Orchidae

Orchidae

Thriving outside in Encinitas
(a.k.a Paradise)

Sheltered in our kitchen through a Northern California winter

Cattleya aurantiaca

UCD Botanical garden,
Davis (2005)

Cymbidium

Quail Botanical Gardens,
Encinitas, CA (2002)
Med plant. Sturdy sprays of crimson red flowers, long lived flowers like to hang below pot level, blooms freely in winter (5cm)

Cymbidium

Quail Botanical gardens,
Encinitas, CA (2002)
Med plant green blossoms, like to hang below pot level, spikes are fragile and blooms relatively short lived (5cm)

Epidendrum


Joy Doherty, Leucadia, CA (2003)
Ever-blooming full size plant yellow flowers (2cm)





Epidendrum (no picture yet)
Joy Doherty, Leucadia, CA (2003)
Everblooming miniature plant magenta flowers

Liparis caespitosa

UCD Botanical garden,
Davis, CA (2005)
Stalks of microflowers (2mm)


Miltassia (Miltonia x Brassia)

San Diego Orchid Society Show (2002)
Charles M Fitch x Izumi
Mild floral fragrance, long lived blooms (10cm)

Miltassia (Miltonia x Brassia)

Trader Joes (2002)
Shelob Tolkien, Long-lived sprays of blooms

Oncidium

Nursery, Leucadia, CA (2003)
Similar to Shary Baby, many sprays of small crimson-magenta flowers strong chocolate scent (3.5cm)

Oncidium

Trader Joes (2003)
Sprays of white flowers with tiny yellow centers, strong vanilla orange fragrance (1cm)

Paphiopedilum

Trader Joes (2000)
Lost, but not forgotten.









Paphiopedilum
Trader Joes (2003)
Supersuk Eureka X Laser “red fire”
Long lived dramatic blooms

Phalaenopsis

Trader Joes (2006)
Taisuco Eros X Equestris alba









Pleurothallis restrepoides

UCD Botanical garden, Davis (2005)
“Dragonstone”
Still waiting for flowers... other interesting organs seem to have sprung up, though.

Zygopetalum

San Diego Orchid Society Show (2002)
Blue Banks cross.
Beautiful floral scent--my favorite orchid.
A fragrant beauty lost to disease; I hope to enjoy another someday.