I love orchids. All kinds of orchids. And some of them seem to like me.

On this site, I would like to share some of my favorites.

"Orchid Central" finally outgrew my condo, and I have moved to a house with a large yard, in the same general area. The orchids are MUCH happier. I am working on a major revision of this web site, so do check back. But for a start, here are a few photos of my new patio, with some of the orchids that grow and bloom there.

Few of these plants grow in my greenhouse, and I have owned all of these at least 6 months,, so I can speak with some confidence about their response to my growing conditions. I live close to the Pacific coast, and frost is extremely rare. (But it happens sometimes...Check out Wintertime (Vanda City) to see some of the exceptions to the "always outside" rule.)
Daytime temperatures rarely go above 85 degrees F. (30 degrees C.) Humidity is moderate.

Be sure to check out Cymbidium Pages (Page 1 and Page 2)

 

Revised May 11, 2009

July 2008: Laelia purpurata, Cattleya Walkerinter, Sobralia (various), Dgmra. Winter Wonderland

August 2008: Stanhopea tigrina negro-violacea and embreii, Masdevallia Morning Glory

September 2008: Arpophyllym, Vanda (various Vandaceous), Encyclia (Prosthechea) radiata

December 1, 2008: L. anceps, Slc. Jeweler's Art, C. Walkerinter (bloomed in July, too!), Cym. Memoria Neal Crosswhite, Blc. Goldenzelle, C. Shady Lady, Stenoglottis longifolia, Zygo. Artur Elle, Cym. mastersii, Paph. gratrixianum

March 2009: Lots of Cymbidiums. Den. speciosum, Slc. Hazel Boyd, Masd. veitchiana (at the back)

May 2009: Cym. Devon Railway, Coelogyne ochracea, Vanda coerulescens, Cattleya skinneri, Dendrobium hancockii, Sarcochillus hartmanii, Cattleya aurantiaca, and a couple of Lycaste hybrids

Check out some perennial favorites - in bloom most of the time