Dendrobium Mountain Magic

Dendrobium Mountain Magic is a hybrid of the tiny Dendrobium cuthbertsonii (section Oxyglossum) and the much larger, cane-type Dendrobium pseudoglomeratum (section Pedilonum).  Both the parents are from Papua New Guinea.  The result is a very small plant, less than 15 cm tall with cane-like stems and clusters of pink flowers with an orange lip.  Since both parents have flowers about the same size in spite of the difference in plant size, the flowers are approximately 3 cm in size.  It is a profuse bloomer, reblooming from older canes.

Dracula lotax

 Dracula lotax is one of the smallest Dracula species.  Since "lotax" means "clown" this is the Clown Dracula, a rather humorous combination of names, but a reference to the fancied clown-face in the center of the flower.  Though this species is somewhat inaptly named, many of the larger Dracula species do resemble bats or the Vampire named after them.

The plant in this case is 15 cm tall and the flowers 5 cm including the tails.  The leaves are upright and grass-like and the flowers come from the base of the leaves, but do not grow down through the medium like some of the the other species, but stick out from the base of the plant at approximately a ninety degree angle.  I grow mine in a plastic net pot and live sphagnum.

Phalaenopsis violacea var. alba

I do not grow many Phalaenopsis: never have, with the exception of a couple species and one miniature hybrid.  This is one of the two species I am growing at present.  I purchased it as a seedling and it is blooming for the first time with two flower spikes.  I had hoped for slightly better flower form than this, but love the color and the scent.  It grows in moss and on a bathroom windowsill with a couple other Phalaenopsis and some Paphiopedilums.

Taiping Monthly Orchid Show September 2012

Here's an update on Taiping monthly orchid show 2012 held recently..

Organizer          : Taiping Orchid Society
Venue                : Taiping Lake Garden
Date                  : 9th September 2012
Day                   : Sunday
Time                  : 9.00am - 2.00 pm

 Schomburkia splendida

 Coryanthes macrantha

 Rodriguezia venusta

 Spathoglottis hybrid noID

Dendrobium hybrid noID

 Dendrobium antennatum

Dendrobium hybrid noID

Rhyncovanda Colmarie

 

Rhyncorides Bangkok Sunset

Dendrobium (farmeri x thrysiflorum)

 Dendrobium farmeri

 Dendrobium Frosty Dawn

Dendrobium (Promote Pink x Burana Jade)

 

  Dendrobium hybrid 

 Dendrobium Meritt Island

 Dendrobium Fire Coral

 Debndrobium Burana Diamond

 Dendrobium Suree Peach

 

Rth.Varut Feastful

 Cattleya hybrid

 Blc. Little Mermaid 'Janet'

 Cattleya Hybrid

 Lc. Memoria Robert Strait 'Blue Hawaii'

 Blc. Sri Villas Gold

 Doritis pulcherrima '4n' alba

 Aganisia cyanea alba

 Coelogyne mayeriana

 Cymbidium dayanum

 Cymbidium Chen's Ruby

 Bulbophyllum plumatum

 Bulbophyllum sumatrana

Ascocenda Chainarin

 Vanda Pachara Delight

Vanda Wirat x Vanda Madam Rattana

Asco. Fuchs Gold x Vasco. Shigenori Yamanaka

Asco. Fuchs Harvest Moon x Asco. Pralor

Phalaenopsis tetraspis alba

 Phalaenopsis bellina

 Phalaenopsis Orchid World

 Phalaenopsis bellina

 Tolumnia hybrid

 Tricocentrum tigrinum

 Renanthera Kalsom

 Lc. Netrasiri Doll

Epicattleya Volcano Trick

 Phalaenopsis bellina hybrid

 Best in the show, Spathoglottis hybrid noID

Second place winner, 

Dendrobium Tan Kheng Lian

The career of a sage is of two kinds: 

He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, 

Or else he disappears into the silent forest. 

- Lao Tzu