It's about time to post the latest bloomers and other news

[voyager]

News first:

The Den. chrysotoxum has put out a third inflorescence well after the others were faded and gone. No pic.

I have a number of low light requirement orchids that have been badly stressed by too much light.
I moved them around to the less bright side of the house, but they still didn't like it very much.
So, I moved them here:


The little clown faced Dracula liked it so much that it has put out at least 2 buds, one of which has opened.


This Oncidium hybrid has bloomed like clockwork at least 2X a year since mounting it 2 or 3 years ago.


Then, it seems to be Miltoniopsis season.
One has already bloomed and is gone with no pics. It is just a darker color variation of this one:

The darker one has not done as well as this one. Why? I have no idea.

Then, There is this one, my present favorite. It is strongly fragrant.


It is the only fragrant Miltoniopsis I've ever seen.

Got more coming, a Laelia purpurata sanguinea, a Brassia hybrid, and a Den. moschatum have got buds well begun that will be opening soon.

Been too busy with other projects lately to follow orchids closely.

EDIT:
I forgot this one:

This pretty little Oncidium is the second orchid I had mounted around here. It didn't fare very well at first. Something kept eating the buds off of it the first 2 years. Finally, it got to bloom for the first time last year. It still lost quite a few buds. It seems to be doing very well this year.

[DeaC]

Fabulous! Natures pots work so well for you and things flourish. But I do like the first 2 pix with the shallow rafty set-ups.That configuration I've not seen for sale and making them myself is not really doable.But...it's all good!

[voyager]

Originally Posted by DeaC

Fabulous! Natures pots work so well for you and things flourish. But I do like the first 2 pix with the shallow rafty set-ups.That configuration I've not seen for sale and making them myself is not really doable.But...it's all good!

I knew that I had seen them on line. That's where I first saw them and got the idea.
At the time they were being called rafts.

Now they are being called orchid or vanda plaques or flats or flat mounts. I just found several places that carry these along with the usual wood vanda baskets.
If all else fails look for vanda basket vendors. Many will also carry the flat mounts [plaques].

I began making them because the cost of shipping to Alaska was so punitive that it only made sense to make them myself. Many online vendors will only ship by the most expensive methods, UPS or FedEx 1 or 2 day service. Usually USPS is the least expensive way to ship most packages to AK or HI. Unless, it's someone like Amazon with a large volume sweetheart deal with the carriers. Almost everything I buy through eBay is sent USPS. Anyone that will not ship that way usually will not sell to AK or HI buyers.
I always cackle a bit every time I find a vendor that changes their policy to no AK or HI sales after I make a purchase. Many have no imagination and will not ship by any other means than UPS or FedEx.
OK, I'll climb down off my soapbox now. I can't help it. AK and HI shipping is a very sore spot with me. I put a lot of time and effort into getting the best shipping cost that I can on everything I buy online.

[WhiteRabbit]

Wonderful!

[voyager]

Mowing lawn today. I'd put it off so long that one could say that I'm making hay. Then, I dropped my hat and ran over it. Good thing my head wasn't in it.
Anyway, I've found some more coming up soon, a warm tolerant Cymbidium hybrid I picked up at last Year's orchid show. It has a nice brownish flower. Its spike has begun growing.
Then, one I've been waiting impatiently for it to bloom, a Spathoglottis kimballiana 'Natural World'. Normally, I am disdainful of Spaths because of those that grow as weed around here.
But, this one has a pretty yellow flower and blooms successively.
Pics soon.

[Tindomul]

Amazing yard!! Can't get over it.