ODCM. Sunlight 'NN'
 

This is one of the new orchids I got last week at the NYBG orchid show.
It is about the size of my twinkle, yet much thicker leaves. very few small spots on the leaves. :)

This one has four smaller pbs and it looks like this is its first flowering. 7 dark orange brown spotty petals with bright yellow lip, there are also two swelling, which look to me like a branching off main spike. Unfortunately though, they are dried up dead looking.

The flowers has great scent to it all day and night.
sweet and citrusy. definitely a keeper! :biggrin:

What a nice one! I think it has a very wild look, with those leopard spots on it. Lucky you that it's also fragrant!

Lovely!

Nice one.

Kim

Very pretty!

Oh wow I live this one!!!! Good choice! Next time I'm in NYC you need to show me all the good orchid shops!


Ryan

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Lovely! It has nice rich warm colors and that pale yellow lip just pops!

Judi

I like this one too! Fragrance is always a major bonus.

Thanks,everyone! what a powerful little guy, it fills up my livingroom with its strong citrusy scent.

Ryan, when you come to NYC, we'll go orchid shopping! :)

So I went back to the NYBG store to see what else I could find.
I found two pots of this little guy, except they were much larger, those spottings on the petals were a bit different, and the shape of the flowers were different. They are more pointy, almost like Tiger Crow Golden Girl.

I wonder if mine is just a baby or genetically smaller.
I counted how many pbs were on those bigger guys and it seems like mine might be just born small. :rofl:

Hmmm....I sor of want to buy the bigger one too. :)
I am moving in just one week now and really have to wait until after I move before I buy anything more. :biggrin:

I'm holding you to it!!! I sadly don't get to go much these days but I love that city!

Let me know when you get a chance next.
:)

update...
 

So it's been in bloom for nearly two months now and it has started losing flowers.

One interesting thing I noticed is the color change of flower. About one month ago when I moved to a new place, the yellow lip on flowers were turning pale almost cream white, which is common for yellow flowers when they are nearing the end.
Then the yellow color came back even more intense.
I've never seen something like that.

I'm not sure if it is the warmth in this apartment, brighter setting? these two are pretty much the only environmental changes brought on them.

By the way, the flowers are scented even as they are about to fall off. definitely a keeper! :)

NYCorchidman, I love to look at your orchid pics -and have a nose around your apartment. Both of which look very nice! I wonder, just how many orchids do you actually have? I'm guessing about 100+ maybe? You seem to always be buying them and I am so jealous!! I get a few a year you seem to get a few a week!

Odcdm. Sunlight is apparently quite variable. I have two, 'Hilo Honey" that's yellow:

http://www.firstrays.com/images/product/Hilo_Honey.jpg

and my favorite, 'Pesky Panther' that is darker than 'NN':

http://www.firstrays.com/Pictures_or...her_Flower.jpg

Great photos Ray!

Thank you, Susie!

Well, I had quite a few. close to 100, but then, I got rid of many right before I moved here knowing that some of them may not survive in the hot sunny window. Also, some of the easy to find orchids were given away.

Ever since I moved, everyone's been growing quite well (especially dendrobiums) so I started buying more. I just buy when I see something I like, but not all. I wish I had a larger space. Don't we all? :biggrin:

Ray- Thanks for the pictures. I like Hilo Honey, like the refreshingly bright lemon color and their scent is also good! I just heard they are cool growing, so I never got one. maybe it was wrong info.
Pesky Panther is similar to mine, but I personally like the sharpe edge of the flower better. I might get one soon. :)