White and pink Dendrobium

Very pleased with this cheap buy...

Love the colouring of the column in contrast to the pure white petals

Nearly dead Dendrobium

Got this dendrobium from HOLF probably more than a year ago and it flourished at first but then was attacked by some bug and it has been a struggle to keep it going ever since.  I think I also over-watered it (argh, when will I learn!).  Decided to take it out from all it's medium (it was growing in clay pebbles) and see what happened since it was on it's last legs anyway...

Glad to report it is starting to produce a few keikis!  Last ditch attempt to perpetuate itself...

Vanda seedling terrarium

As the balcony is rather windy and the weather has been rather hot, I decided to see if it might be better for these seedlings to have a bit more protection from the wind and be in a more humid environment.  Created this mini-terrarium for them.  Let's see how they progress...

Must try not to over water them!!

Vandaecous orchids progress - new roots!

As mentioned in my previous post, I bravely took all my vanda-type orchids out of their medium and left their roots to air.  I have been spraying them very frequently - sometimes twice a day as it has not only been hot but very windy.  Thankfully the humidity has also been quite high so this has helped.

I'm glad to report that new roots are appearing and this is great as that's the first sign that they are going to thrive... I think!