The Oncidium Twinkle ‘White Shower’ is a small orchid with up to a hundred dime-sized blooms that are yellow, red or white. The blooms have a slight baby powder smell. We added the yellow variation to our collection last year, and it was very exciting to see it bloom after a year. We grow our oncidium in bright indirect light …

Dendrobium Burana Sundae is a hybrid cross of Den. Kaneohe Beauty x Den. Burana Sunshine. It has a nice burgundy cherry color with hints of yellowish-orange coming from the back of the flower. We grow ours in a glass bowl with lava rock and charcoal.

We added the Miltoniopsis Arnold Linsman ‘Hot & Spicy’ to our family in late Spring 2018. This orchid has beautiful “pansy-like” flowers that are yellow and burgundy with a white outline on the sepals. Though the bloom life expectancy of this orchid is 2 to 4 weeks, we we were able to keep ours for 6.

The Bllra Peggy Ruth Carpenter ‘Morning Glory’ blooms are star-shaped, with speckles of lavender.

Prosthechea cochleata, formerly known as Encyclia cochleata, Anacheilium cochleatum, and Epidendrum cochleatum and commonly referred to as the clamshell orchid or cockleshell orchid, is an epiphytic, sympodial New World orchid native to Central America, the West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, and southern Florida. Wikipedia We added this orchid to our collection last Spring when we found it at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City. What caught our eye was the shape of the blooms, resembling an …

Galeopetalum Starburst is an orchid hybrid of Galeottia fimbriata and Zygopetalum Jumpin’ Jack. The average plant height is 10-12″. It produces multiple 1.5-2″ Green Speckled blooms that last 2-3 weeks. This variety of orchid can bloom twice year. We added this beautiful orchid to our collection in Spring 2018. We’ve got it to bloom once so far.

Tst. Melinda Marie ‘Blue Fairy’ was added to our orchid collection last spring. It is a member of the zygopetalum family. This variety has blue-purple hue blooms that are about 2 inches in size and an average plant height of 10-12″. Its blooms life expectancy is at least one month. Looking back at last year’s photos, it was rewarding to …

The orchid of the week goes to the orchid that got me hooked – The Beallara Big Shot ‘Hilo Sparkle’ It has nice big flowers, the blooms last for a long time, and they have a fragrance.  It likes bright indirect light. It seems to like moist, but not soggy media.  I also have some success in water culture. I’ve …