Lots of action here!

[Michelle]

Fun things goings ons at my place!



This is what this catt looks like after 2 weeks. Love the color change on this guy



Here are 2 new friends:


I bought her (above) from Lowe's orchids (online). She just came yesterday, and there are lots of buds on her!

And then there's the paph (wish me luck on this one!):


AND the new leaf on the phal! Yessssssss! I did it!!!

[orchid_girl]

Congratulations!!! They are all beautiful!!!

[Tobi]

Love them Catts!!! Very nice Michelle.

[PhalPal]

That Catt is GORGEOUS Michelle!!! Great Growing!! Ahhh... still drooling....

[kid a]

Yay! Good Job Those are beautiful!

[exasperatus2002]

great pics. What Catt is that?

[Lacerr]

neato color change!

[kmarch]

Exciting indeed!

Is there a tag in the pot of the thrid orchid? It looks to be Prostechea cochleata.

[Jerry Delaney]

Michelle, I wonder if the Catt might be BL Yellow Bird. One of the parents of BL Yellow Bird is BL Richard Muller (B nodosa X L milleri) which is where all the spotting in the lip comes from. Many of BL Richard Mueller hybrids undergo a color change as the flower ages. Regardless of what it is, it is BEAUTIFUL.

[Michelle]

I honestly don't know what the catt is, I've had that plant for years, I stole it from my dad's collection. I call it "Old Faithful", because regardless of what I do to it or where it lives, it sends out spikes reliably 2x a year.

The 3rd plant (spider-woman hehe) is Encyclia Cochleata "Athena X Prize"... I love her!

[articuno75]

They look great! That Catt does a really neat magic trick. Love the Prostechea cochleata (The name changed on these guys ) Wish mine would bloom.

[slippery_biscuit]

I cannot keep up with (Yes, my head in buried in sand) the name changes. But the cochleata is a heck of a plant. I had one in bloom for over 6 months. It took a 2-3 month break (if you can call it that) and grew a new psuedobulb and started blooming again earlier this month. I read where mature plants could be in bloom year round, and now I believe that statement!

[Jerry Delaney]

Perhaps a better guess for the Catt would be Bl Golden Glory (L tenebrosa x Bl Richard Mueller). I think one of these actually was awarded a FCC 4 or 5 years ago.

[patticake]

Beautiful!! I LOVE the Catt!! The color change thing is sooo cool!

Thanks for posting the photos! I needed some beautiful blooms to pick me up!

[sandra]

I'm in agreement with everyone here...that Catt. is fantastic Michelle.

Originally Posted by slippery_biscuit

But the cochleata is a heck of a plant. I had one in bloom for over 6 months. It took a 2-3 month break (if you can call it that) and grew a new psuedobulb and started blooming again earlier this month. I read where mature plants could be in bloom year round, and now I believe that statement!

I'm very excited to read this! I hope I have the same good fortune with mine as you do or, I hope I'm growing mine as well as you're growing yours.

[Michelle]

Thanks to all. I'll post more pics as different things start to open up throughout the summer.