IOS Loot

I came home from the IOS show with:

Ten-Shin
Cym. ensifolium 'She Chang Hong'
Cym. ensifolium 'Pon Lai Chi Hua'
Cym. sinense 'Rue Hua'
Encyclia (tampensis x cordigera) x cordigera

Natt's
Slc. World Vacation '5th Avenue'
Pot. Risky Business 'NN'
Slc. Love Castle 'Kurenai'
Blc. Majestic Light 'Glory'
C. Motte Spot 'Paradise'
Lc. Memoria Robert Strait 'Blue Hawaii'

Michel
Iwanagara Appleblossom 'Golden Beauty'

IOS Spring Show

Today, I went to the IOS Spring Show at the Chicago Botanic Garden. In the greenhouses off the show pavilion, there are fabulous orchid trees.

Den. Spring Dream 'Kumiko'

This nobile dendrobium bloomed earlier this year but it decided to put out a second blooming of three blossoms.

NOID Phal

Today's picture is a NOID Phal. that I am re-blooming for Cheney Mansion. I should try to find time to take it over today as the flowers are now opening.

Orchids 365

I love the idea of 365 projects where you do the same thing everyday for an entire year but I always fail at them. This, however, does not stop me from trying again and again and again. So, here is to another try.

This Blc. George King 'Southern Cross' came in sheath from Carmela Orchids last month.

First Auction

To start off this blog, I thought I would begin with the purchases from my first online auction. I bought:

• Blc. Yen Corona 'Green Genie' AM/AOS (x2)
• Hamelwellsara June "Indigo Sue"
• Blc. Solar Flare 'Paradise'
• Bpl. Golden Peacock 'Orange Beauty'

From Kawamoto Orchids on EBay. They arrived today. The Bpl. Golden Peacock 'Orange Beauty' was advertised as being in bud. I was nicely surprised to see the Hamelwellsara June also in bud.