Chicago Suburban Orchid Show

The Batavia Orchid Society hosted their Chicago Suburban Orchid Show this weekend at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. I took a bunch of plants since it was do close.

IOS Display

Here is the IOS Display at the Chicago Suburban Orchid Show. I have quite a few plants in the display. The photo suffers from the fact that there is a window above the display and it was triggering the dreaded iPhone purple flare problem.

Eastern Iowa Orchid Show

I didn't go to the Eastern Iowa Orchid Show but my orchids did. I sent three plants and two received ribbons.

Sc. Crystelle Smith 'BK Orchids', 2nd place

Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird', 3rd place

Colm. Wildcat 'Carmela'

I got my Colm. Wildcat 'Carmela' last year at Windsong Orchids. It has two flowers open and the markings are different on each flower.

Freeze warning

It is raining today but it is supposed to drop down to 37 F overnight. I must decide if I should bring in my Phalaenopsis. I had left them outside to induce them to spike. I am also not sure how successful the spiking will be since it looks like an animal has chewed off at least one spike.

Neostylis Lou Sneary 'Bluebird'

I am going to try to post more pictures now that I have a new phone. This mericlone started blooming two days ago. It is fragrant.

Blc. Solar Flare 'Paradise'

The Blc. Solar Flare 'Paradise' from Kawamoto Orchids earlier this year has bloomed.  The first day, I was disappointed with the blooms as the flaring was not very obvious.

After about a week and a half, the flower is looking much more like the advertised picture.