Which of your orchids are most proud of?
 

OK, so...

Question 1, to get discussion flowing:

1. What orchid in your collection are you most happy with/most proud of?

I know this is like asking which of your children you love the most, but try anyway. ;)

Edit: Forgot to answer my own question...

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...whitephal2.jpg

This may just be a noid white phal from IKEA, but it was in kinda sorry shape when we got it but we've managed to nurse it back to health and the blooms have actually lasted longer than any of my other orchids. So I may have prettier "pedigreed" orchids, but this one is the lovable mutt that got rescued from certain death at a big box store.

Good going Steve! Thanks...the 'chid I'm most astounded by (for now, anyway) is my Phal Maraldee Brother...it's been in bloom with the same flowers for the five months that I've had it, and is now sprouting out additional blooms! It's like the Everready bunny...just keeps going and going and going...

Great topic...my favorite would have to be the one that has added 4 keiki's to my collection....Dendrobium Christina Princess. The picture is a bit to be desired, photo skills :photo: I have none. Not showing as dominate as the real thing are the purple tips on the pedals. The "den" bloomed for 3 1/2 months and made momma very proud.:banana:

Very nice...thanks for sharing :)

C'mon people, I know you've got more plants that you want to talk about! Where is everyone?

also, as an aside...the white phal that I talked about above finally lost the first of its blooms today, but the rest are still going strong (3 months now!), and it's got a great new leaf growing.

My long petaled Phrag. species. They've all turned out really excellent. I'm really happy about it because many people find they are a little finicky. All of mine have had really long petals and several double spikes. Sweet plants.

Everyone's got such nice big blooms to be proud of. I got this one:
http://www.orchidboard.com/community...odorata-51.JPG

Its been blooming for three months, on and off. It just keeps producing and producing. Its special to me cuase its my first orchid that I got to bloom. Im still new to the hobby.
Oh and that a pic of its first double bloom.

Sweet Tin, one to definitely be proud of. :Tup:

Thanks.

Tin, that is so nice! What's the name of it? Congrats on your accomplishment :)

Its a Haraella odorata. I have more pics in my gallery. very fragrant. like lemons.

Thanks for the info...I gently broke the news to hubby today, I have a few 'chids I'm going to be ordering :) I think I may add this to the ever-growing list ;)

All my Phals. recently I have been giving them more TLC and they are doing much better in growth and flowering.

Favorite orchid
 

Sheesh!!! Why don't you start with a hard question???

This is ONE of our favorites. This is our Dtps. Lih Jiang Beauty "B#1" x Phal Lucia Lip "B#1". We had it shipped back from Akatsuka Orchids on Hawaii's big island when we were there in October 2004. It stopped blooming today and it had bloomed for exactly 3 months. The flowers were 5 inches wide.

Sandra in South Carolina

the contrast in colors is very attractive. Nice one!

I've been calling this an unknown phal (my first orchid) but doesn't it look an awful lot like yours, Sandra? I love it, just gorgeous! I think the lighting in the photo makes the pink in mine look a little lighter but it is as dark as yours (?)...could I have just discovered this baby's name?

Those white phals with red lips are really stunning - I think. Saw some yellow ones with red lips last week while my daughter and I were at Holes Grnhs. Very eye catching, unfortunately not great flower shape and they were $$$$.