Blooming Tolumnias or equitant oncidiums

[Sailler-Cipolla]

I love all of them !!!

[CATONE]

The pictures are just beautiful. What type of camera are you using ? What are the spec's on your camera? I was going to buy a new camera this week.

[catttan]

I use a Nikon DSLR D70, a present from my sons 6 years ago. It's a bit outdated nowadays, having been superseded by more recent models with higher megapixels and many more features. However if you are looking for a new camera the DSLR is the way to go.Any reputable brand should be OK. I use Nikon simply because I have been using the Nikon system lenses for more than 40 years. Yes a macro lens should be very useful.

[Sui Orchids]

hi catttan just want to know how do you grow/culture these 'cute' orchids? i have several pots of these, they are growing yet no sign of blooming yet. i have received them (with blooms) several months before, divided some and now they're okay yet failed to bloom.

[catttan]

Hi sui. If you have divided them and they are doing OK then you are on the right track. I think the reason they are not blooming at the moment is that they are still suffering from the trauma of having just been divided. Just give them a bit more time.

[empiref]

the colors on #2 and #4 are amazing.

[geoblue]

Cattan - I am exceedingly jealous that you can grow them outside year round and only have to mist them twice a day.... It actually getss way too hot here in the summer and too dry off and on all year. I have my misters set to go on 2 timess a day ( 4 minutes and then 2 minutes 3 hours later )- just to cool them off in the afternoon.
Do you find that you go through periods of becoming more selective in your plants? I started giving away and donating my big Cattleyas last year... they take up too much space.

[catttan]

@geoblue: Talk about HOT. Here we have temp between 90 - 100 F for at least 3 months with no rain from Jan to March. The rest of the year we are cool when the temp are in the 75 - 85F range. The annual rainfall averages 100 inches. I always thought Florida has the ideal climate for most orchids. Tolumnias are from the West Indies so should do well in Florida.

Periods of being more selective ? Yes, and I do give away surplus plants but not to the point where I don't keep at least one specimen of it - if for nothing more than sentimental reasons.So how do I cope with the diminishing space in the orchid house - curb the urge to buy more(nigh impossible) or expand the orchid house (which is easier to do; it has been expanded twice already).

Cheers and continue enjoying your orchids.

[Tednz]

I like them all, and Like you I have killed more than I care to remember.