OS Meeting Pic 3: Phrag. Hanne Popow

Phrag. Hanne Popow (besseae x schlimii) is one of my favorite orchids, and I was very fortunate to see it on display at the last OS meeting. What a fantastic speciman! It had at least 10 spikes open! Quite compact, too.

As for the judging at this mini-show:

The Phrag longifolium var. gracile won "Best Phragmipedium" and this Hanne Popow won "Best Culture". The Armeni-white wasn't a winner; the "Best Paphiopedilum" was Paph. Doll's Kobold 'Sweet Grass', which I unfortunately do not have a pic of.

OS Meeting Pic 2: Phrag. longifolium var. gracile

This is a rare variety of the species which was also shown at the OS meeting. A great speciman with many spikes. Longifolium is sequential flowering and quite easy ti grow. One thing I noticed about var. gracile is its compact size (for a Phrag!).

Orchid Society Meeting Pic 1: Paphiopedilum Armeni-white

This is one of my favorite parvi hybrids and was being shown at the last (Sept) orchid society meeting. It is (armeniacum x delenatii), I believe.

Brassia Eternal Wind 'Summer Dream'

This is my first and only Brassia, which I picked up a couple weeks ago. Brassia are very unique and interesting orchids and you can see why they are often called "spider orchids". Besides being very dramatic, the flowers are quite fragrant. Brassia can grow with Odontoglossums, but prefer a little brighter light.

Odontonia Memoria Martin Orenstein 'Lulu' HCC/AOS

This fantastic clone was awarded the prestigous Highly Commended Certificate by the American Orchid Society (Division). It's the only awarded orchid I have, and I'm very proud of it. My Miltoniopsis perished in the heat of July; Odontonias are a little more tolerant of culture inefficiencies such as high temperatures and this one did fine. Odontonia is (Odontoglossum x Miltonia) and as you can see, the flowers resemble those of Miltoniopsis but are smaller with a less-significant-but-still-showy lip. This particular clone is quite floriferous and easy to bloom.