Laeliocattleya Mari's Song (Lc. Irene Finney x C. Cherry Chip)

Congrats to Mari and Billy
Welcome to the World, 
Lilikoi Kili Olli!!!
Mother and daughter both have flowers named for them.

Strongly Floral and Enchanting Fragrance!

 Water:  This specimen is grown semi-hydroponically. For this setup, pour weak fertilizer mix over the top 1-2x/week (when media gets dry). Fill until water starts to come out of holes in the bottom.  
Humidity: 40-70%

Fertilizer:  20-20-20

Temp: Winter: day 60-70F, night no less than 55F; Summer: day 65-85F, night 60-65F

Light: 2,000 to 3,000 foot-candles (about 65-70% shade); Leaves should be a medium green color. Dark green foliage indicates too little light.

Air: do not allow breeze or draft over roots

Flowering: blooms last 3 weeks

Repotting: chopped bark, tree fern fiber, coconut husk chips, gravel or lava rock and even sphagnum moss; every 2-3 years in spring/summer; Place old growths near the edge of the pot and leading growths facing the center. Roots tend to grow upward, so the whole plant may need to be tilted with the leading growth tilted downward.

Acquired August 23, 2014 from The Orchid House, Green Bay, VA 

Miltassia Charles M. Fitch 'Izumi' AM/AOS (Brassia verrucosa x Miltonia spectabilis)

Last Updated September 21, 2014

This half awake guy greeted me a few days ago. The next day, he got a partner in crime. Two more opened this morning. Three more buds to go to make lucky number 7 dancing purple Charlie's!

Faintly sweet fragrance.

Acquired August 23, 2014 from The Orchid House, Green Bay, VA 

Vanda Princess Mikasa 'Indigo' (Ascocenda Royal Sapphire x Vanda Coerulea)

                                     

Apparently Ascocenda is now part of Vanda as per the Vol. 6 of Genera Orchidacearum. The use of DNA testing has evidently caused frequent and major shakeups of nomenclature! This makes me love the wise and knowledgeable AOS judges at GNYOS so much more..

2014 GNYOS Auction, RF Orchids, Homestead, FL