Vanda testacea

First flower open, not the best picture. This species is probably the smallest in the Vanda family. It is just 1-1,5cm. This time I have moved it so that the ants can pollinate it.

Have my Vanda coerulea f. delicata become an alba???

No, I took some pollen two days ago.

I just love the bensonii.

The tricolor has opened the flowers on one spike.

Did some pollinating yesterday, hope that some will result in small plants in the future.

Ascocentrum curvifolium f. luteum x self

Ascocentrum curvifolium x self

Rhynchostylis coelestis f. alba x self

Vanda coeruleaf. delicata 'Jo Ti' x 'Johanna'

Vanda Tristar Blue x self

Ascocenda Princess Mikassa "white" x self

Vanda Arjuna x self

Neofinetia falcata

I am enjoying this Neofinetia very much. This is my first Neofinetia flowering the in last three years. I have a couple of old plants with 50-75 small plants that has never flowered. When it comes to Vandas I flower warm growing, intermediate and cool growing without any problems. But not the Neofinetias, why?

There is always some Ascocentrum flowering in the summer mounths. First this year was the ampullaceum and christensonianaum. Now it is my curvifoliums and just spiking my garayii.

Hummmm, is this a lemon it might as it self?

Coming attractions

Rhynchostylis coelestis. The wait is over!

This is an old plant that I have been waiting for a long time. This year I have given it a lot of light and it responded well. :-)

My Vanda tricolor is a faithful bloomer this time of the year.

A Neofinetia falcata flowering for the first time. It looks promising.

My best Vanda Golamco's Blue Magic is coming again. Me like!

Vanda bensonii

I am so happy!

Finaly my bensonii is in flower. This is a mature plant that I have had for some years now.

Another one that is soon in full flower is Renanthera monachica that flowers at this time every year.

My other Vanda coerulea f. delicata from Kultana Orchids is flowering for the first time.

Next week The Vanda testacea opens its first flower. This time I am going to move it from the greenhouse so that the ants can't pollinate it.

New spikes

Many plants are spiking right now. Here is Renanthera monachica with two branching spikes.

Vanda testacea, has maybe the smallest flowers of all Vandas, 1-1,5cm.

I have some ants in my greenhouse that pollinates this plant as soon as the flowers have opened. Leaving me each flower for a week or so before it starts turning in to a pod.

Here is a better picture of Vanda Arjuna from yesterday. Not so many flowers this time.

How do one get good pictures of white flowers???? I have tried to photograph this one, Rhynchostylis coelestis f. alba, for a long time. But all pictures turn out without sharpness.

Tips please!

Renanetia Sunrise and Vanda Arjuna

This is the plant that flowers the most form me. It's a Renanetia Sunrise 'Prasong'. It is a cross of Neofinetia falcata x Renanthera imschootiana. I got the plant in 2004 as a small plant with 8 leaves. Today the main plant is 40cm high and it got 9 keiki.

Now the main plant and 3 keiki are spiking.

This juvel flowers five or six times a year and are almost always i flower!!

This is Vanda Arjuna. A cross of Mimi Palmer and tessellata, so a lot of tesselata in it giving it a spicy sent. Mmmmm! (A better picture will come)

One of my favorite summer flowers, Ascocentrum curvifolium. Often flowering two or three time in a row. This plant now has about ten or mere keiki so it will be an even better display in the years to come.

Finaly my small Vanda coerulea f. delicata has opened it's flowers. Not so big yet but the color is fantastic! :-)

Some Phalaenopsis to round this post up.

More new pictures at: www.flickr.com/photos/tommyljunggren/

Rain, rain and rain

No much is happening today, just rain and cold weather. It has been 18-19 deg C so no watering today. The first flower of the small delicata is starting to open. Some new pictures of "old" flowers below. Enjoy!

Vanda coerulea f. delicata

Ascocentrum curvifolium f. luteum

Ascocentrum curvifolium

Rhynchostylis coelestis f. alba

Vanda Tristar Blue

Vanda Somthawil