BTCM.[Oncidesa/Bapticidium] Hwuluduen Chameleon

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I had mounted this one, with no moss used, on the NNE side of an Alexander palm trunk about 7' off the ground, one of the ones along our driveway.
Keep in mind that the sun goes overhead 2X per year here. Once as it mover North approaching summer solstice. Then again as it begins moving South towards the autumn equinox. For a short period in June/July, the sun is actually shining from the North.

Anyway, I've been watching this plant.
As paphmadman said: it is not the most vigorous grower.
But, it looks to be healthy.
Yesterday I noticed a shadow coming through one of the side leaves of a new growth.
Sure enough, a new inflorescence has begun to grow.
Baring anything unforeseen, it'll be blooming in the not too distant future.
I just did a search thinking that I had posted a photo of this with blossoms open.
Apparently I hadn't because I can't find one here.
I will get pics when they open.

I always get so excited when one begins blooming that I take the pic before the flowers maximize. I get worried that they'll begin to fade if I wait too long. The Epi. porpax is a good example.
It has opened quite a few more flowers since I posted the pics of it.
Plus, I have been doing a lot of re-posting of new pics when they bloom again later in the season, year or for the next season. I'm going to be slowing that down a bit and only posting each one a couple of times for subsequent seasonal blooming, or after a few seasons. It's getting a little too repetitive to keep posting pics of the same plants every time they bloom.

Got a few Oncid and Catt types coming up soon. The photo cut back will start after them. Kinda sounds like a New Years Resolution to me.

Then, I'm watching my species and hybrid Dends leaves wither, turn yellow ,and drop off the plants.
At first I was beginning to worry.
But, it's November.
It's winter.
I've even been wearing the fleece pants, jackets and vests I brought with me from Alaska for a couple of hours in the mornings to ward off the chill.
Night temps are hovering down around 65 deg. F.
The last week or so has been clear and sunny, just what most of those cool-dry-rest types like. My spring Dendrobium bloom is being set up right now.

If you haven't guessed by now, the Dendrobium section Dendrobiums are my favorite orchids. If it weren't for them I probably wouldn't have ever progressed beyond just photographing the Alaskan wild orchids.