The elusive black dragonfly

I bought this when Mandai orchid garden was closing down. Have been growing it since with no success at getting it to flower. It just grow taller and taller and when it gets too high up I will crop off the top section and try to regrow it again. Decided to move it to where the dinard blue and sanderiana are growing .... hopefully this Arachnis will get some inspiration from them.

Catt & Sandy

The watering system is doing a good job. The orchids seem much happier. I only need to fertilize and do pest /fungus control.  Cattleya dinard blue heaven and Vanda sanderiana in the same watering zone.

The alien

This small but alien looking flowers from the Phalaenopsis difformis is quite intriging. I have not seen anything similiar and was happy to be able to get a few plants from a vendor quite recently.

Exciting times

A first bloom from new hybrid ....  exciting times !!!!

Vanda sanderiana

In bloom again my Vanda sanderiana.  Grows well tied to a red palm.... undemanding orchid. One of my earlier vanda buys....  those were the days when i would wait around the nursery for the orchid shipment to arrive and like everyone else try to get the better ones.

Phalaenopsis modesta

A specie orchid, not uncommon. Got several of these from a malaysian vendor. Grows easily and frequehtly flowers.

Phalaenopsis tetrapis C1

Managed to gently guide it away from the fern bark. Looks better but looking forward to some better blooms with a new spike developing.