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 

Miltassia Charles M. Fitch (Brassia verrucosa x Miltonia spectabilis)

Last updated September 18, 2014.

Affectionately called by Andre and me as "The Charles".  The Charles opened over 3 hours early this morning, documented in the first five pictures in this post. At one point, he looked like he had his arms up and hands clasped in a victory air handshake. He opened five minutes after that shot into a joyful jumping jack.

A subtly sweetly fragrant boy, The Charles exists in a constant bloom since I got him at the GNYOS 2013 Annual Orchid Auction. Right now, he is sporting two spikes! He dangles around as a gorgeous cork mounted chandelier of a specimen. You can see his distinctive orb gracing the shower curtain rod on the left in this old picture of my bathroom greenhouse (below). This picture was taken when my orchid collection was a just under half of the size it is now. My addiction to fussing over emerging roots, bulbs, leaves and flowers blossomed right along with my green friends.

Vanda Kapoho (Vanda Lamellata x Vanda Tricolor)

Last Updated September 20, 2014
Hybrid originally registered in 1945.  I acquired my specimen at the GNYOS Orchid Auction August 2013. Our nicknamed "Duckie Vanda" has bloomed four times since! She also doubled in height over the past year. The picture above taken in 2014 July captures the most prolific bloom yet! Incredibly fragrant and fills the entire room with floral sweetness every morning. 

The fun with macrolens pictures below are from the September 17, 2014 bloom. 

These three petals are the same position

from each of the three flowers. It's amazing

how individual each flower is. Also reminds

me of a banana peel, zebra stripes, and

thumbprints - all at the same time.