! Loved the blooms!

thanks cody! it grew like 15 leads since i got it!

thanks!! im so excited cattleyas actually bloom for me! maybe someday ill have plants as nice as yours!

oh you did? dont ya just love it?? the fragrance is awesome! how many flowers does yours have? how much did you pay for yours? mine was only $20!

THANKS SONYA!

thanks!

WOW!!!!!!! Thats Impressive!!!!!! Its going to be a happy winter at your place!!!!!!! its awesome to have so many blooming at once!!!

The Mutant one looks especially intriguing i cant wait to see how that develops!!! i want to see updates!!!!!!!!!!!!! on everything!!!!!!

yep! i cant wait! the mutant has 1 bud on all spikes except one, which has 2 buds.

the blc terri henderson is starting to close :( the OS meeting is sunday. of course!! everytime :(

Hey Bob, :goodjob. I like the mounted phal. never seen that done before. I got to try that.
You definately are going to have a colorful holiday. Enjoy. :high5:

thanks charmaine! merry christmas to me! i should have blooms until spring!