Outdoor Bloomers
 

Got some lovely bright colors at the garden :)

Here's the online album.

How wonderful they all are! It must be fun to step into your orchid area and having all those flowers greet you! :)

Beautiful! Thank you.

Astonishing! :goodjob

Got more bloomers, and my fav is still my 6-year-old white Phal hybrid, it got much bigger and keeps growing buds non-stop these last few weeks :bowing :D

I don't remember if it's 6 or 10-year-old (because I got each of those 3 white Phals when my kids were born, and sadly 2 of them fall down during thunder storm and their stems got broken)

They're amazing! :)

Sentimental orchids are always the best kind of orchids. No matter what.

Finally this 6-year-old phal blooms again :biggrin: It usually blooms around March

What a beautiful bunch of blooms.

Really gorgeous! :)

Following CambriaWhat's tutorial, I finally can take photos with black background using iPhone :bowing :biggrin:

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[youtube]5Q1FXFIpjGM[/youtube]
https://youtu.be/5Q1FXFIpjGM

WOW, what's with those small hanging pots?
how'd you do (make) that (those)??

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Great video also :)
gotta find me some black velvet & a good full size mirror!

Those pots are commonly sold here. 10 x 10 x 4 cm. We use them for Vanda and their hybrids so we their roots can grow freely. No medias means easier caring :)

The video is not mide, it was made by CambriaWhat, a senior member here.

Here's what they look like. Made Vanda care much easier.

Thank you! And I can still use iPhone to shoot :biggrin:

The Eria hyacinthoides gets two more sets of buds :D

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And these were 3 days ago:

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I got this Doritis (or Phal) from my mom several years ago, and it grew so big, so I split it into 4 parts.

3 of them bloom, and I gave 1 to my father-in-law.

Now here's the trio:

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And this 6-year-old phal is still in bloom after 5 weeks :bowing

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Good pics and beautiful plants aplenty!

Got these trio similar size flowers and orchids bloom at the same time

I should buy tripod for iPhone to get better photos, and remove the hanging wire, too

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This Neofinetia falcata has started to bloom two days ago.

And although this time I used tripod for the iPhone, it seems there's a limit of what iPhone can shoot compared to cameras. I still had difficulties on removing the textures and light reflection on the black background.

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Very nice! I wonder whether that is a hybrid with Neofinetia falcata, and not the species.

I am so sorry but this thread is cracking me up with the "bloomer" heading! :rofl:

Thanks! I mail ordered it as Neof. falcata and not sure if it's 100% species or hybrid. At least it's Vanda-mini-size :)

:rofl: That's got its own attention, isn't it? :rofl:

They're all amazing, enjoy the fruits of your labor !

Got a very pleasant surprise yesterday. I noticed that the Bulbophyllum kubahense just started to bloom and not just one, but two spikes! :biggrin:

I'll take more pics again a few days later when they get bigger

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So while in the mood to setup up the tripod and black veil, I also took pics of Aerides odorata and Den. bracteosum. Yap, I just got a white umbrella and light clamp as well.

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And then also some other purple flowers, a Den hybrid, two Doritis, and a Doritaenopsis

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So happy seeing this Bulb. kubahense bloom :biggrin:

Well, there were two sets of buds... but only one blooms, while the other one dried up.

Nonetheless I didn't expect it to bloom so soon so I'm still very happy :biggrin:

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There are still some buds waiting to bloom! Can you count how many?

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Thank you!

To be honest I didn't expect it to bloom this soon. I thought it'll be next year or later. So it is a very nice surprise :)

Still waiting for it to bloom perfectly though.

That's amazing! They resemble some Phals and Vandas. What is the scent? I wonder if they're competing for pollinators.

Thank you. The leaf is quite thick, similar to hybrid Phal.

There's a faint scent, quite neutral one. I only noticed it when I was taking its pic in a closed-room.

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Somehow I missed to take this Dendrobium kingianum's pic last week, and the week before. So there's only one flower left...

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All very beautiful. I can only dream of doing so well :)

Another 😊 suprise this morning... Colorful and cheerful bloom. Thank You God 🙏🙏🙏 Amen 😇

Single flower Phal bellina

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Came back from out of town and this one has bloomed :)

Is it Coel. swaniana?

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Beautiful plants!