The Satyrium odorum‘s first buds opened yesterday, so I took these photos this morning. Today I also noticed the Holothrix villosa has only just started growing an inflorescence. Both of these are grown outdoors in full sun until midday or so. Here are the photos:
Satyrium odorum (close-up)
Satyrium odorum
Satyrium odorum inflorescence
Holothrix villosa
I took this photo on the 4th of August. I grow all my Cymbidiums outdoors under trees. They get sun until just a short while before midday. Most of the inflorescences have been damaged in some way, but somehow this Cymbidium Ran made it without any noticeable damage.
Cymbidium Ran
Here are a few winter-flowering plants I took photos of 2 days ago:
Unfortunately this winter has been harsh on my plants as I don’t have any heating in the greenhouse.. I’ve also learnt I should probably install a couple of fans in there to help the plants dry off a bit. You can see the damage caused to the Aerangis hyaloides below – there’s a dead inflorescence in the background. Actually, there are 5 dead inflorescences – all buds lost due to staying wet 
Aerangis hyaloides
This Dendrobium nobile var. Tanaka was actually a keiki off a larger (potted) plant. The keiki fell off during autumn, so I decided to mount it. The remainder of the larger plant in the pot had started flowering, but snails/slugs got to the buds before they opened. This one was saved thanks to it hanging well out of reach of any molluscs.
Dendrobium nobile var. Tanaka
Just buds on this Dendrochilum wenzelii, but they’re coming along quite quickly. Will be sure to post photos showing this one off shortly along with my Dendrochilum glumaceum. I hadn’t managed to get either of my Dendrochilums to flower since I bought them (both first half of 2008) until now. I’d only built the greenhouse towards the end of last winter, and obviously growing indoors was no good for them.
Dendrochilum wenzelii
This Oerstedella centradenia was almost lost to root rot – I’m not sure what it was potted in, but pulled it out and mounted it. Seems to be doing OK now.
Oerstedella centradenia
This is a hybrid Phalaenopsis from Woolworths. One of my first plants from the very beginning of 2008. The plant itself has done fairly well over winter (I’ve lost a couple Phals, and others don’t seem too happy), but this one’s OK. The buds on the other hand, have not dealt well with winter, and this inflorescence of about 9 buds has lost 3. Although, this inflorescence has branched like mad – last time I checked there were 4 branches on it.
Phalaenopsis NOID
These photos were taken on the 1st August 2010 and are unfortunately, not my plants. I also don’t have names for most of them, but I’ll try label them correctly.
Masdevallia species
Unidentified
Laelia anceps
Unidentified
Mokara
Unidentified
Unidentified
Dendrochilum species
Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum
Dockrillia rigida
Barkeria ?
Unidentified
Polystachya
Unidentified
Here’s a photo of my Scaphosepalum lima, taken 2010-05-24
Scaphosepalum lima
A couple of photos of Dendrobium C.K. Ai taken on 2010-05-25
Dendrobium C.K. Ai
Dendrobium C.K. Ai (different angle)
Took this photo of the Tillandsia crocata on 2010-07-03
Tillandsia crocata
Both of these flowered last month. The photos of the Brassavola nodosa on 2010-07-03, and the Pleurothallis tridentata on 2010-06-23
Brassavola nodosa
Brassavola nodosa
Pleurothallis tridentata
It seems I’ve forgotten to upload a photo of my Scaphosepalum lima in flower. It’s been in flower since the end of April, entered in the Cape Orchid Society Autumn Show 2010 on the 5th – 7th May. Here’s the photo:
Scaphosepalum lima
It’s still in flower, and actually has about 7 inflorescences right now, although only 3 of them have flowers.
I’ve left this update rather late, and also missed out on taking a photo of my Masdevallia condorensis in flower. Otherwise, the following plants have flowered:
and here are their photos:
Ludisia discolor
Ludisia discolor - leaves
Pleurothallis tridentata
I bought 2 new plants at the Duckitts open day yesterday, and they are:
and this is what they look like:
Cattleychea Darling Glow
Powellara (Cattlianthe Noemi Santiago X Brassanthe Maikai)
