This magnificent primary hybrid is from the family of Cymbidium and is a cross between C. insigne alba x C. eburneum.

It’s registered name is – Gottianum and to date it have very impressive statistics.

So far, this hybrid been involved in 13 generations and in excess of 6,500 hybrids – all this just until the end of 2010!

I got a few small seedlings of this orchid early last year, just to see for myself and to try to bring it to flower – this is it’s first flowering season with me and besides showing very nice pastel pink flowers, it’s also have long extensive blooming cycle. We are now right in the middle of our summer and this “Angel Orchid” is still flowering – very unusual for any cymbidium hybrids, which are usually strictly winter/spring flowering plants.

One can see how bold and innovative orchid breeders will use this special and beautiful hybrid in future generations of orchids, to create magnificent blooms with longer flowering season.

This beautiful cymbidium orchid currently in bloom – it’s called On the Prowl ” Glamour Puss” – another beautiful addition to my cymbidium orchids collection.

I purchased “Glamour Puss” seedling some time ago and been waiting for a while to see it’s flowers and this year it’s first flowering season. It’s very nice cymbidium with very round, large blooms and nice color lip and petals, with many markings splashed on the petals. It would probably need couple of more flowering seasons and a bit of maturity to reveal it’s beauty in full, still there is a promise here of something special and unusual. As the flowers maturing, they seems to take this luminous quality, very delicate, yet showy.

We are near the end of cymbidium flowering season, a few of my late flowering cymbidiums have flower spikes, ready to flower and to finish this wonderful flowering season. As usual, it’s anticipation to see other orchid species and to welcome new one’s in my ever expanding collection.

Another one of my beautiful cymbidium orchids flowering at the moment – it’s called “Frankie Valli” and it’s one of the new orchids, only been around since late 2009 and promising to be another winner in the cymbidium world.

I purchased couple of advanced seedlings early this year , hopping to see something different and unusual and I think this one meeting all of my expectations – it’s bold, spectacular, confident, uncompromising, “like me or live me” type. Love the colors of the flower, even though there are only a few of them at the moment, since it’s first blooming season. As the plant matures, there is a promise of long arching flower spikes up to 1.5m long, but that’s in the future – for now it’s just appreciation of this beautiful creation that brings smile to everyone who see it.

I think, Frankie Valli can say it better than me… and a short trip down the memory lane…

The most recent assessment of the cymbidium genus documents more than forty different species. One of them is cymbidium erythrostylum, native to Vietnam.

Even in out modern time little is known of the inaccessible habitat of this species and it’s found at an elevation of about 1500m and usually it’s cultivation presents a bit of a challenge since not much information available about this attractive orchid.

The flowers are slender, erect and carry up to 10 blooms on each flower spike. They have narrow, triangular appearance , large glistening white flowers with strikingly marked labellum, long flowering period and it’s one of the most attractive species in this genus.

This orchid is just finished flowering, it’s been in bloom since mid-winter and it’s flowered first time in my collection. I purchased it as a small seedling couple of years ago and been waiting for it to establish and to start flowering. While the plant is still small with it’s first seasonal flowering, I am delighted by it’s unusual, rare, beautiful blooms.

Early spring time in our part of the world means that native dendrobiums orchids are again in full flower and and again they showing off their beautiful, uncompromising and special blooms, delighting growers and admirers with their special flowering energy.

Dendrobium orchid genera currently have about 1,200 different species occurring from India through Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Tahiti, southern China and Thailand. There are many many varieties of dendrobium orchids grown in variety of climates and recently, a series of hybrids has been produced using Native Australian species.

My native dendrobium “Aussie Star” is one of these hybrids, it’s starts flowering in late winter/early spring with masses of small beautiful pink flowers that have very strong sweet scent and it’s quite vigorous variety, very generous with new growth and flowers. It’s growing under the shade of the trees in my garden with filtered light all year round exposed to all natural elements and it seems to be thriving in these conditions.

I’ve been thinking of dividing it for a while, since this plant getting quite large, but each spring when I see this plant in flower I live it be for another season, so it can do it’s magic and delight me with it’s bold, special energy and it’s color and texture and scents.

Bulbophyllum huge genus numbers more than two thousand species and these are widely distributed in most tropical parts of the world, with a concentration in New Guinea where more than six hundred species occur. All species are grow on rocks or on trees.

Because of the large number of species and wide distribution, it is difficult to generalise about this genus. While those species which are highly ornamental or distinct novelties have become well known in cultivation, by the large very few species of Bulbophyllum are commonly grown – this is a great disappointment for many species are rewarding subjects and adapt well to cultivation.

My Bulbophyllum orchid is var lobbii (named after Thomas Lobb, original collector) – its a wonderful orchid valued for its large, interesting flowers which have fragrance similar to cucumbers. Its native to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, commonly grows in the mountains at altitudes of 1000 – 5000 m and its quite happy growing in my garden outside. It likes filtered light and plenty of air movement. Currently I’ve been growing it in the pots but waiting until spring time to mount it on a tree fern slab so it can show off its beautiful flowers to full advantage.

This beautiful cymbidium orchid is one of the orchid’s world most popular cymbidiums, loved by collectors, orchids growers and general gardeners everywhere and it’s name – “Rembrandt Masterpiece”. While the green color orchids generally not as appealing to majority of people, this one seems won it’s place in many grower’s heart’s for it’s bold, uncompromising blooms.

It’s parents Culpalin x Valley Bush produced this special flower of green color with very prominent bright red colored lip, huge showy flowers that stay open for a long time, very vigorous plant that sends many flowering spikes during it’s blooming season. This cross won many awards in competitions and shows around the world for it’s perfect, unique and distinctive blooms.

My “Rembrandt Masterpiece” just started flowering and I am looking forward seeing many more of these exceptional, beautiful flowers in the next few weeks.