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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Eria spicata [D.Don]Hand.-Mazz. 1836, bought for $5 at a Moca garden shop



I visited a garden shop in the town of Moca to see what bromeliads they had.  The owner, after hearing I liked orchids, showed me this plant.  At the time it didn't had any flowers so I was not sold on the idea of buying this plant.  But then he say he would sell it for 5 dollars.  The price was too cheap not to indulge in a bit of speculative buying.  This plant has been easy to culture under the envvironmental conditions of my garden, although it has not bloomed as abundantly as I would have expected given the many pseudobulbs it has produced since I brought it.  Still, this plant has been with me for only a year, maybe in the future it will be more generous with its flowers.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Potinara San Damiano x Cattleya Chocolate Drop




A nice hybrid, larger than the Cattleya Chocolate Drop parent and with a pleasing red orange color.  Seen at the 2012 Mayaguez Orchid Society annual show.