Hello from Southern California
 

Hi All,

I am a fairly recent orchid enthusiast. I got my first phalaenopsisa few years ago, and I am slowly getting more varieties. I currently have a few NOID phalaenopsis, 3 small cattleyas, an Encyclia alata, a Brassavola nodosa and a Maxillaria tenuifolia.

I look forward to interesting conversations.

Stéphane

Pictures of two of my orchids
 

Here are pictures of two of my phalaenopsis.

They are beautiful

Lovely, both of them. Welcome! Hope you are not being affected by the smoke!

Welcome! Stéphane, coastal southern California is a fantastic place to grow orchids outside - it's just a matter of choosing the ones that will handle cool winter nights - which turns out to be A LOT of different orchids. And we also live in an area with lots of shows and some great nurseries in easy driving distance. So you have a great adventure ahead of you!

Welcome to the board. Those are lovely Phalaenopsis flowers.

:welcomeflowers: :waving

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

@fishmom: I'm lucky and I'm far from any of the fires.

@Roberta: Unfortunately I do no (yet) have any outdoor space. I'm looking forward to have some one day so I can try to grow Vandas... I currently only have southwest facing windows where I grow my sun loving orchids. They provide enough light to get the Encyclia and the Brassavola to bloom; I hope it will be the same for the Cattleyas and Maxillaria I recently got.