About to give up, then . . . SUCCESS!
 

Hi, all! It’s been so long since I’ve been on here – I kind of got aggravated with orchids because I couldn’t seem to bloom anything except Phals and Brassavola nodosas since I started growing almost 2 years ago. But, SUDDENLY, a lot of the blooming size orchids in my collection are either spiking or in bloom! I think it’s because in January of this year, I bought another T5 light and increased the light for just about everything.

So, here are my very first non-Phal, non-B. nodosas in bloom. I’m so excited!! The first two pics are an MTSSA Kauai's Choice 'Trop. Fragrance'. I bought this in bloom in June of 2013, so it seems to be a summer bloomer. It had more flowers when I bought it from Hausermann’s than it does now, but I’m just happy I successfully grew it. The next pic is a Potinara Judith Lynn Hausermann 'Marty'

I love them both!

Plus, 6 of my 9 Phals are spiking!:banana:

Very nice! I love the Miltassia. I just got my first one and it seems to want to grow like crazy. I really like yours, the color seems almost like a brick red. I picked up another brassia hybrid earlier this spring and I love it also. Both of mine are lightly fragrant, almost lilac scented. Does yours happen to have a scent also? It seems the scent is strongest in the morning.

Congrats on your blooms! Great job!

Random, honestly I don't smell much on either one. But, the flowers on both are only a couple of days old. Maybe they have to mature a bit? Plus, I have allergies like crazy now, so maybe I just can't smell . . .

Potinara Judith Lynn Hausermann 'Marty' is so beautiful! Good job with both of them! :)

It might be the allergies, but I've also found it takes a couple of days after they open for the scent to become noticeable. Good growing!

Wow, and what a spike indeed on the Miltassia! Congratulations!

:cheer::cheer::cheer: Way to grow!
Joann

Thanks, all!

Well done! I too really like the Miltassia. The color is fantastic. Congratulations!

Awesome! :wtg: