cut flowers

[Ron-NY]

These plants came back from the New Hampshire show and I found a garbage can filled with the cut blooms when I arrived at the greenhouse today. I decided to bring a few home. This is a speciosum hybrid. I understand that it had more than 40 spikes. I knew it was well bloomed but never counted the spikes before it left for the show.



This is Dendrochilum glumaceum. It smells like gingerbread cookies.

[ischel1]

Lovely Ron

[Mrobert]

Ron, I have no idea what kind of greenhouse you have, but wow, you have CONSTANT flowering! Just amazing.

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Oh wow! So beautiful.

Cheers,
BD

[jfrizz743]

Those are incredible. Especially the Dendrochilum. Gingerbread?!?!

[Ron-NY]

These flowers are not from my plants. I have a friend that is a commercial orchid vendor, specializing in slipper orchids. He allows me space in his greenhouses to grow my collection. If it wasn't for that situation I wouldn't be able to have the size collection that I do.

I do own a glumaceum but mine is a fairly young plant with only 4 spikes at present. He keeps some specimen-sized plants to use for displays at shows.

[JUDIUK]

How gorgeous!

[Ron-NY]

I should have titles this dumpster diving for orchids A few weeks ago I had Disas in a vase at home. They were purchased at the WOC and when repotted spikes were removed.

[Mrobert]

Can we see the disas? Pleaseeee?
I've been weighing the pros/cons of cultivating disas outside for months.

[Ron-NY]

just went through my photos...thought I had taken a pic but can't find one. Allthe flowers have been removed from the plants and the plants are located in a flood tray at the greenhouse. We are just learning how to culture them.