Rhynchostylis coelestis blue

This orchid was bought from chaktuchak market many years ago. It flowered once after I brought it back and has not bloomed for the last few years. I added HB101 to my waterings recently and got a nice christmas present. The frangipani branch was sacrificed so that the spike will not be damaged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi 4n

Nice big blooms. This plant was from Song Nursery.

Phalaenopsis ambonosa

Both the red as well as the alba version.

A David Lim hybrid given by Edward

A hybrid by uncle Moi Hwa

Phalaenopsis micholitzii hybrid

Took a while but finally adapted to my growing conditions and blooming the way it should.

A hybrid by Uncle Moi Hwa

 

Paraphalaenopsis labukensis X Asco

A new addition bought from WL Nursery. Nice blooms very fragrant.

Dendrobium pink lady

Another new addition. Love the cattleya looking blooms. I like it so much I bought two !

A hybrid bought from Thailand

 

 

Cattleya dinard blue heaven

A new addition bought from Thailand recently

Datura double purple trumpet

A double purple trumpet in bloom this morning...  flower last only couple of days.

Water lily

Another lily in bloom...

Vanda hybrid

Another old plant that was moved and mounted on the palm tree. First flowering since remount. Blooms should improve with subsequent flowering.

Anselia africana 7/10/2012 update

Water lilies 7/10/2012 update

Cattleya portia coerulea

Old faithful from the frequent flowers club.

Water lilies

Six weeks after water change and fertilizer, they are beginning to bloom....

Anselia africana DPAA 1

Although I already have a couple of these, I will always add one more if I see a nice one. They are not common anymore. I had to wait for a long time before the owner decided to divide his plant and was willing to part with a cutting.... paid a premium but I think it's worth it. It's almost a year now and the plant is just beginning to bloom.

Brassavola nodosa

One of the first fragrant orchids that I bought when I started growing orchids. Easy to grow and blooms often. I frequently divide the plants and stick them on palms and frangipani trees all over the garden.

Caladium white christmas

Saw this at one of my regular nurseries recently, large pot with gorgeous leaves. I just had to add it to the garden.

Alocasia green shield

Another recent addition to the alocasia family... Alocaisa green shield from Indonesia.

Anthurium angamarcanum

I added two of these during the last garden festival , plants are happy and new leaves are growing.

This was bought from Ecuagenera

Phal bellina var.coerulea DPBC 1

Another from the garden festival this year.

 

Phal violacea DPVI 1

This is the second rebloom after getting it from this year's Garden Festival. While I have heard/read about some complaints regarding roots for plants from this vendor, I had no problems with the  plants I bought. Roots remain green and heathy and I left them in their original potted media. Maybe I am lucky.
While the new bloom is smaller in my warmer growing conditions, the colour and fragrance remains intense.

Phal bellina DPB 21

Young bellina in bloom

 

 

 

Phal bellina DPB 20

DP3TH 1 update 19/09/12

Exciting time DP3TH 1

A first bloom from a Phal teoh tee teong hybrid. Looks great so far... will probably take another day or two to flatten out.

Phal bellina DPB 20

 

 

 

 

 

Cattleya candytuft

Nice pastel colour, very free flowering.

Phal bellina DPB 19

Another wild specimen, can't quite describe the shape but it's got that fierce look !

A young bellina DPB 18

Not too bad for a young plant ....  love the greenish tinge.

Vanda sanderiana update

Aerides lawrenciae

Three spikes in bloom this time .....

It's autumn

My maple tree is turning red.......

Phalaenopsis hanover passion X bellina DPBH 1

 

 

 

Bloom is definitely better than what I had expected.

 

 

 

Cattleya queen sirikit

A beautiful cattleya with extremely fragrant large blooms.

Vanda Hybrid DPVHW 1

A light coloured Vanda hybrid.

Dendrobium farmeri DPDF 1

Pink Dendrobium fameri in bloom. Only one spike this time but no less showy.

The blues brothers

I love blue orchids be they Vandas, Dendrobiums,Cattleyas or Phalaenopsis. Photographing them has always been difficult as most times the colours are not reproduced accurately . Here I used white  paper as background and calibrated the white balance then using the leafs and clay pot as a guide I was able to get pretty close to the actual colours.

Vanda sanderiana DPVS 1

This one had branched out into three plants. Its currently flowering on two.

Caladium blooms

Caladium angel wing in bloom.

Phalaenopsis bellina DPB 17

Phalaenopsis bellina DPB 16

This one has got large flat blooms, clear colours and a good tinge of green.

Phalaenopsis Yellow angel hybrid DPYAH 1

A Phalaenopsis hybrid with Phal yellow angel (HCC) parentage. A very fragrant and floriferous hybrid.