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.

Loot from Natt's

The last meeting of the IOS (and my second) was at Natt's Orchids.  I bought some plants and then sat around for two hours as my daughter was having way too much fun playing with Anchalee and Pryool's granddaughter to leave.

I brought home:

Bc. Maikai x Bl. Richard Mueller
Cym. eburneum x Balkinald 'Naomi' AM/AOS
Prosthecea garciana 'Pink Zebra'
Cattleya loddigesii var. coerulea 'Blue Sky'
Cym. ensifolium 'Yu Hua'