Hi everyone, just a note to introduce you to my orchids. I was surprised to see Cymbidiums, Den kingianum, Den Speciosum and Sarcochilus hardly mentioned on this website, since they're probably the most common orchids down here.
Den speciosum are undoubtedly the most spectacular orchids when in flower as far as i'm concerned and you can't kill them if you try. I thought i had to represent.
Anyway the first pic is my garden. See if you can spot a few small Den speciosum attached to tree stumps and a giant Paph hirsuitissimum in a pot in the corner.
The second pic is my balcony setup. There's a bunch of Cyms, Cattleyas, Den kingianum, Den falconostrum, Sarcochilus, Softcane Dens, Oncidium, Masdevallias and Coelogyne. The ferns are for a little microclimate action. Since this photo i've added shadecloth and so far all the orchids have handled 35 degrees C and hot dry winds with little difficulty. The Masdes are snuggled in with a cold wet washer.
The third pic is a Den kingianum, Coelogyne verrucosa, Speciosum in pots, speciosum naturalised into the cliff in the backyard and my indoor flaskling setup with a few Paphs on top.
The third pic are a few in flower. We have a Cymbidium Tom Thumb 'Chit Chat', Phalaenopsis hybrid, Den kingianum and a Zygopetalum. I can only take credit for the kingianum, since all the others were bought or given to me in flower.
All in all i have about 100 plants dotted around the place and i'm currently seeing which i'm going to keep and which are too much work.
I'm also attempting a green wall project and testing a range of plants that can grow vertically and without much medium.
So that's my orchids.
Introducing me and my orchids
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