Peninsula Orchid Society of San Mateo California

Probably the most iconic photos that I've taken of any orchid. Ansellia africana blooming in situ with african buffalo in the background - Kidepo valley national park, Uganda

I think that this is my favourite striped masdevallia. I just can't fault it. Masdevallia Partizan 'Cinnamon'.

Bulbophyllum Melting Point (Doris Dukes X longissimum)

This Masdevallia Red Hot Chilli 'Beenak' is open today. A bit early for the UK but might be because it was recently repotted. Anyway, very nice flower. Also, just a little smaller than in the spring.

Sarcochilus Burgundy on ice 'VoVo'

The Grand Finale for Habenaria season - Habenaria carnea 'Bryon' AM/AOS See my timeline for a new post with the progression of this plant over the past few years.

This is from How-To Geek - how many of you orchid people knew this? Did You Know? The Atacama Desert, stretching through Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, is the driest non-polar desert on Earthit receives approximately 0.6 inches (15 mm) of precipitation a year on average and the driest sections of it receive 0.04 0.12 inches (1 3 mm) of precipitation in a year’s time.

Miltassia Pelican Lake ‘Everglades’ AM/AOS getting ready to be divided. Maybe I should keep it together and try for the Milton Carpenter Award from AOS.

Cattleya lobata Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1848: 403 (1848). Cattleya lobata is a hot to cool growing lithophyte from Brazil. Photo José Antonio Benelli... Gawler Districts Orchid Club Inc. #AdelaideOrchids #BarritaOrchids #orchid #orchids #Gawler #art #botany #Botanical #NickysSlippers #CobbandCoHorticulturalProducts

A perfect lineup of Cattleya brabantiae flowers!

Happy Halloween! This is Cattleya Bella del Caribe (C. Angel’s Fantasy ‘Solar Flare’ , FCC/AOS x C. Beaufort ‘Luna Rosse’). Post your orange or black orchids that you have in bloom today in the comments section below!

The Orchid Digest International Virtual Speakers' Day just concluded and it was really wonderful. We started in Africa, then on to Columbia, Ecuador and finished up in Brazil. I hope they do another one soon. Those of us who attended will receive a link to the recording so we can revisit talks we want to make notes from. I was amazed at how well it all worked. The team that put it together and put it on did a truly incredible job.

Oncidium Killer Bees