New arrivals!

[shakkai]

Ok, so I couldn't wait long enough for these to be Travelling Companions for the project plant - I'll just have to get a couple more (already have those picked out!) to come along for the ride.

Today a nice big box arrived from Burnhams:

Dendrobium senile:


Sophronitis coccinea:


and Scaphyglottis violacea:


and to balance out the super minis... (and before I run out of space and say I don't have room for it!) a
Dendrobium spectabile! Can you say over-compensation?!

To round things off, Gomesa crispa as well.

As you can see, I am really branching out - these are the first Dends I've ever tried. Also, the first Cattleya alliance plants I've had since I had Catts back in the 1980s in the US!

PS. The Den. spectabile is a young plant, so not so very big at the moment. The theory is that young plants are more adaptable (like young children) and I can hopefully get this one used to slightly cooler temperatures than they normally call for.

Wish me luck!