More orchids arrived and more orchids coming! This beautiful orchid is another AM/AOS winner.
I don’t know how many of you know about the landscape of where I live. Lubbock, Texas. Flat and dry! You can see the horizon in every direction. Creating the tropics in this sort of an […]

Here is another of my recent arrivals - a very special orchid awarded the HCC/AOS. This orchid was voted Best Cattleya of the 1994 Santa Barbara International Orchid Show. The color of this unique orchid is described as white flowers with red and yellow flaring. I am absolutely fascinated with the wide array […]

Here is another one of my new orchids. I love the color.
Orchid Growing Tip:
One method of propagating cattleyas - which can be done at any time of the year - is to find a live eye - and with a sharp knife to cut through the rhizome partially - leaving both divisions of […]

Thought I would share another of my new arrivals with you. This orchid is another AM/AOS winner. Six of the 12 orchids that I ordered have arrived. The next week or so will be an orchid-intensive on Orchids and Violets.
Did you know?
Orchid Tip: Orchids can be vegetatively propagated - by dividing a […]

No more no-name flowers for me. I am singing the praises of ordering online. Six cattleyas arrived today in perfect shape - and I know the names of each and every one of them. Not only that, four of the six that came today are award-winning. The orchid Blc Good News […]

I am so excited. I ordered new cattleyas this last weekend - and the first round of them should arrive in the next day or so. I am especially eager to see this one - isn’t it luscious
This gorgeous orchid is 6″ across, amazingly fragrant - and blooms twice a year!

If you have never seen a mature well-grown orchid in full flower - feast your eyes on this amazing award-winning cattleya. Its full name is Cattleya trianaei var.semi-alba ‘Okada’. I can see why so many people around the world are obsessed with growing these beautiful flowers.

Isn’t this Sunday’s orchid absolutely gorgeous!
photo by vanda2